US Stock Market

The Dow Jones New York Stock Exchange Index closed positive for the third consecutive day on Monday, September 23, with the Dow Jones and the S&P 500 both closing at record highs.

• Dow Jones Industrial Average: 42,124.65 points, up 61.29 points or +0.15%
• S&P 500 Index: 5,718.57 points, up 16.02 points or +0.28%
• Nasdaq Index: 17,974.27 points, up 25.95 points or +0.14%

European Stock Market

European stock markets closed higher on Monday, September 23, as data on weak business activity in the euro zone supported the likelihood that the European Central Bank (ECB) would cut interest rates further this year.

• STOXX 600 Index: 516.32 points, up 2.06 points or +0.40%
• CAC-40 Index: 7,508.08 points, up 7.82 points or +0.10%
• DAX Index: 18,846.79 points, up 126.78 points or +0.68%
• FTSE 100 Index: 8,259.71 points, up 29.72 points or +0.36%

Commodity Markets

West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil contracts in New York closed in the negative on Monday, September 23, as investors worried that the economic slowdown in the Eurozone and China could have an impact on oil demand.

• WTI Crude Oil: $70.37/barrel, down 63 cents or -0.89%
• Brent Crude Oil: $73.9/barrel, down 59 cents or -0.79%

New York market gold futures ended positive for the 4th straight day on Monday, September 23, with the market receiving support from the US Federal Reserve (Fed) interest rate cut as well as the volatile situation in the Middle East.

• COMEX Gold: $2,652.50/oz, up $6.30 or +0.24%
• Money Agreement: $31.085/oz, down 42 cents or -1.33%
• Platinum: $973.10/ounce, down $18.90 or -1.91%
• Palladium: $1,045.10/ounce, down $33 or -3.06%

Foreign Exchange Market

The euro is weakening against the dollar in trading on the New York Forex Exchange on Monday, September 23, after reports that the euro zone’s manufacturing sector contracted.

• Dollar Index: 100.851, up 0.13%

Asian Stock Market

Asian stock markets closed mixed on Monday, September 23, with some markets rising and others falling.

• Australian S&P/ASX 200: 8,152.90 points, down 56.60 points or -0.69%
• Australian ALL ORDINARIES: 8,384.20 points, down 53.00 points or -0.63%
• South Korean KOSPI: 2,602.01 points, up 8.64 points or +0.33%
• Taiwan TAIEX: 22,285.53 points, up 126.11 points or +0.57%
• Chinese SSE Composite: 2,748.92 points, up 12.10 points or +0.44%
• Hong Kong HSI: 18,247.11 points, down 11.46 points or -0.06%
• Indian SENSEX: 84,928.61 points, up 384.30 points or +0.45%
• Indonesian Jakarta Composite: 7,775.73 points, up 32.73 points or +0.42%
• Philippine PSE Composite: 7,417.25 points, up 164.93 points or +2.27%
• Malaysian FMKLCI: 1,665.30 points, down 3.52 points or -0.21%
• Singapore FTSE STI: 3,638.54 points, up 13.78 points or +0.38%