Asian markets are feeling hunger for risks and there is no even performance in the sector today. There are some ratty big losses, although, most of the stocks and indices are looking up this trading day. Europe is growing on the other hand. There are absolutely no losses in the sector of the market with all of the sector looking green as it hasn’t in a long time now.
Kospi advanced 0.9 percent.
Shanghai Composite lost 1.2 percent.
Topix fell 0.1 percent.
MSCI Asia Pacific climbed 0.2 percent.
Hang Seng lost 0.3 percent.
Stoxx Europe 600 gained 0.5 percent – the highest position for index in almost three weeks.
FTSE climbed 0.2 percent.
DAX rose 0.4 percent.
MSCI Emerging Market gained 0.5 percent.
With greenback extending its losses for several days in row with only little up movements during trading other currencies bloom in their full beauty with euro showing real power.
Dollar lost 0.2 percent against the six major peers – a loss that brought the greenback to the lowest point in almost seven weeks.
Euro gained 0.3 percent - $1.1708.
Pound advanced 0.5 percent - $1.3213.
Oil is trying to get out of the usual price scopes with quite a success, although precious metals are not as lucky.
WTI oil advanced 0.6 percent - $71.55 per barrel.
Barrel of Brent grew 0.13 percent - $79.50.
Natural gas lost 0.14 percent of the MMBtu price - $2.90.
Heating oil advanced 0.48 percent - $225.73.
Gold decreased 0.1 percent - $1207.10 per ounce.
Silver is down 0.18 percent - $271.35.
Platinum declined 0.17 percent - $822.69.