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Marcus Today Pre-Market Podcast – Wednesday 7th February
Published 1 year, 11 months ago
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Stocks rose on Tuesday as Wall Street assessed the latest batch of corporate earnings and the timeline for rate cuts from the Federal Reserve.
The S&P 500 rose 0.23% to settle at 4,954.23, while the Nasdaq Composite inched up 0.07% to close at 15,609.00. The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 141.24 points, or 0.37%, to end at 38,521.36.
ASX SPI Futures up 55 points.
- Base metals higher supported by a weaker USD. Aluminium +1.13%, Zinc +0.83%, Lead +0.28%, and Tin +1.13%.
- Copper rose by +0.37%, buoyed by efforts from China to stabilise its market.
- Nickel fell 0.13% after touching its lowest point since November at $15,850.
- Gold firmed 0.53% after a pullback in Treasury yields.
- Lithium advanced 2.09%
- 10Y Bond Yields – US 4.087%, Australia 4.099%, and Germany 2.280%.
- Aussie dollar +0.59% to 65.20c. USD Index 0.28%. Japanese Yen -0.54%.
- Oil prices rose after the US Energy Department said crude oil production would grow less than forecast. WTI +0.85% and Brent Crude +0.78%.
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