Stocks across the markets have extended their yesterday’s fall as Chinese yuan is sliding down. Decrease of Chinese currency is surrounded with fear for contamination and tendency for over-all fall in the region. European market as well as American equities are feeling much better on the other hand.
Stoxx Europe 600 advanced 0.4 percent.
S&P 500 futures gained 0.2 percent.
MSCI All-Country World is 0.1 percent up.
MSCI Emerging Market lost 0.4 percent.
Dollar lost 0.2 percent against six major currencies.
Euro gained 0.1 percent - $1.1654.
Pound advanced 0.1 percent - $1.3158.
Yuan gave traders the most shakes today having lost 0.2 percent in its 14th consecutive decline. Right now Chinese currency is at 11-months-low with 6.69 yuan per dollar.
WTI oil gained 1.03 percent - $74.70 per barrel.
Brent is 0.61 percent up - $77.77 per barrel.
Natural gas gained 0.03 percent - $2.86 per MMBtu.
Comex gold gained 0.25 percent - $1.244.80 per ounce.
Comex silver added 0.76 percent - $15.96 per ounce.
Copper advanced by 0.02 percent - $294.45 per pound.
Corn gained 0.43 percent - $348.50 per bushel.
Bushel of wheat costs $486.00 after having gained 1.20 percent.
Cocoa lost 0.44 percent - $2.501.00 per metric ton.