Wednesday, July 26, the U.S. markets closed mixed after the Federal Reserve hiked interest rates by 25 basis points, taking rates to a target range of 5.25% to 5.5%. 

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed higher by 0.23% at 35,520.12 on Wednesday; the S&P 500 closed 0.02% lower at 4,566.75; and the Nasdaq Composite slid 0.12% to 14,127.28.

The gains were led by the Financials, Industrials, and Consumer Goods sectors, while losses in the Technology, Basic Materials, and Oil & Gas sectors led stocks lower.

Asian Markets Today

Eurozone at 04:30 AM ET

• The Pan-European STOXX 600 index is up 0.98%. The DAX index in Germany traded 0.97% higher, and the CAC 40 in France surged 1.36%.
• The European Central Bank's policy meeting is later in the day.
• The UK..'s FTSE 100 traded higher by 0.32% after investors digested the Federal Reserve's latest policy statement and the flood of earnings.

Commodities at 04:40 AM ET

• Crude Oil WTI was trading higher by 0.81% at $79.42/bbl, and Brent was up 0.61% to $83.06/bbl.
• Natural Gas was trading lower by 0.97% at $2.666.
• Gold was trading up 0.34% at $1,976.80, Silver rose 0.74% to $25.155, and Copper was up 0.51% to $3.922.

US Futures at 04:30 AM ET

• Dow futures were up 0.15%, S&P 500 futures rose 0.57%, and Nasdaq 100 futures were up 1.19%.

US Dollar Index at 04:30 AM ET

• The U.S. Dollar Index was down 0.22% to 100.67.

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