Indices and stock market conditions, oil, gold and foreign money markets as of 15 Dec. 2022
— The Dow Jones New York Stock Exchange closed more than 700 points lower on Thursday (Dec. 15) as investors worried that the Federal Reserve (Fed) is moving aggressively to raise interest rates to stem inflation. Will result in the US economy entering a recession.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 33,202.22 points, down 764.13 points or -2.25%, the S&P 500 index closed at 3,895.75 points, down 99.57 points or -2.49%, and the Nasdaq closed at 10,810.53 points, down 360.36 points or -3.23%.
— European stock markets closed on Thursday (Dec 15) to a one-month low and the heaviest single-day drop in six months following the European Central Bank (ECB) raised interest rates for the first time. It was the fourth in a row and signaled that it would continue to raise interest rates to curb inflation.
The STOXX 600 index closed at 429.91 points, down 12.60 points or -2.85%.
The CAC-40 French stock market index closed at 6,522.77 points, down 208.02 points or -3.09%, the DAX German stock market index closed at 13,986.23 points, down 473.97 points or -3.28% and the FTSE 100 London Stock Exchange index closed at 7,426.17 points, down 69.76 points or -0.93%
— London stock markets closed on Thursday (Dec 15) with their worst single-day drop in more than two months following the Bank of England (BoE) raised interest rates by 0.50% as expected and sent the same signal as banks. The US Federal Reserve (Fed) and the European Central Bank (ECB) said they might raise interest rates once more to curb inflation.
The FTSE 100 London Stock Exchange closed at 7,426.17 points, down 69.76 points or -0.93%.
— West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil futures in New York closed lower on Thursday (Dec. 15), with the market pressured by the strength of the dollar. and concerns regarding the impact of central banks around the world raising interest rates.
The WTI crude oil contract is delivered in January. It was down $1.17, or 1.5%, at $76.11/barrel.
The Brent crude oil contract (BRENT) is delivered in February. It was down $1.49, or 1.8%, at $81.21/barrel.
— New York gold futures closed more than $ 30 on Thursday (Dec. 15) following the Federal Reserve (Fed) signaled to continue raising interest rates. In addition, the gold market was also pressured by currency appreciation. dollar
The COMEX (Commodity Exchange) gold contract is delivered in February. She fell $30.9, or 1.7%, to $1,787.8/ounce.
Silver metal contracts for delivery in March. down 83.1 cents, or 3.44%, to close at $23.305/ounce.
The platinum contract was delivered in January. She fell $25.5, or 2.45%, to close at $1,013.2/ounce.
The palladium contract will be delivered in March. plunged $ 108.50, or 5.6%, to close at $ 1813.60 / ounce.
— The U.S. dollar strengthened once morest major currencies in trading on Thursday (Dec. 15) in the New York Stock Exchange following the Federal Reserve (Fed) signaled it would aggressively raise interest rates to contain it. inflation
The dollar index, which measures the greenback once morest a basket of six major currencies, was up 0.76 percent to 104.5570.
The dollar was once morest the yen at 137.73 yen from 135.34 yen and once morest the Swiss franc at 0.9282 francs from 0.9244.
The greenback also strengthened once morest the Canadian dollar at C$1.3650 from C$1.3551. And appreciated once morest the Swedish krona at 10.3259 from 10.1902 in the Swedish krona.
The euro was weaker once morest the greenback at $1.0634 from $1.0669 and the pound was weaker to $1.2190 from $1.2400.
The DJIA New York Stock Exchange index closed at 33,202.22 points, down 764.13 points, -2.25%.
The S&P500 New York Stock Exchange closed at 3,895.75, down 99.57 points, -2.49%.
The NASDAQ New York Stock Exchange closed at 10,810.53 points, down 360.36 points, -3.23%.
CAC-40 French stock market index closed at 6,522.77 points, down 208.02 points, -3.09%.
The German stock market DAX index closed at 13,986.23 points, down 473.97 points, -3.28%.
The FTSE 100 London Stock Exchange closed at 7,426.17 points, down 69.76 points, -0.93%.
The Australian S&P/ASX 200 Index closed at 7,204.80 points, down 46.50 points, -0.64%.
Australian stock market ALL ORDINARIES index closed at 7,390.30 points, down 48.40 points, -0.65%.
The NIKKEI 225 Japanese stock market closed at 28,051.70 points, down 104.51 points, -0.37%.
The South Korean stock market KOSPI index closed at 2,360.97 points, down 38.28 points, -1.60%.
Taiwan stock market TAIEX index closed at 14,734.13 points, down 5.23 points, -0.04%.
The SSE Composite index of the Chinese stock market closed at 3,168.65 points, down 7.88 points, -0.25%.
Hong Kong stock market HSI index closed at 19,368.59 points, down 304.86 points, -1.55%.
The Indian stock market SENSEX index closed at 61,799.03 points, down 878.88 points, -1.40%.
Indonesia’s Jakarta Composite Index closed at 6,751.86 points, down 49.89 points, -0.73%.
The Philippine Stock Exchange PSE Composite Index closed at 6,566.80 points, down 48.27 points, -0.73%.
FBMKLCI Malaysian stock market index closed at 1,467.13 points, down 16.04 points, -1.08%.
The FTSE STI Singapore Stock Exchange closed at 3,273.75 points, down 4.82 points, -0.15%.
