London, Friday, 17 December 2021
US markets extended Thursday’s loses as investors assessing the impact of the Omicron variant, while European markets closed lower with the EU inflation hitting 5.2% in November.
U.S. Stock Market Indexes
S&P 500: -48.12 points (-1.03%) to 4,620.55
Nasdaq: -10.75 points (-0.07%) to 15,169.68
Dow Jones: -531.08 points (-1.48%) to 35,366.56
European Stock Market Indexes
STOXX Europe 600: -2.66 points, or 0.56%, to 473.90
FTSE 100 in London: +9 points, or 0.13%, to end the day at 7,269
DAX 30 in Germany: -104 points, or 0.67%, to close at 15,531
CAC 40 in France: -78 points, or 1.12%, to 6,926
FTSE MIB 30 in Italy: -171 points, or 0.64%, to end the day at 26,611
IBEX 35 in Spain: -68 points, or 0.82%, to finish at 8,311
Other markets
Ten-year U.S. Treasury note: -1.3 bps to yield 1.409%
Dollar index: +0.63 or 0.66% to 96.67 as of Dec 17, 2021 4:59 p.m. EST
VIX volatility index: +1.00 (4.86%) to 21.57 as of Dec 17, 3:15 PM CST
Oil prices
Brent crude: -0.56 or -0.76% at $72.96 per barrel as of Dec 17, 2021 10:08 p.m. GMT
West Texas Intermediate: -2.09 or -2.89% at $70.29 per barrel as of Dec 17, 2021 4:59 p.m. EST
Precious metals
Gold: -0.53 or -0.03% at $1,798.18 per ounce
Silver: -0.10 or -0.45% at $22.36 per ounce
Cryptocurrencies
Bitcoin: −1,720.60 (3.61%) at $45,913.60 as of Dec 17, 10:19 PM UTC
Etherum: −113.14 (2.86%) at $3,844.41 as of Dec 17, 10:19 PM UTC
(Written and edited by: The Decision Maker)
