August 25th Morning Report

Friday 25th August 2023

US markets closed lower on Thursday led by a drop in the Nasdaq after this week's sharp gains and as investors were nervous ahead of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's speech Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down 1.08%, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite were down 1.35% and up 1.87% respectively.

Other key markets ended higher. European stocks closed as follows: the FTSE100 (+0.18%), the Dax 30 (-0.68%), CAC 40 (-0.44%) and the STOXX (-0.81%). In Asia, the Hang Seng and Shanghai indices closed lower. The key Asian indices ended yesterday as follows: Nikkei 225(+0.87%), HSI (+2.05%) and the Shanghai Composite (+0.12%).

The yield on the US 10 - year note was at 4.241%, while the 2 - year note was at 5.023%. Oil was up to $78.86 per barrel, down 0.04%. The gold price was at US$1944.90 per ounce, down 0.16%.

Morning Report 25 August 2023

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