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The vaccine setback pushed the markets lower - Tuesday Review, October 13

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Miguel A. Rodriguez
Miguel A. Rodriguez
14 October 2020
Investors didn't enjoy the temporary halt in the progress of a COVID-19 vaccine

The US

The benchmarks disregarded the promising beginning of the latest earnings season and focused on the fact that another significant pharma company halted the trials of a potential #COVID-19 vaccine. USA30 fell 0.55% while USA500 was down 0.61%. TECH100 slipped 0.10%.

Crude Oil and Brent gained 0.4%, ending the session at $39.56 per barrel and $41.88. 

Gold lost 1.8% to $1,894.60 per ounce.

The Dollar Index rose 0.5% to 93.55.

 

Asia and Australia

Japan225 lost 0.07% amid the hiccup in the trials of a potential COVID-19 #vaccine from Johnson & Johnson.

Down under, Australia200 gained 1.18%, after the country is seeking to resolve the ban imposed by China on the Australian coal imports.

USD/JPY gained 0.24% to 105.55.

 

Europe

Germany30 and UK100 lost 0.4% each. France40 fell 0.5%. The drop was caused by the fact that the new wave of infections could negatively impact the ongoing economic recovery.

EUR/USD traded at 1.1785 after it lost 0.2%.

Sources: reuters.com, investing.com

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