November 19th Morning Report

Tuesday 19th November 2024

US markets rebounded on Monday, recovering some losses as investors anticipate quarterly earnings from AI leader Nvidia, and Tesla jumped on the prospect of favorable policy changes from the incoming Trump administration.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down 0.16%, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite were up 0.41% and 0.64%.

Other key markets ended mixed. European stocks closed as follows: the FTSE100 (+0.57%), the Dax 30 (-0.11%), CAC 40 (+0.12%) and the STOXX (-0.09%). In Asia, the Hang Seng and Shanghai indices closed higher. The key Asian indices ended yesterday as follows: Nikkei 225(-1.09%), HSI (+0.77%) and the Shanghai Composite (-0.21%).

The yield on the US 10 - year note was at 4.418%, while the 2 - year note was at 4.307%. Oil was up to $65.20 per barrel, down 2.55%. The gold price was at US$2561.90 per ounce, down 0.21%.