March 22nd Morning Report

Wednesday 22nd March 2023

US markets closed higher on Tuesday as widespread fears over liquidity in the banking sector subsided and investors turned their focus to the Federal Reserve, which has convened for its much-anticipated two-day policy meeting. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed up 1.03%, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite were up 1.42% and 1.71% respectively.

Other key markets ended mixed. European stocks closed as follows: the FTSE100 (+1.79%), the Dax 30 (+1.75%), CAC 40 (+1.42%) and the STOXX (+1.51%). In Asia, the Hang Seng and Shanghai indices closed mixed. The key Asian indices ended yesterday as follows: Nikkei 225(-1.42%), HSI (+1.36%) and the Shanghai Composite (+0.64%).

The yield on the US 10 - year note was at 3.594%, while the 2 - year note was at 4.169%. Oil was up to $69.50 per barrel, up 2.75%. The gold price was at US$1940.70 per ounce, down 2.12%.

Morning Report 22 March 2023

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