The US
The benchmarks were driven by the gains Apple reported after the “Time Flies” event. USA30 gained 0.16%. USA500 went up 0.52%, while TECH100 added 1.11%.
Gold was up 0.1% at $1,966.20 per ounce.
Oil lost 0.1% at $37.2 per barrel, while Brent shed 0.2% to $39.5.
The Dollar Index settled at 93.029.
Asia and Australia
Japan225 lost 0.57% after prime minister Abe Shinzo has officially resigned, and ahead of the monetary policy updates from the Bank of Japan.
HongKong45 added 0.50%, despite the US State Department's advice to tourists to reconsider visiting the city.
Australia200 edged down 0.14%.
USD/JPY traded at 105.73.
Europe
The benchmarks were mixed after the economic readings showed a drop in the French consumer price, and British grocery sales figures rose by 5.3%. Germany30 and France40 lost 0.2% each. UK100 added 0.3%.
EUR/USD went up 0.2% to 1.1887.
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Sources: reuters.com, investing.com