February 7th Morning Report

Tuesday 7th February 2023

US markets closed higher on Monday as investors shifted gears after considering the possibility that the U.S. Federal Reserve may take longer to start cutting rates. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down 0.67%, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite were up 0.92% and 2.51% respectively.

Other key markets ended lower. European stocks closed as follows: the FTSE100 (-0.82%), the Dax 30 (-0.84), CAC 40 (-1.34%) and the STOXX (-1.23%). In Asia, the Hang Seng and Shanghai indices closed higher. The key Asian indices ended yesterday as follows: Nikkei 225(+0.67%), HSI (-2.02%) and the Shanghai Composite (-0.76%).

The yield on the US 10 - year note was at 3.632%, while the 2 - year note was at 4.449%. Oil was up to $74.28 per barrel, up 1.21%. The gold price was at US$1887.10 per ounce, up 0.27%.

Morning Report 7 February 2023

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