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