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US indices finished yesterday's trading mostly lower. S&P 500 dropped 0.09%, Nasdaq declined 0.60% and Russell 2000 moved 2.83% higher. On the other hand, Dow Jones gained 0.30% and finished at record high
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Moods during the Asian session were mixed - stocks in Japan and Australia moved lower while equities from South Korea and China gained
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DAX futures point to a higher opening of the European session
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Traffic in Suez Canal has been resumed in both directions
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Saudi Arabia wants to extend current output cuts into May
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US Transportation Secretary Buttigieg said that gas tax hike is not part of the ongoing infrastructure deal discussions
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Turkish lira trades lower after President Erdogan fired CBRT Deputy Governor
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BoJ Governor Kuroda repeated that recent changes to ETF purchase targets does not mean that Bank plans to stop buying ETFs or wants to sell its holdings
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FTSE Russell will include Chinese government bonds in its FTSE World Government Bond Index, starting from end-October
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Japanese retail sales dropped 1.5% YoY in February (exp. -2.8% YoY)
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Bitcoin trades slightly above $57,000
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Precious metals, agricultural commodities and oil trade lower. Industrial metals trade mostly higher
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AUD and NZD are the best performing major currencies while JPY and CHF lag the most
NZDJPY is trading 0.5% higher today and is the best performing pair involving two major currencies. Pair dropped around 4.5% off its post-pandemic high but has found support at 75.60 and started to recover. Resistance zone at 77.25 is being tested at press time. Source: xStation5
