Mixed – that is a word that describes the situation in the markets the best today. Asian numbers seem to be a little better than European ones. Reaction to the selloff has worn off and now we can see that Europe is a little bit weaker than Asia at the moment.

Hang Seng grew 1 percent.

Kospi declined 0.4 percent.

Topix gained 0.1 percent.

Shanghai Composite added 0.7 percent.

MSCI Asia Pacific fell 0.05 percent.

S&P 500 futures lost 0.1 percent.

Stoxx Europe 600 declined 0.3 percent.

DAX lost 0.6 percent – the lowest point for the index in 6 months.

MSCI Emerging Market is down by less than 0.05 percent.

Equities are a real treat today with all of the major peers in the market being in the green zone. Growing greenback doesn’t push on euro and pound and we can see a true collaboration of the currencies.

Dollar is in the green zone with 0.1 percent gain.

Euro went up 0.1 percent - $1.1503.

Pound added 0.1 percent - $1.3159.

In the morning oil was in the green zone, but right now we can see losses with the crude as well as with the other instruments in the sector of the market.

WTI oil lost 0.11 percent - $74.88.

Brent lost 0.09 percent - $84.92 per barrel.

Per-ounce price of one ounce of gold is by 0.05 percent lower.

Silver declined 0.1 percent - $14.39.

Platinum is down by 0.36 percent.