Morning wrap (22.10.2020)

6:38 AM 22 October 2020
  • US indices finished yesterday's trading with moderate losses. S&P 500 closed 0.22% lower, Dow Jones dropped 0.35% and Nasdaq declined 0.28%. Russell 2000 dropped 0.84%

  • Indices in Asia follow into footsteps of US peers and trade lower. Nikkei drops 0.6%, S&P/ASX 200 trades 0.3% lower and Kospi declines 1%. Indices from China trade lower

  • DAX futures point to a lower opening of the European session

  • US stimulus talks continue and progress is said to have been made. However, Democrats and Republicans have been making such comments for weeks now

  • According to FBI, Russia and Iran tried to intervene with the US elections

  • Vaccine trials of AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson are set to resume next week

  • A new record of daily coronavirus infections has been reached yesterday - over 435 thousand new cases

  • Bitcoin reached the highest level since July 2019 after PayPal said it will allow clients to trade cryptocurrencies

  • Fed's Bullard said that fiscal stimulus can wait until Q1 2021. US central banker also said he expects rapid economic growth in Q4 2020 and H1 2021

  • Tesla reported the fifth consecutive quarter of profits. US electric vehicle manufacturer had $8.77 billion in Q3 revenue (exp. $8.36 billion) and a net profit of $331 million (exp. $394 million)

  • Oil and agricultural commodities pull back. Precious metals trade mixed with platinum gaining and silver declining

  • USD trades higher across the board and is the strongest major currency today. AUD, CHF and CAD are top laggards

A record number of daily coronavirus infections was reported yesterday - over 435 thousand. Source: worldometers, XTB

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