The Dow Jones index closes lower for the third day in a row amid choppy trading. Meanwhile, investors are watching the release of the February personal consumption expenditures index in the United States on Friday. To find signs that indicate the direction of inflation and Fed interest rates.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 39,282.33 points, down 31.31 points, or -0.08%, the S&P 500 index closed at 5,203.58 points, down 14.61 points, or -0.28%, and the Nasdaq index closed at 16,315.70 points, down 68.77 points, or -0.42%. .
European stock market A positive close at a record high, supported by a rise in banking stocks.
The STOXX 600 index closed at 511.09 points, up 1.23 points, or +0.24%.
The CAC-40 index of the French Stock Exchange closed at 8,184.75 points, an increase of 33.15 points, or +0.41%, and the DAX index of the German Stock Exchange closed at 18,384.35 points, an increase of 123.04 points, or +0.67%, and the FTSE index. The London Stock Exchange 100 index closed at 7,930.96 points, an increase of 13.39 points, or +0.17%.
London Stock Exchange It closed positive, supported by a rise in retail stocks. As investors await the release of important US inflation data on Friday, they will find signs indicating the direction of the Federal Reserve's interest rate
The London Stock Exchange FTSE 100 index closed at 7,930.96 points, an increase of 13.39 points, or +0.17%.
West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil contract in the New York market It closed negative as investors watch the war between Russia and Ukraine. Including the tense situation in the Middle East. To assess the extent of this impact on oil supplies in the global market.
The West Texas Intermediate crude oil contract will be delivered in May. Crude fell 33 cents, or 0.4%, to close at $81.62 a barrel.
The Brent crude oil contract will be delivered in May. The price of oil fell by 50 cents, or 0.58%, to close at $86.25 per barrel.
New York Gold Futures It closed positive, supported by lower US bond yields. Including the hope that the Fed will start cutting interest rates this year. Meanwhile, investors are watching the release of the Personal Consumption Expenditures index, which is the inflation data that the Federal Reserve attaches importance to.
The COMEX (commodity exchange) gold contract will be delivered in April. It rose 80 cents, or 0.04%, to close at $2,177.20 an ounce.
Silver contracts for delivery in May The futures price fell 26.8 cents, or 1.08%, to close at $24.623 an ounce.
Platinum contract for delivery in July. It rose $1.70, or 0.18%, to close at $920.70 an ounce.
Palladium contract for delivery in June. US crude futures fell by $10.20, or 1%, to close at $1,003.10 per ounce.
U.S. dollar It strengthened slightly against major currencies in trading on the New York Forex Exchange. Meanwhile, investors are watching the release of the Personal Consumption Expenditures Index to assess the inflation trend and the Fed's interest rate direction.
The dollar index, which measures the dollar's movement against six major currencies, rose 0.06% to 104.293.
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