April 17th Morning Report

US markets closed lower on Friday as a barrage of mixed economic data appeared to affirm another Federal Reserve interest rate hike, dampening investor enthusiasm after a series of big US bank earnings launched first-quarter reporting season. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed up 1.14%, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite were up 1.99% and up 1.33% respectively. 

Other key markets ended mixed. European stocks closed as follows: the FTSE100 (+0.36%), the Dax 30 (+0.50%), CAC 40 (+0.52%) and the STOXX (+0.63%). In Asia, the Hang Seng and Shanghai indices closed mixed. The key Asian indices ended yesterday as follows: Nikkei 225(+1.19%), HSI (+0.46%) and the Shanghai Composite (+0.60%).

The yield on the US 10 - year note was at 3.515%, while the 2 - year note was at 4.099%. Oil was up to $82.68 per barrel, up 0.19%. The gold price was at US$2017.70 per ounce, up 0.19%. 

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