📊 US Pre-Market Brief
| Type | Session | Pct | Points | Last | Previous | Trend |
| 🇺🇸 Dow Futures | Fri | 0.3% | 100 | 33,296.00 | 33,196.00 |  |
| 🇺🇸 Nasdaq Futures | Fri | 0.53% | 69.2 | 13,113.00 | 13,043.80 | |
| 🇺🇸 S&P Futures | Fri | 0.45% | 18.5 | 4,094.25 | 4,075.75 | |
| 🇺🇸 Russell 2000 Futures | Fri | 0.57% | 9.8 | 1,733.80 | 1,724.00 | |
| 🪙Gold | Fri | -0.42% | -8.7 | 2,047.00 | 2,055.70 |  |
| 🪨 Silver | Fri | -0.24% | -0.06 | 26.17 | 26.23 | |
| 🛢️Crude Oil | Fri | 1.3% | 0.89 | 69.45 | 68.56 | |
| 🇺🇸 10-Yr Treasury Note | Thu | -1.53% | -0.05 | 3.35 | 3.40 | |
| ₿ Bitcoin | Fri | 0.92% | 266.60 | 29,121.77 | 28,855.18 | |
From the US
Pre-market futures suggest that Wall Street might open higher. In the previous trading session, Wall Street stocks ended mostly lower.
At time of posting, 🇺🇸 Dow Futures is up by 100 points or 0.3% higher to 33,296.00. While 🇺🇸 Nasdaq Futures is currently higher and up by 69.2 points or 0.53% to 13,113.00 and 🇺🇸 S&P Futures added 18.5 points or 0.45% higher to 4,094.25.
Investors seem to take positive cue looking at today’s early futures ahead of key data in the coming days as there were no major U.S. economic news in the last 24 hours.
In the upcoming event, we may expect high volatility ahead of Nonfarm Payroll Employment to be released at 8:30am on Friday (New York Time). Economists are expecting lower forecast compared to previous report.
What happened lately
– USD Nonfarm Business Labor Productivity in Q1 preliminary estimate dropped to -2.7% compared to previous figure 1.6% (revised from 1.7%).
– 🇺🇸 In the week ending 29 April, the Initial Unemployment Insurance Claims rose to 242K compared to previous figure 229K (revised from 230K)
– 🇺🇸 Goods and Services Trade Balance in March exceed forecast and improved to -64.2$ compared to previous figure -70.6, revised from -70.5$ in February
🌏 Asia Markets
| Type | Session | Pct | Points | Last | Previous | Trend |
| 🇦🇺 ASX All Ordinaries | Fri | 0.34% | 24.9 | 7,413.10 | 7,388.20 | |
| 🇦🇺 S&P/ASX 200 | Fri | 0.37% | 26.9 | 7,220.00 | 7,193.10 | |
| 🇭🇰 Hang Seng | Fri | 0.41% | 82.2 | 20,030.93 | 19,948.73 | |
| 🇲🇾 FTSE Bursa Malaysia | Fri | 0.35% | 5.05 | 1,431.04 | 1,425.99 | |
| 🇳🇿 NZX 50 | Fri | -0.66% | -79.54 | 11,889.01 | 11,968.55 | |
| 🇯🇵 Nikkei 225 | Tue | 0.12% | 34.75 | 29,157.95 | 29,123.20 | |
| 🇵🇭 PSE Index | Fri | 0.12% | 8.03 | 6,692.38 | 6,684.35 | |
| 🇸🇬 Straits Times Index | Fri | -0.08% | -2.55 | 3,266.63 | 3,269.18 | |
| 🇮🇳 NIFTY 50 | Fri | -0.95% | -172.55 | 18,083.25 | 18,255.80 | |
| 🇨🇳 SSE Composite | Fri | -0.48% | -15.96 | 3,334.50 | 3,350.46 | |
🌏 From Asia and Europe
From Japan, 🇯🇵 Nikkei 225 ended Tuesday trading session up by 0.12% (34.75 points) higher to 29,157.95. Previous day close was 29,123.20.
In the recent economic data, 🇦🇺 Exports (1-mth) in March rose to 4% compared to previous figure -3% in February
On Friday, 🇩🇪 DAX is up by 0.65% (102.15 points) to 15,836.39. Previous day close was 15,734.24.
Data from Europe reported 🇩🇪 S&P Global/BME Composite PMI in April exceed forecast and rose to 54.2 points compared to previous figure 53.9 points in March
At time of writing, 🇬🇧 FTSE 100 is up by 0.29% (22.25 points) to 7,724.89. Previous day close was 7,702.64.
🇪🇺 Europe and UK 🇬🇧
| Type | Session | Pct | Points | Last | Previous | Trend |
| 🇬🇧 FTSE 100 | Fri | 0.29% | 22.25 | 7,724.89 | 7,702.64 | |
| 🇬🇧 FTSE 250 | Fri | 0.55% | 106.32 | 19,351.23 | 19,244.91 | |
| 🇬🇧 AIM | Fri | 0.18% | 1.47 | 826.45 | 824.98 | |
| 🇫🇷 CAC 40 | Fri | 0.3% | 22.24 | 7,363.01 | 7,340.77 | |
| 🇩🇪 DAX | Fri | 0.65% | 102.15 | 15,836.39 | 15,734.24 | |
| 🇩🇪 MDAX | Fri | 0.87% | 238.79 | 27,552.88 | 27,314.09 | |
| 🇩🇪 TecDAX | Fri | -0.23% | -7.43 | 3,267.74 | 3,275.17 | |
| 🇩🇪 SDAX | Fri | 0.56% | 76.09 | 13,744.45 | 13,668.36 | |
| 🇨🇭 Euro Stoxx 50 | Fri | 0.23% | 9.78 | 4,296.81 | 4,287.03 | |
💵 Forex Markets
| Updated Performance | |||||
| Symbol | Day | Week | Month | Last | Momentum |
| 🇪🇺 🇺🇸 EURUSD | 0.14% | 0.12% | 0.14% | 1.10271 |  |
| 🇬🇧 🇺🇸 GBPUSD | 0.27% | 0.33% | 0.33% | 1.26056 | |
| 🇺🇸 🇯🇵 USDJPY | -0.02% | -1.5% | -1.5% | 134.20 |  |
| 🇺🇸 🇨🇦 USDCAD | -0.19% | -0.26% | -0.26% | 1.35112 | |
| 🇦🇺 🇺🇸 AUDUSD | 0.51% | 1.73% | 1.73% | 0.67256 | |
| 🇳🇿 🇺🇸 NZDUSD | 0.27% | 1.81% | 1.81% | 0.62951 | |
| 🇺🇸 🇨🇭 USDCHF | 0.79% | -0.13% | -0.13% | 0.89254 | |
🌐 In Other Markets
🪙Gold is down by -0.42% (-8.7 USD an ounce) to 2,047.00 USD an ounce as on Fri. Previous day close was 2,055.70.
🪨 Silver is down by -0.24% (-0.06 USD an ounce) to 26.17 USD an ounce as on Fri. Previous day close was 26.23.
🛢️Crude Oil is up by 1.3% (0.89 USD per barrel) to 69.45 USD per barrel as on Fri. Previous day close was 68.56.
🇺🇸 10-Yr Treasury Note is down by -1.53% (-0.05 basis points) to 3.35 coupon rate as on Thu. Previous day close was 3.40.
₿ Bitcoin is up by 0.92% (266.60 USD) to 29,121.77 USD as on Fri. Previous day close was 28,855.18.
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