3rd June 2022 Morning Report

Friday 3rd June 2022

US markets closed lower on Thursday while US Treasury yields were lower after lower than expected private payrolls data stirred hopes that US economy was likely cooling and the Federal Reserve might modify its aggressive interest rate raise. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down 0.54%, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite were down 0.72% and 0.75% respectively.

Other key markets ended mixed. European stocks closed as follows: the FTSE100 (-0.98%), the Dax 30 (+1.01%), CAC 40 (+1.21%) and the STOXX (+0.95%). In Asia, the Hang Seng and Shanghai indices closed mixed. The key Asian indices ended yesterday as follows: Nikkei 225(-0.16%), HSI (-1.00%) and the Shanghai Composite (+0.42%).

The yield on the US 10 - year note was at 2.913%, while the 2 - year note was at 2.632%. Oil was up to $118.0 per barrel, up 1.47%. The gold price was at US$1868.5 per ounce, up 1.22%.

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