Morning wrap (12.08.2022)

6:37 AM 12 August 2022
  • US indices finished yesterday's session mixed. S&P 500 fell 0.07%, Dow Jones rose 0.08% while Nasdaq lost 0.58%. Russell 2000 added 0.31%
  • Similar moods prevailed during the Asia session. Nikkei surged 2.38%, S&P/ASX 200 fell 0.68% while Kospi rose 0.15%. Indices from China struggle to find common direction. 

  • DAX futures point to a higher opening of the European cash session

  • Fed's Daly said that base case is 50 bp rate hike in September, however central bank is open to 75 bp hike

  • IEA raised its outlook for 2022 oil demand by 380,000 bpd

  • Goldman Sachs expects that oil price will reach $130.00 level by year end

  • AUDUSD pair is "likely to falter back to the 0.68-0.69 area" according to Westpac

  • Cryptocurrencies are trading slightly lower today. Bitcoin fell 1.0% and Ethereum fell 0.8%

  • Oil is trading 0.60% lower. WTI fell below $94.00 per barrel while Brent is testing $99.00 mark

  • Upbeat moods prevail on the precious metals market. Gold trades 0.17% higher and silver jumped 0.80%

  • NZD and AUD are the best performing major currencies while JPY and CHF lag the most

JAP225 - Japanese index jumped over 1.5% in post-holiday trade on Friday and is currently testing key resistance at 28400 pt,s which is marked with previous price reactions and upper limit of the ascending channel. Source: xStation5

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