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Market Wrap: Stocks, Bonds, Commodities
On Monday, U.S. markets were closed for the New Year holiday.
Tesla (TSLA) reported that vehicle deliveries increased 40% on year to a record of 1.31 million vehicles in 2022, and amounted to 405,000 vehicles in the fourth quarter, up from 308,000 vehicles in the prior-year period.
In Europe, the DAX 40 rose 1.05%, the CAC 40 gained 1.87%, while the U.K. market was closed for a bank holiday.
Market Wrap: Forex
The U.S. dollar index climbed to 103.63.
EUR/USD fell 38 pips to 1.0667.
GBP/USD dropped 35 pips to 1.2048.
However, USD/JPY declined 39 pips to 130.73.
AUD/USD lost 8 pips to 0.6805.
USD/CHF edged up 2 pips to 0.9247, and USD/CAD added 18 pips to 1.3572.
Bitcoin traded higher to $16.700.
Morning Trading
In Asian trading hours, AUD/USD edged up to 0.6810 from 0.6805 in the prior session. China's Caixin manufacturing purchasing managers index fell to 49.0 in December from 49.4 in November, above 48.0 expected.
Meanwhile, USD/JPY sank further to 130.05.
EUR/USD was little changed at 1.0667 while GBP/USD bounced to 1.2070.
Gold advanced to $1,832.
Bitcoin was broadly flat at $16,670.
Expected Today
Final readings of December S&P Global manufacturing purchasing managers index is estimated at 44.7 for the U.K. and 46.2 for the U.S.
Germany's December jobless rate is expected to be steady at 5.6%, while consumer price index is anticipated to be up 9.1% on year.
In the U.S., construction spending is expected to drop 0.4% on month in November. | | |
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