Report bythe Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has helped markets out a lot today as Chinese segments was finally able to take on some of gains along with the greenback. Stocks in Europe were able to enjoy some gains as well.

Topix went up 0.4 percent.

Kospi lost 0.2 percent.

Hang Seng is almost unchanged.

MSCI Asia Pacific grew 0.2 percent.

S&P 500 futures are still while Index itself gained 0.4 percent.

Stoxx Europe 600 grew by 0.5 percent.

S&P 500 futures gained 0.1 percent.

MSCI Emerging Market lost 0.2 percent.

Equities are mostly in the losing area today with only one currency looking extremely good and that is dollar. The greenback has gained 0.3 percent against the six major currencies and not at the two-weeks-high point.

Euro in its turn crumbled under strong dollar with 0.2 percent loss - $1.1636.

Pound lost 0.1 percent - $1.3099. Both euro and pound lost enough in order to sink to the lowest level in three weeks.

Yen is at the six-months low with 113.06 yen per dollar exchange rate after 0.2 percent loss.

Commodities market seems to be in shock after the rapid gain of the greenback and red color is dominant all over the sector with oil being the biggest loser. 

WTI oil declined 0.95 percent - $67.43 per barrel.

Brent lost 1.18 percent - $71.31 per barrel. The numbers haven't been that low for the crude in months.

Natural gas lost 0.04 percent - $2.74 per MMBtu.

Comex gold declined 0.43 percent - $1.222.00 per ounce.

Comex silver lost 1.1 percent - $15.45 per ounce.

Copper decreased by 0.66 percent - $272.90 per pound.

Gains can be seen with corn and wheat though.

Corn added 0.28 percent - $360.75 per bushel.

Wheat costs 499.75 per bushel after 0.4 percent gain. 

Cocoa lost 0.46 percent - $2.395.00 per metric ton.