Morning wrap (27.10.2020)

US indices took a dive during yesterday's session on Wall Street. S&P 500 declined 1.86%, Nasdaq dropped 1.64% and Dow Jones closed 2.29% lower. Russell 2000 declined 2.21%
Indices in Asia-Pacific are trading lower as well. S&P/ASX 200 declines 1.7%, Nikkei drops 0.1% and Kospi trades 0.6% lower. Indices from China trade mixed
DAX futures point to a slightly higher opening of the European cash session
Senate Majority Leader McConnell adjourned the US Senate until November 9. This means that US stimulus bill will not be passed before elections
Bild reports that France is considering full lockdown in Paris, Lyon and Marseille
Study by Imperial College of London claims that the level of coronavirus antibodies within recovered patients drops too fast to develop herd immunity. However, study was not peer reviewed yet
Chevron decide to shut down production in Gulf of Mexico as hurricane Zeta approaches
Trump has once again claimed that there are many irregularities with mail-in ballots. Twitter banned his tweet on the matter
United States approved more advanced weapon sales to Taiwan. China opposes this and urges United States to halt arms sales to Taiwan
South Korean GDP increased 1.9% QoQ in Q3 2020
Chinese industrial profits increased 10.1% YoY in September. However, they are -2.4% YoY lower if we consider January-September period
CAD and NZD are top moving currencies while USD and JPY are top laggards. EM currencies trade higher against US dollar
Precious metals advance on USD weakness. Oil ticks higher as approaching hurricane disrupts production in Gulf of Mexico

411 thousand new coronavirus cases were reported yesterday. Source: worldometers, XTB

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