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Global markets remained mixed after a potential COVID-19 vaccine trial got halted - Wednesday Review, October 14

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Miguel A. Rodriguez
Miguel A. Rodriguez
15 October 2020
Mixed performance from the markets

The US

The effect created by the latest Apple event lost some steam, benchmarks closing in the red.  USA30 fell 0.34%, while USA500 lost 0.45%. TECH100 was down 0.57%.

Oil was up 2.1% to $41.04 per barrel. Brent Oil gained 2% to $43.32.            

Gold rose 0.7% and settled at $1,907.30 per ounce.

 

Asia and Australia

The markets were mixed. Most were driven by the temporary pause in the human trials of a potential COVID-19 vaccine, while others focused on the earnings reports from some of America's largest banks.

Japan225 went up 0.07%.

HongKong45 gained 0.04%.

Down under, Australia200 lost 0.08%.

 

Europe

Germany30 went up 0.1%. UK100 gained 0.4%, while France40 fell 0.1% ahead of the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank Group, and the European Central Bank.

EUR/USD lost 0.1% to 1.1736.

Sources: reuters.com, investing.com

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Miguel A. Rodriguez
Miguel A. Rodriguez
Financial Writer

Miguel worked for major financial institutions such as Banco Santander, and Banco Central-Hispano. He is a published author of currency trading books.