Morning wrap (22.12.2021)

7:59 AM 22 December 2021
  • US stock markets were recovering from a recent sell-off yesterday. S&P 500 gained 1.78%, Dow Jones moved 1.60% higher while Nasdaq rallied 2.40%. Russell 2000 spiked 2.95%

  • Majority of indices from Asia gained as well but scale of gains was much smaller than in the United States. Nikkei and S&P/ASX 200 gained 0.1%, Kospi moved 0.3% higher while indices from China traded mixed

  • DAX futures point a flat opening of the European cash session today

  • US Army said that it is confident it has developed a vaccine that will be effective against all coronavirus variants. US military worked on the vaccine for 2 years and the vaccine has different features than currently available products

  • Oxford and AstraZeneca are working on an Omicron-targeted vaccine

  • UK Prime Minister Johnson said there is not enough evidence to support imposing Christmas lockdown

  • Russia did not book any Yamal pipeline gas transit capacity for today

  • API report signalled a 3.67 million barrel drop in US oil inventories (exp. -2.5 mb)

  • Cryptocurrencies trade little changed on the day. Bitcoin tested $49,500 area during the Asian session but has pulled back to $49,000 since

  • USD and CAD are the best performing major currencies while NZD and AUD lag the most

  • USDTRY holds onto recent gains and trades near 12.30 mark - 33% below daily high from Monday

  • Precious metals are trading lower while industrial metals gain. Oil trade mixed - Brent drops slightly while WTI ticks higher

Russell 2000 (US2000) rallied almost 3% yesterday as indices from Wall Street launched recovery after a recent sell-off. US small-cap index bounced off the lower limit of this year's trading range at 2,130 pts. A double bottom was painted in the area with the neckline of the formation being marked by a 2,185 pts handle. Source: xStation5

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