London, Wednesday, 8 December 2021
U.S. stocks closed modestly higher Wednesday after a turbulent trading day, while European stocks ended lower with retail stocks leading losses, amid ongoing concerns over the impact of the new omicron coronavirus variant on the global economy
U.S. Stock Market Indexes
S&P 500: +14 points, or 0.31%, to 4,701
Nasdaq: +100 points, or 0.64%, to 15,787
Dow Jones: +35 points, or 0.1%, to 35,754
European Stock Market Indexes
STOXX Europe 600: -2.82 points, or 0.59%, to 477.36
FTSE 100 in London: -2.85 points, or 0.04%, to end at 7,337
DAX 30 in Germany: -126, or 0.8%, to 15,687 points
CAC 40 in France: -50 points, or 0.72%, to 7,014
FTSE MIB 30 in Italy: the worst performer of the day, -386 points, or 1.42%, to end the day at 26,751
IBEX 35 in Spain: -81 points, or 0.95%, to close at 8,478
Other markets
Ten-year U.S. Treasury note: +1.52% from 1.48% late Tuesday
Dollar index: +0.13 or 0.13% at 96.02 as of Dec 8, 2021 at 8:28 p.m. EST
VIX volatility index: −1.99 (9.09%) at 19.90 as of Dec 8, 3:15 PM CST
Oil prices
Brent crude: +0.31 or 0.43% at $72.36 a barrel
West Texas Intermediate: +0.38 or 0.50% at $75.82 a barrel
Precious metals
Gold: -0.18 or -0.01% at $1,784.48 an ounce
Silver: -0.09 or -0.40% at $22.42 an ounce
Cryptocurrencies
Bitcoin: −113.40 (0.22%) at $ 50,406.20 as of Dec 9, 1:44 AM UTC
Etherum: −3.24 (0.07%) at $ 4,437.00 as of Dec 9, 1:44 AM UTC
(Written and edited by: The Decision Maker)