The US
The benchmarks were driven by the upcoming “Hi, Speed” Apple event. USA30 added 1.01%, while USA500 went up 2%. TECH100 added 3.22%.
Gold was up 0.19% to $1,929.95 per ounce.
Crude Oil fell 3.30% to $39.26 a barrel. Brent lost 3.01% and closed the session at $41.56.
The Dollar Index gained 0.02% to 93.082.
Asia and Australia
The markets were pushed by the banks’ decisions to reduce the yuan’s latest steep gains. HongKong45 gained 1.41%.
Japan225 lost 0.38%.
Down under, Australia200 went up 0.165.
Europe
The hope of a US stimulus package made the markets rally. Europe50 ended the session 0.7% higher. Germany30 rose 0.67%.
EUR/USD dropped 0.12% to 1.1810.
Sources: investing.com, marketwatch.com