October 4th Morning Report

Wednesday 4th October 2023

US markets closed lower on Tuesday afternoon, with the Dow dipping into negative territory for the year, as economic data underscored the view the Federal Reserve may need to keep interest rates high. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down 1.35%, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite were down 1.92% and 1.44% respectively.

Other key markets ended mixed. European stocks closed as follows: the FTSE100 (-0.54%), the Dax 30 (-1.06%), CAC 40 (-1.01%) and the STOXX (-1.02%). In Asia, the Hang Seng and Shanghai indices closed lower. The key Asian indices ended yesterday as follows: Nikkei 225 (-1.64%), HSI (-2.69%) and the Shanghai Composite (+0.10%).

The yield on the US 10 - year note was at 4.802%, while the 2 - year note was at 5.15%. Oil was down to $89.48 per barrel, up 0.74%. The gold price was at US$1840.10 per ounce, down 0.38%.

Morning Report 04 October 2023

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