Asia Markets Combined, Europe Rebounds; Greenback Heads For Third Weekly Drop – International Markets As we speak Whereas US Slept – SmartETFs Asia Pacific Dividend Builder ETF (ARCA:ADIV)

On Thursday, February 20, U.S. markets closed decrease as investor confidence weakened attributable to rising tariff considerations and Walmart’s disappointing gross sales and revenue outlook. All main indexes declined, with the Dow experiencing the steepest drop, whereas the S&P 500 ended its streak of report highs. Gold costs surged to a historic peak as traders sought safer belongings amid rising financial uncertainty. Walmart’s weaker forecast signaled potential declines in shopper spending, amplifying worries about financial development.

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In financial knowledge, preliminary jobless claims rose by 5,000 to 219,000 for the week ending February 15, barely above the anticipated 215,000. The Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Index fell sharply to 18.1 in February from 44.3 the prior month.

Most S&P 500 sectors declined, led by monetary, shopper discretionary, and shopper staples, whereas vitality and actual property shares closed greater.

The Dow Jones Industrial Common declined 1.01% to shut at 44,176.65, whereas the S&P 500 slid 0.43% to six,117.52. The Nasdaq Composite fell 0.47%, ending at 19,962.36.

Asia Markets As we speak

• On Friday, Japan’s Nikkei 225 rose 0.28% to shut at 38,784.00, led by positive factors within the Gasoline and water, Transport, and Marine Transport sectors.
• Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 declined 0.32% to eight,296.20, led by losses within the Shopper Discretionary, Telecoms Companies and Financials sectors.
• India’s Nifty 50 slipped 0.65% to 22,763.95, and the Nifty 500 declined 0.84% to shut at 20,656.30, led by losses within the Auto, Oil & Gasoline, and Actual Property sectors.
• China’s Shanghai Composite rose 0.85% to three,379.11, and the Shanghai Shenzhen CSI 300 gained 1.26%, ending at 3,978.44.
• Hong Kong’s Cling Seng surged 3.99% to shut at 23,477.92.

Eurozone at 05:30 AM ET

• The European STOXX 50 was up 0.33%.
• Germany’s DAX gained 0.03%.
• France’s CAC rose 0.47%.
• U.Ok.’s FTSE 100 index traded greater by 0.10%
• European shares rose Friday as traders assessed financial knowledge and Germany’s upcoming election. The STOXX 600 rebounded however eyed weekly losses.

Commodities at 05:30 AM ET

• Crude Oil WTI was buying and selling decrease by 1.06% at $71.71/bbl, and Brent was down 1.02% at $75.71/bbl.
• Oil costs dipped Friday however remained on monitor for weekly positive factors amid provide considerations in Russia and rising demand within the U.S. and China. The market focus stayed on provide disruptions and geopolitical tensions.
• Pure Gasoline gained 3.95% to $4.316.
• Gold was buying and selling decrease by 0.38% at $2,944.99, Silver was down 0.47% to $33.325, and Copper fell 0.89% to $4.5713.       

U.S. Futures at 05:30 AM ET

Dow futures have been up 0.11%, S&P 500 futures gained 0.02%, and Nasdaq 100 futures rose 0.11%.

Foreign exchange at 05:30 AM ET

• The U.S. greenback index gained 0.29% to 106.67, the USD/JPY rose 0.45% to 150.38, and the USD/AUD rose 0.21% to 1.5656.
• The greenback headed for a 3rd weekly drop as Trump’s tariff threats remained largely rhetoric, whereas the yen surged on rising Japanese inflation earlier than the BOJ intervened.

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