Indices and stock market conditions, oil, gold and foreign money markets on April 28, 2022
Dow jones new york stock marketIt closed more than 600 points on Thursday (Apr 28), while the Nasdaq jumped more than 3% on strong earnings from listed companies. This includes Meta Platforms and McDonald’s. Such information can obscure the negative factors of the report. The US economy contracted more than expected in the first quarter of this year.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 33,916.39, up 614.46, or +1.85%, the S&P500 closed at 4,287.50, up 103.54, or +2.47%, and the Nasdaq closed at 12,871.53, up 382.59, or +3.06%.
European stock markets closed positive on Thursday (Apr 28), boosted by listed companies showing better-than-expected first-quarter results. This helped overshadow concerns about slowing global economic growth.
The Stoxx Europe 600 Index closed at 447.07 points, up 2.76 points, or +0.62%.
The French stock market CAC-40 closed at 6,508.14, up 62.88, or +0.98%, the German stock market DAX closed at 13,979.84, up 185.90, or +1.35%, and the FTSE 100 London Stock Exchange closed at 7,509.19, up 83.58, or +1.13%
london stock marketIt closed positive on Thursday (Apr 28), its biggest gain in nearly three weeks, helped by strong earnings releases at listed companies.
The FTSE 100 London Stock Exchange closed at 7,509.19, up 83.58, or +1.13%.
West Texas Crude Oil Contract (WTI) The New York market closed higher on Thursday (Apr 28) after it was reported that Like other European Union (EU) member states, Germany may join Russia’s oil sanctions, a situation which would further tighten global oil supplies.
The WTI crude oil contract will be delivered in June. It rose $3.34, or 3.3 percent, at $105.36 a barrel.
The Brent crude oil contract (BRENT) will be delivered in June. It was up $2.27, or 2.2%, at $107.59 a barrel.
gold contractNew York markets closed positive on Thursday (Apr 28) as investors bought gold as a safe haven asset. After it was reported that the US economy contracted more than expected in the first quarter of this year.
COMEX (Commodity Exchange) gold contracts for delivery in June It was up $2.6, or 0.14%, at $1,891.3 an ounce.
Silver metal contract for delivery in May It was down 32.4 cents, or 1.38%, at $23.181 an ounce.
Platinum contract delivered in July It was up 70 cents, or 0.08%, at $911.1/ounce.
Palladium contract delivered in June Up $15 or 0.68% to close at $2,210.10/ounce.
US dollarIt continued to appreciate against major currencies in trading at the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday (Apr 28), boosted by expectations that the Federal Reserve will raise rates. 0.5% interest at the May meeting while the yen fell sharply After the Bank of Japan (BOJ) decided to maintain a special accommodative monetary policy at its meeting yesterday.
The dollar index, which measures the dollar’s movements against six major currencies in a basket of currencies, rose 0.65 percent to 103.6240 overnight.
The US dollar strengthened against the yen to 130.88 yen from 128.31 yen and was stronger against the Swiss franc to 0.9719 francs from 0.9683 francs. Canadian dollar at $1.2806 Canadian dollar from $1.2832 Canadian dollar.
The euro was lower against the dollar to $1.0509 from $1.0563, while the pound was lower to $1.2462 from $1.2541, while the Australian dollar was lower to $0.7095 from $0.71121.
