Wednesday, 6 October 2021 –
Major U.S. indexes close lower on Wednesday, pulling back from record highs of previous sessions.
S&P 500: -0.51%
Dow Jones: -0.74%
Nasdaq: mainly unchanged adding only 0.12 point to close at 15,235
10-years US Treasury notes: down 4.85% to 1.540%
Dollar index: -0.07% to 93.88
The VIX volatility index ended up, 6.26% to 16.98, while International benchmark Brent crude was trading at $83.42 per barrel on a 2.6% loss and US benchmark West Texas Intermediate was down 3% to $82.11.
Precious metals were mixed:
Gold: +0.25% to $1,797 per ounce
Silver: -0.35% to $24.07
Bitcoin down 5.4% at $58,850
European Stocks Close Lower Ahead Of Thursday’s ECB meeting
STOXX Europe 600: -0.36% closing at 474.04
FTSE 100: -0.33% closing at 7,253
DAX 30: -0.33% closing at 15,705
CAC 40: -0.19% closing at 6,753
FTSE MIB: -0.61% closing at 26,806
IBEX 35: -0.33% closing at 8,972
(Written and edited by: The Decision Maker)