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Summary of stock market, oil, gold and foreign money markets

Indices and stock market conditions, oil, gold and foreign money markets on October 26, 2021

— The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed higher overnight (Oct. 26), with both the Dow and the S&P500 closed in New Highs. Responding to the strong performance of listed companies The market was also positive as US consumer confidence rose above expectations in October.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 35,756.88, up 15.73, or +0.04%, the S&P 500 closed at 4,574.79, up 8.31, or +0.18%, and the Nasdaq closed at 15,235.71, up 9.01, or +0.06%.

— European stock markets closed positive overnight (Oct. 26) on the back of strong earnings releases at European listed companies.

The Stoxx Europe 600 Index closed at 475.74 points, up 3.53 points, or +0.75%.

The French stock market CAC-40 index closed at 6,766.51, up 53.64, or +0.80%, the German stock market DAX closed at 15,757.06, up 157.83, or +1.01%, and the FTSE 100 in London closed at 7,277.62, up 54.80, or +0.76%

— London stocks closed positive overnight (Oct. 26) for a third day in a row and closed at their highest level in 20 months, boosted by strong earnings releases at listed companies. And also supported by the US stock market rose to make New Highs as well.

The FTSE 100 London Stock Exchange closed at 7,277.62, up 54.80, or +0.76%.

— New York West Texas Intermediate Crude Oil (WTI) ended up hitting a seven-year high last night (Oct. 26), boosted by forecasts that The oil market will face more tightness. Due to the increasing demand for oil worldwide As the economy recovers from the COVID-19 epidemic Meanwhile, investors are keeping an eye on the US crude inventories report today. and the OPEC Plus meeting on Nov 4.

The WTI crude oil contract was delivered in December. It was up 89 cents, or 1.1%, at $84.65 a barrel. This is the highest closing level since Oct. 13, 2014.

Brent crude oil contract (BRENT) for delivery in December. It was up 41 cents, or 0.5%, at $86.40 a barrel. This is the highest closing level since October 13, 2018.

— New York gold futures closed lower from $1,800 last night (Oct. 26) as investors took profits after a multi-day rally in gold prices. pressure on the gold market

The COMEX (Commodity Exchange) gold contract will be delivered in December. It was down $13.4, or 0.74%, at $1,793.4/ounce.

Silver metal contract for delivery in December It was down 50.4 cents, or 2.05%, to close at $24.088 an ounce.

Platinum contract delivered in Jan. It was down $30.9, or 2.9%, at $1,032.9 an ounce.

Palladium contract delivered in December It fell $43.40, or 2.1%, at $2004.80 an ounce.

— The US dollar strengthened against major currencies in trading at the New York Stock Exchange overnight (Oct. 26) as investors eyed several central bank monetary policy meetings this week. including important US economic data, such as the third quarter gross domestic product (GDP) figures.

The dollar index, which measures the dollar’s movements against six major currencies in a basket of currencies, was up 0.14% at 93.9425 overnight.

The US dollar strengthened against the yen to 114.14 yen from 113.70 yen and was stronger against the Swiss franc to 0.9196 francs from 0.9195 francs, but the dollar was weaker against the dollar. Canada at 1.2384 Canadian Dollars from 1.2385 Canadian Dollars

The euro was lower against the dollar to $1.1597 from $1.1612, while the pound fell to $1.3766 from $1.3769, while the Australian dollar rose to $0.7506 from $0.7493.

The New York Stock Exchange DJIA closed at 35,756.88, up 15.73, +0.04%.

The New York Stock Exchange S&P500 closed at 4,574.79, up 8.31, +0.18%.

The NASDAQ New York Stock Exchange closed at 15,235.72, up 9.01, +0.06%.

The FTSE 100 London Stock Exchange closed at 7,277.62, up 54.80, +0.76%.

The French stock market CAC-40 index closed at 6,766.51, up 53.64, +0.80%.

The German stock market DAX index closed at 15,757.06, up 157.83, +1.01%.

Indian stock market SENSEX index closed at 61,350.26 points, up 383.21 points, +0.63%.

The Jakarta Composite Index closed at 6,656.94, up 31.24, +0.47%.

The Malaysian stock market FBMKLCI closed at 1,584.20 points, down 3.74 points, -0.24%.

The Philippines PSE Composite index closed at 7,252.10, up 40.56, +0.56%.

The FTSE STI index in Singapore closed at 3,204.57, up 2.71, +0.08%.

The HSI index in Hong Kong closed at 26,038.27, down 93.76, -0.36%.

The SSE Composite Index closed at 3,597.64, down 12.22, -0.34%.

The TAIEX index of Taiwan stocks closed at 17,034.34, up 140.10, +0.83%.

The KOSPI index closed at 3,049.08 points, an increase of 28.54 points, +0.94%).

The NIKKEI 225 Japanese stock market closed at 29,106.01 points, up 505.60 points, +1.77%.

The S&P/ASX 200 Australian stock market closed at 7,443.40, up 2.40, +0.03%.

Index ALL ORDINARIES Australian stocks closed at 7,759.30, up 5.00, +0.06%.

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