📊 US Pre-Market Brief
| Type | Session | Pct | Points | Last | Previous | Trend |
| 🇺🇸 Dow Futures | Wed | 0.25% | 84 | 33,144.00 | 33,060.00 |  |
| 🇺🇸 Nasdaq Futures | Wed | 0.13% | 17.8 | 13,501.00 | 13,483.20 | |
| 🇺🇸 S&P Futures | Wed | 0.22% | 9.25 | 4,132.25 | 4,123.00 | |
| 🇺🇸 Russell 2000 Futures | Wed | 0.35% | 6.1 | 1,747.00 | 1,740.90 | |
| 🪙Gold | Wed | -0.2% | -3.9 | 1,989.10 | 1,993.00 |  |
| 🪨 Silver | Wed | -0.22% | -0.05 | 23.84 | 23.89 | |
| 🛢️Crude Oil | Wed | -0.34% | -0.24 | 70.62 | 70.86 | |
| 🇺🇸 10-Yr Treasury Note | Tue | 1.17% | 0.04 | 3.55 | 3.51 | |
| ₿ Bitcoin | Wed | -0.6% | -161.62 | 26,862.11 | 27,023.73 | |
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, 🇺🇸 Nasdaq Futures is up by 17.8 points or 0.13% higher to 13,501.00. While 🇺🇸 Dow Futures is currently higher and up by 84 points or 0.25% to 33,144.00 and 🇺🇸 S&P Futures added 9.25 points or 0.22% higher to 4,132.25.
Investors seem to take positive cue looking at today’s early futures after the recent economic data 🇺🇸 Retail Trade Control Group in April rose to 0.7% compared to previous figure -0.4, revised from -0.3% in March according to Census Bureau.
There are no major U.S. economic data on Wednesday, though traders might be interested in Building Permits (1-mth) from Census Bureau to be released at 8:30am (New York Time). Analysts are expecting higher forecast compared to previous report.
What happened lately
– 🇺🇸 Retail Trade Control Group in April rose to 0.7% compared to previous figure -0.4, revised from -0.3% in March
🌏 Asia Markets
| Type | Session | Pct | Points | Last | Previous | Trend |
| 🇦🇺 ASX All Ordinaries | Wed | -0.47% | -34.8 | 7,389.30 | 7,424.10 | |
| 🇦🇺 S&P/ASX 200 | Wed | -0.49% | -35.5 | 7,199.20 | 7,234.70 | |
| 🇭🇰 Hang Seng | Wed | -2.11% | -422.23 | 19,556.02 | 19,978.25 | |
| 🇲🇾 FTSE Bursa Malaysia | Wed | 0.06% | 0.84 | 1,424.34 | 1,423.50 | |
| 🇳🇿 NZX 50 | Wed | -0.17% | -19.77 | 11,926.10 | 11,945.87 | |
| 🇯🇵 Nikkei 225 | Wed | 0.84% | 250.6 | 30,093.59 | 29,842.99 | |
| 🇵🇭 PSE Index | Wed | 0.29% | 19.18 | 6,608.08 | 6,588.90 | |
| 🇸🇬 Straits Times Index | Wed | -1.25% | -40.2 | 3,173.84 | 3,214.04 | |
| 🇮🇳 NIFTY 50 | Wed | -0.6% | -110.05 | 18,176.45 | 18,286.50 | |
| 🇨🇳 SSE Composite | Wed | -0.21% | -6.76 | 3,284.23 | 3,290.99 | |
🌏 From Asia and Europe
From Japan, 🇯🇵 Nikkei 225 ended Wednesday trading session up by 0.84% (250.6 points) higher to 30,093.59. Previous day close was 29,842.99.
In the recent economic data, 🇯🇵 Industrial Production (12-mth) in March below forecast and improved to -0.6% compared to previous figure -0.7% in February according to METI.
On Wednesday, 🇩🇪 DAX is up by 0.28% (44.58 points) to 15,942.51. Previous day close was 15,897.93.
Data from Europe reported 🇪🇺 Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) (1-mth) in April below forecast and dropped to 0.6% compared to previous figure 0.7% in March according to Eurostat.
At time of writing, 🇬🇧 FTSE 100 is up by 0.08% (6.29 points) to 7,757.37. Previous day close was 7,751.08.
Latest report saw 🇬🇧 ILO Unemployment Rate (3-mth) in March exceed forecast and rose to 3.9% compared to previous figure 3.8% in February according to Office for National Statistics.
🇪🇺 Europe and UK 🇬🇧
| Type | Session | Pct | Points | Last | Previous | Trend |
| 🇬🇧 FTSE 100 | Wed | 0.08% | 6.29 | 7,757.37 | 7,751.08 | |
| 🇬🇧 FTSE 250 | Wed | -0.64% | -124.2 | 19,148.52 | 19,272.72 | |
| 🇬🇧 AIM | Wed | -0.42% | -3.44 | 808.60 | 812.04 | |
| 🇫🇷 CAC 40 | Wed | -0.11% | -7.89 | 7,398.12 | 7,406.01 | |
| 🇩🇪 DAX | Wed | 0.28% | 44.58 | 15,942.51 | 15,897.93 | |
| 🇩🇪 MDAX | Wed | -0.09% | -24.11 | 27,295.59 | 27,319.70 | |
| 🇩🇪 TecDAX | Wed | -0.34% | -10.92 | 3,227.39 | 3,238.31 | |
| 🇩🇪 SDAX | Wed | -0.41% | -55.63 | 13,458.46 | 13,514.09 | |
| 🇨🇭 Euro Stoxx 50 | Wed | 0.05% | 1.98 | 4,317.49 | 4,315.51 | |
💵 Forex Markets
| Updated Performance | |||||
| Symbol | Day | Week | Month | Last | Momentum |
| 🇪🇺 🇺🇸 EURUSD | -0.31% | -0.18% | -1.69% | 1.08272 | |
| 🇬🇧 🇺🇸 GBPUSD | -0.4% | -0.15% | -1% | 1.24321 | |
| 🇺🇸 🇯🇵 USDJPY | 0.42% | 0.87% | 0.51% | 136.93 | |
| 🇺🇸 🇨🇦 USDCAD | 0.16% | -0.37% | -0.36% | 1.34982 | |
| 🇦🇺 🇺🇸 AUDUSD | -0.17% | 0.09% | 0.51% | 0.66450 | |
| 🇳🇿 🇺🇸 NZDUSD | 0.23% | 0.92% | 1.01% | 0.62430 |  |
| 🇺🇸 🇨🇭 USDCHF | 0.3% | 0.09% | 0.6% | 0.89911 | |
🌐 In Other Markets
🪙Gold is down by -0.2% (-3.9 USD an ounce) to 1,989.10 USD an ounce as on Wed. Previous day close was 1,993.00.
🪨 Silver is down by -0.22% (-0.05 USD an ounce) to 23.84 USD an ounce as on Wed. Previous day close was 23.89.
🛢️Crude Oil is down by -0.34% (-0.24 USD per barrel) to 70.62 USD per barrel as on Wed. Previous day close was 70.86.
🇺🇸 10-Yr Treasury Note is up by 1.17% (0.04 basis points) to 3.55 coupon rate as on Tue. Previous day close was 3.51.
₿ Bitcoin is down by -0.6% (-161.62 USD) to 26,862.11 USD as on Wed. Previous day close was 27,023.73.
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