Stocks mixed after another mixed Wall Street session - 21.11.2024

The Dollar is steady currently. The live dollar index data show the ICE US Dollar index, a measure of the dollar’s strength against a basket of six rival currencies, gained 0.4% on Wednesday.

Both EUR/USD and GBP/USD reversed their advancing yesterday while the Office for National Statistics reported UK inflation accelerated sharply to a higher than expected 2.3% in October. Both Pound and euro are lower against the dollar currently. USD/JPY resumed its climbing while AUD/USD reversed its advancing on Wednesday with both the yen and the Australian dollar higher against the Greenback currently.

The US stock index futures are mixed currently ahead of unemployment claims data at 17:30 CET today. US stocks closed mixed on Wednesday with the three main US stock benchmarks recording daily returns in a range from -0.1% to 0.3% weighed by weak results from Target.

European stock indexes futures are mixed currently after closing lower on Wednesday with auto shares leading losses. Asian stock indexes futures are mixed currently with Japan’s Nikkei leading losses.

Brent is retracing higher presently. Prices ended higher on Wednesday after the Energy Information Administration reported US crude and gasoline inventories rose by more than expected last week. The US oil benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI) futures slid 0.7% but is higher currently. Brent crude gained 0.68% to $72.81 a barrel on Wednesday.