London, Thursday, 02 December 2021
A government shutdown in the U.S.A was avoided after the House of Representatives reached a deal on a funding bill, sending stocks up on Thursday.
Meanwhile in Europe, stocks ended lower as unemployment remains high. According to Eurostat, the Euro area unemployment stands at 7.3% and the EU at 6.7%.
U.S. Stock Market Indexes
S&P 500: +11.5 points (+0.25%), to 4,587.25
Nasdaq: +34.50 points (+0.22%) to 16,023.00
Dow Jones: +94 points (+0.27%), to 34,716.00
European Stock Market Indexes
STOXX Europe 600: -42 points, or 1.15%, to close at 465.44
FTSE 100 in London: -39 points, or 0.55%, to end the day at 7,129
DAX 30 in Germany: -209, or 1.35%, to 15,263 points
CAC 40 in France: -86 points, or 1.25%, to 6,795
FTSE MIB 30 in Italy: -366 points, or 1.39%, to end the day at 26,005
IBEX 35 in Spain: worst performer of the day -151 points, or 1.8%, to close at 8,300
Other markets
Ten-year U.S. Treasury notes: +0.24% to 1.438%
Dollar index: +0.11% to 96.14
VIX volatility index: -10.2% to 27.95
Crude prices almost 2% up
Brent crude: $70.06 per barrel
West Texas Intermediate: $66.91
Precious metals mixed
Gold: -0.74% to $1,768 an ounce
Silver: +0.33% to $22.39
Bitcoin: −568.40 (0.99%) 56,611.70 Dec 2, 11:25 PM UTC
(Written and edited by: The Decision Maker)
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