The US
Indices reached new highs after the Federal Reserve announced that it would not lift rates despite economic recovery signs. USA30 rose 0.58%, and USA500 closed 0.30% higher. TECH100 was up 0.40%.
Crude oil traded 0.2% lower at $64.66 per barrel even though last week the inventories fell by 1 million barrels according to data from the American Petroleum Institute.
Gold rose 0.1% to $1,732.95 per ounce.
Asia and Australia
HongKong45 lost 0.21% as the Sino-US tensions are rising again amid diverging goals that will be discussed at a meeting between the two countries later this week in Alaska.
Japan225 edged down 0.12% after the February trade data showed that exports contracted 4.5% year-on-year.
Down under, Australia200 fell 0.80%.
AUD/USD lost 0.16% reaching 0.7732.
Europe
Markets traded predominantly lower. However, Germany30 traded 0.1% higher, boosted by BMW and VW positive outlook for 2021. France40 and UK100 lost 0.1% and 0.4%, respectively.
Brent oil fell 0.4% to $68.11 a barrel.
EUR/USD gained 0.1%, trading at 1.1905.
Sources: reuters.com, investing.com
