Asian ex-Japan and European markets gain, dollar cools – Global markets today while the US slept

On Monday, January 13, US markets closed with mixed results. The Nasdaq fell, while the S&P 500 edged higher after rebounding from a recent low. High Treasury yields, lingering inflation concerns, resilient economic data and comments from the Federal Reserve have created headwinds that have challenged both stock and bond markets.

Economic data showed that U.S. consumers’ inflation expectations for the coming year remained steady at 3% in December, unchanged from the previous month.

Most S&P 500 sectors finished higher, led by energy, materials and healthcare, while utilities and information technology fell.

The Dow rose 0.83% to close at 42,297.12, the S&P 500 closed 0.16% higher at 5,836.22, while the Nasdaq Composite fell 0.38% to close at 19,088.10.

Asian markets today

• On Tuesday, Japan’s Nikkei 225 closed 1.92% lower at 38,436.50, led by losses in the retail, banking and automobile and equipment sectors.
• Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 Index rose 0.48%, closing the session at 8,231.00, supported by gains in the Materials, Resources and Metals & Mining sectors.
• The Nifty 50 closed 0.55% higher at 23,212.10, and the Nifty 500 gained 1.29%, closing at 21,518.10. Gains in energy, metals and public sector companies supported the index.
• China’s Shanghai Composite Index jumped 2.54% to close at 3,240.94 and the Shenzhen CSI 300 rose 2.63% to end the day at 3,820.54.
• Hong Kong’s Hang Seng closed the session up 1.83% at 19,219.78.

Eurozone at 6:00 a.m. ET

• The European STOXX 50 index increased by 1.08%.
• Germany’s DAX gained 0.82%.
• France’s CAC increased by 1.17%.
• The UK’s FTSE 100 index rose 0.21%.

Commodities at 6:00 a.m. ET

• WTI crude was down 0.74% at $76.75 a barrel, and Brent fell 0.78% to $80.38.
• Natural gas fell 3.25% to $3.808.
• Gold was up 0.05% at $2,680.96, silver was up 0.01% at $30.312 and copper was up 0.15% at $4.3325.

U.S. stock futures at 6:00 a.m. ET

Dow Jones futures rose 0.38%, S&P 500 futures rose 0.54% and Nasdaq 100 futures gained 0.71%.

Forex à 06 h 00 HE

• The U.S. Dollar Index fell 0.05% to 109.56, USD/JPY rose 0.25% to 157.87, and USD/AUD fell 0.14% to 1.6167.
• The dollar weakened after the Trump administration announced a gradual tariff approach, although it remained strong following robust jobs data and the Fed’s cautious rate outlook.

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