Daily summary: US500 looks towards 5,500 pts, NATGAS drops over 3%

Wall Street indices recovered from lower opening and are trading higher, with S&P 500 gaining 0.8% and approaching 5,500 pts mark. Nasdaq jumps 1.1%, Dow Jones adds 0.4% and small-cap Russell 2000 trades 0.5% higher
European stock market indices traded higher today - German DAX added 0.4%, UK FTSE 100 traded flat, French CAC40 jumped 0.9% and Dutch AEX gained 0.5%
Polish WIG20 was European outperformer with almost 1.9% gain, while Spanish IBEX was a laggard with 0.3% drop
EUR and GBP are the best performing G10 currencies, while JPY and NZD lag the most
Precious metals trade mixed - gold drops 0.7%, silver declines 0.8%, palladium trades 0.1% higher and platinum jumps 1.2%
Energy commodities trade mixed - oil gains 1.6% while US natural gas prices drop over 3%
US natural gas prices dropped below $2.80 as new forecasts showed lower probability of above-average temperatures in US Midwest region
Major cryptocurrencies are pulling back slightly, with Bitcoin dropping 0.2% and Ethereum trading 1.5% lower
Fed's Harker said that in his opinion one cut this year is appropriate but his view could change depending on the data
US New York Fed Empire manufacturing index improved from -15.6 to -6.0 in June (exp. -11.3)
Canadian annualized housing starts for May came in at 264.5k (exp. 246k), up from 241.1k in April
Polish core CPI inflation decelerated from 4.1 to 3.8% YoY in May (exp. 3.8% YoY)
Japanese core machinery orders declined 2.9% MoM in April (exp. -3.0% MoM)
Chinese industrial production increased 5.6% YoY in May (exp. 6.0% YoY), retail sales were 3.7% YoY higher (exp. 3.0% YoY), while urban investments jumped 4.0% YoY (exp. 4.2% YoY)

29 July 2026, 7:02 AM

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28 July 2026, 7:04 PM

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28 July 2026, 3:09 PM

The semiconductors sell-off continues 📉

28 July 2026, 2:46 PM

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