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US indices finished yesterday's session mixed. S&P 500 dropped 0.3%, Dow Jones declined 0.80% and Nasdaq gained 0.64%
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Stocks in Asia are trading mixed. Nikkei and Nifty drop while S&P/ASX 200 and Kospi gain. Indices from China trade mostly higher
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US and European futures were trading lower overnight by reports that lockdowns in Europe could be returning. France is reportedly considering a month long nationwide lockdown while Germany mulls a soft, 2-week long nationwide shutdown.
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UK media report that Prime Minister Boris Johnson is pressured to impose a new lockdown as well
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Over 7,000 coronavirus related deaths were reported yesterday, the highest daily death toll since the beginning of August
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China urged United States to withdraw from arm sales to Taiwan
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Australian CPI increased 1.6% QoQ in Q3 2020 (exp. 1.5% QoQ)
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Microsoft released Q3 earnings after session close yesterday. Revenue at $37.15 billion was higher than expected ($35.72 billion). Adjusted EPS of $1.82 also came above expectations ($1.54). Stock dropped in the after-market trading after issuing weaker than expected revenue guidance
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API report hinted at 4.557 million barrel build in US inventories (exp. +1.1 mb)
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EUR and USD are the worst performing major currencies while AUD and JPY gain the most
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Precious metals gain on USD weakness
Pandemic situation. Source: worldometers, XTB
