Markets down after Wall Steet rebound - 6.17

The Dollar strengthening is intact 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, ended 0.2% higher on Monday.

Both EUR/USD and GBP/USD reversed their sliding yesterday. Both Pound and euro are lower against the dollar currently. AUD/USD joined USD/JPY’s accelerated climbing on Monday with both the yen and Australian dollar higher against the Greenback currently.  

Futures on three main US stock indexes are down currently ahead of retail sales report today scheduled for 14:30 CET. The yield on 10-year Treasury is down at 4.44%. US stock market ended sharply up on Monday with the three main stock benchmarks recording daily returns in the range from 0.8% to 1.5%.

European stock indexes futures are falling currently after indexes closed higher on Monday led by banking and oil and gas shares. Asian indexes futures are retreating currently with Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index leading losses after the Bank of Japan left interest rates unchanged as widely expected. 

Brent is inching higher currently. After surging more than 7% last Friday, oil prices ended $1% lower yesterday amid reports that Iran is seeking an end to hostilities with Israel, raising the possibility of a truce. US West Texas Intermediate WTI ended 1.7% lower but are higher currently. Brent fell 1.4% to $73.23 a barrel on Monday.