Asia Markets Mixed, Europe Gains While Crude Oil Dips Below $70 - Global Markets Today While Us Was Sleeping

On Tuesday, December 12th, U.S. stock markets closed on a high post-inflation data, ahead of the Fed's policy decision.

In economic data, November's consumer price index increased by 0.1%, while the annual increase stood at 3.1%, slightly down from October's 3.2% rate.

S&P 500 sectors mostly ended higher, led by information technology and financials, while energy and utilities fell, diverging from the market trend.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.48% to 36,577.94, the S&P 500 gained 0.46% to 4,643.70, and the Nasdaq Composite rose 0.70%, ending the session at 14,533.40.

Asian Markets Today

Eurozone at 06:45 AM ET

  • The European STOXX 600 index was up 0.15%.
  • Germany's DAX gained 0.02%.
  • France's CAC rose 0.21%.
  • The UK's FTSE 100 traded higher by 0.31%.

Commodities at 06:45 AM ET

  • Crude Oil WTI was trading higher by 0.41% at $69.13/bbl, and Brent was up by 0.19% at $73.38/bbl.
  • Natural Gas gained 0.04% to $2.312.
  • Gold was trading higher by 0.24% at $1998.05, Silver declined 0.14% to $22.983, and Copper slid 0.42% to $3.7717.

US Futures at 06:45 AM ET            

Dow futures were up 0.12%, S&P 500 futures rose 0.13%, while Nasdaq 100 Futures gained 0.24%.

Forex at 06:45 AM ET

The U.S. Dollar Index rose 0.11% to 103.98. USD/JPY gained 0.19% to 145.69, and AUD/USD was up 0.09% to 1.5257.

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