The US
Wall Street ended lower after Fed’s Meeting Minutes showed that the US economy is still far from the central bank’s goals USA30 fell 0.48%, while USA500 lost 0.29%. TECH100 dropped 0.03%.
Crude oil traded 1.4% lower at $64.61 per barrel.
Gold rose 0.1% to $1,869.05 per ounce.
Asia and Australia
Japan225 settled up 2.09% as investors shrugged off disappointing GDP data.
HongKong45 traded 1.42% higher, boosted by gains in the energy and telecom sectors.
Down under, Australia200 finished 0.60% up, after the heavyweight mining and energy sector stocks traded higher.
Europe
Stocks traded lower following the late selloff reported on Wall Street. Germany30 traded 1.1% lower, while France40 fell 0.9%. UK100 dropped 1%.
Brent oil fell 1.3% to $67.86 a barrel.
EUR/USD traded at 1.2224 after it went up 0.1%.
Sources: investing.com, reuters.com