Asia Markets Mixed, Europe Higher, Crude Up 1% While Gold Above $2,000 - Global Markets Today While Us Was Sleeping

On Monday, October 30th, U.S. stock markets closed significantly higher, rebounding from the previous week.

Investors await economic data releases, and the Federal Reserve’s two-day monetary policy meeting.

All 11 S&P 500 sectors ended in the green, with the communication services sector leading the way with the most significant percentage gain.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 1.58% to 32,928.96, the S&P 500 was up 1.20% to 4,166.82, while the Nasdaq Composite rose 1.16% and ended the session at 12,789.48.

Asian Markets Today

Eurozone at 06:15 AM ET

  • The European STOXX 600 index was up 0.71%.
  • Germany’s DAX rose 0.56%.
  • France’s CAC gained 0.88%.
  • The U.K.’s FTSE 100 traded higher by 0.49%.

Commodities at 06:15 AM ET

  • Crude Oil WTI was trading higher by 1% at $83.12/bbl, and Brent was up by 0.95% at $87.19/bbl.
  • Natural Gas gained 1.82% to $3.412.
  • Gold was trading higher by 0.08% at $2,007.15, Silver declined 0.18% to $23.355, and Copper was up 0.02% to $3.6590.

US Futures at 06:15 AM ET

Dow futures were up 0.37%, S&P 500 futures gained 0.18%, while Nasdaq 100 Futures slid 0.02%.

Forex at 06:15 AM ET

The U.S. Dollar Index declined 0.07% to 106.04. USD/JPY was up 1.07% to 150.66, and AUD/USD gained 0.11% to 1.5705.

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