Benzinga
Published Apr 10, 2024 12:02
Updated Apr 10, 2024 13:10
Asia Markets Mixed, Europe Gains, Gold's Up Run Continues - Global Markets Today While US Slept
Benzinga - by Akanksha Bakshi, Benzinga Editor.
On Tuesday, April 9th, the U.S. stock markets ended mixed, ahead of inflation data; Nasdaq and S&P 500 saw modest gains, driven by tech, despite financial stocks' drag.
In economic data, the NFIB Small Business Optimism Index fell for the third consecutive month, registering at 88.5 in March, below the anticipated 90.2.
Nine of the S&P 500's 11 major sectors ended up, with real estate seeing the most significant percentage increase. Financials trailed as the sector with the largest declines.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.02% to close at 38,883.67. The S&P 500 gained 0.14%, ending the day at 5,209.91, and the Nasdaq Composite rose 0.32%, finishing the session at 16,306.64.
Asian Markets Today
Dow futures were up 0.11%, S&P 500 futures rose 0.02%, and Nasdaq 100 Futures slid 0.02%.
Forex at 06:15 AM ET
The U.S. dollar index declined 0.07% to 104.07, the USD/JPY rose 0.04% to 151.84, and the USD/AUD rose 0.07% to 1.5099.
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