US Stock Markets had a mixed day on Friday, but remained trading near recent record levels, with the Dow once again notching up a fresh closing high. Treasury yields drifted lower after comments from Fed members, but the dollar gained back a small amount of its recent lost ground.
Oil prices drifted lower after recent gains, but once again the star of the show was Gold which powered ahead to record a new all-time high of $2,625.59, before closing slightly lower at $2,621.95, up well over another percent on the day.
Asian markets have little on the calendar in the day ahead but there is a raft of Services and Manufacturing PMI numbers due out across major jurisdictions as the rest of the trading day unfolds.
| Market | Change | Close |
| Dow | +0.09% | 42,063 |
| S&P | -0.19% | 5,702 |
| Nasdaq | -0.36% | 17,948 |
| USD | +0.12% | 100.79 |
| US Treasury – 2 Year | -2.4 bps | 3.580% |
| US Treasury – 10 Year | -1.4 bps | 3.726% |
| Oil – Brent | -0.52% | $74.49 |
| Oil – WTI | -0.40% | $71.92 |
| Gold | +1.36% | $2,621.95 |
Today’s Events (AEST):
Asian Session
- All Day – Japan – Bank Holiday
European Session
- 5.15 pm – France – Flash Services and Manufacturing PMI Data
- 5.30 pm – Germany – Flash Services and Manufacturing PMI Data
- 6.00 pm – Eurozone – Flash Services and Manufacturing PMI Data
- 6.30 pm – UK – Flash Services and Manufacturing PMI Data
US Session
- 11.45 pm – US – Flash Services and Manufacturing PMI Data
