London, Tuesday, 16 November 2021
Major U.S. indices closed with gains Tuesday.
S&P 500: +0.39% or 18 points, to 4,700
Dow Jones: +0.15% or 54 points, to 36,142
Nasdaq: +0.76% or 120 points, to 15,973
VIX volatility index: -0.3% to 16.44
10-year U.S. treasury notes yield: +0.77% to 1.633%
Dollar index: +0.54% to 95.92
Oil prices up
Brent crude: +0.55% to $82.50 per barrel
West Texas Intermediate: +0.1% to $79.83
Precious metals down
Gold: -0.66% at $1,850 per ounce
Silver: -1% at $24.82 per ounce
Bitcoin down 5.2% trading at around $60,450 while Ethereum, the world's second-largest crypto and biggest altcoin, plummeted to $4,103, losing 10% from its previous close of $4,563.
European markets
Eurostat reported that GDP of the Eurozone grew 2.2% year-on-year in the third quarter, while the GDP of the European Union rose 2.1% in the same period. According to the same data, the annual GDP rise was 3.7% in the Eurozone and 3.9% in the European Union.
European stock markets closed scattered
STOXX Europe 600: +0.17% or 0.84 points, to 489.27
FTSE 100 in London: -0.34% or 24 points, to 7,326
DAX 30 in Germany: best performer of the day, +0.61% or 99 points, to 16,247
CAC 40 in France: +0.34% or 24 points, to 7,152
FTSE MIB 30: -0.23% or 63 points, to 27,084
IBEX 35 in Spain: -0.61% or 55 points, to 9,040
(Written and edited by: The Decision Maker)