Indices and stock market conditions, oil, gold and foreign money markets on 18 Nov 2021
— The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed lower on Nov 18, pressured by the fall of Cisco Systems, one of the stocks used in the Dow Jones index. However, the S&P500 and Nasdaq closed in territory. Plus, the strong performance of Nvidia, the world’s largest computer chip maker. and better-than-expected results of retail companies such as Kohls Corp.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 35,870.95, down 60.10, or -0.17%, the S&P500 closed at 4,704.54, up 15.87, or +0.34%, and the Nasdaq closed at 15,993.71, up 72.14, or +0.45%.
— European stocks closed lower on Thursday, falling for the first time in seven days after gaining six days in a row as markets were pressured by falling commodities. oil and metal
The Stoxx Europe 600 Index closed at 487.70, down 2.25, or -0.46%.
The French stock market CAC-40 closed at 7,141.98, down 14.87, or -0.21%, the German stock market DAX closed at 16,221.73, down 29.40, or -0.18%, and the FTSE 100 London Stock Exchange closed at 7,255.96, down 35.24, or -0.48%
— London Stocks closed lower on Thursday (Nov 18) on pressure from mining and energy stocks which slumped in commodity prices.
The FTSE 100 London Stock Exchange closed at 7,255.96, down 35.24, or -0.48%.
— New York West Texas Intermediate Crude (WTI) ended positive on Nov 18 as investors took the plunge after the oil futures fell to a six-week low intraday. After news that the United States urged China to drain its oil reserves to curb the surge in world oil prices.
The WTI crude oil contract was delivered in December. It was up 65 cents, or 0.8%, at $79.01 a barrel.
Brent crude oil contract (BRENT) for delivery in Jan. It was up 96 cents, or 1.2 percent, at $81.24 a barrel.
— New York gold futures ended lower last night (Nov. 18) as investors worried that the latest data indicating the strength of the US labor market and the economy were fading. May push the Federal Reserve (Fed) to raise interest rates faster than expected.
The COMEX (Commodity Exchange) gold contract will be delivered in December. It was down $8.8, or 0.47%, at $1,861.4/ounce.
Silver metal contract for delivery in December It was down 26.7 cents, or 1.06%, to close at $24.9 an ounce.
Platinum contract delivered in Jan. It was down $12.7, or 1.19%, at $1,056.4/ounce.
Palladium contract delivered in December It fell $47.10, or 2.2%, to close at $2,137.40 an ounce.
— The US dollar weakened against the major currencies. In trading on the New York Stock Exchange overnight (Nov. 18) investors took profits after the dollar index hit a 16-month high as the pound continued to gain momentum on expectations. that The Bank of England (BoE) may raise interest rates at its December meeting. After inflation hit the highest level in 10 years.
The dollar index, which measures the dollar’s movements against six major currencies in a basket of currencies, fell 0.30% to 95.5414 overnight.
The US dollar was lower against the Swiss franc to 0.9255 francs from 0.9283 francs and was lower against the Canadian dollar to 1.2607 CAD from 1.2614 CAD. But the dollar strengthened against the yen at 114.22 yen from 114.14 yen.
The euro was higher against the dollar at $1.1372 from $1.1314, while the pound rose to $1.3499 from $1.3484, while the Australian dollar rose to $0.7274 from $0.7260.
The DJIA New York Stock Exchange closed at 35,870.95, down 60.10, -0.17%.
The New York Stock Exchange S&P500 closed at 4,704.54, up 15.87, +0.34%.
The NASDAQ New York Stock Exchange closed at 15,993.71, up 72.14, +0.45%.
The FTSE 100 London Stock Exchange closed at 7,255.96, down 35.24, -0.48%.
The French stock market CAC-40 index closed at 7,141.98, down 14.87, -0.21%.
The German stock market DAX index closed at 16,221.73, down 29.40, -0.18%.
Indian stock market SENSEX index closed at 59,636.01, down 372.32, -0.62%.
The Jakarta Composite Index closed at 6,636.47, down 39.34, -0.59%.
FBMKLCI Malaysia stock market closed at 1,523.79 points, down 1.34 points, -0.09%.
The PSE Composite index closed at 7,299.34, down 50.48, -0.69%.
The FTSE STI index in Singapore closed at 3,237.02, up 4.34, +0.13%.
The HSI index in Hong Kong closed at 25,319.72, down 330.36, -1.29%.
The SSE Composite index closed at 3,520.71, down 16.66, -0.47%.
The TAIEX index of Taiwan stocks closed at 3,520.71, down 16.66, -0.47%.
The KOSPI index closed at 2,947.38, down 15.04, -0.51%.
The NIKKEI 225 Japanese stock market closed at 29,598.66, down 89.67, -0.30%.
The S&P/ASX 200 Australian stock market closed at 7,379.20, up 9.30, +0.13%.
ALL ORDINARIES Australian stock markets closed at 7,713.20, up 9.20, +0.12%.
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