Equities mixed ahead of US nonfarm payrolls report - 3.5.2024

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Resumo do mercado atual

The Dollar weakening is intact
US stock index futures are higher currently
Brent is extending gains currently.
Gold is extending losses presently.

Notícias quentes do dia

Global equity indexes futures are pointing in opposite directions currently ahead of US jobs market data today at 14:30 CET after Wall Street ended up on Thursday. Facebook parent Meta shares added 0.57% underperforming market, Apple shares rose 2.29% on Thursday before the iPhone maker announced that its board had authorized $110 billion in share repurchases, a 22% increase over last year’s $90 billion authorization, that drove stock price up 7% in after-hours trading.

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Notícias de Forex

Par de moedas	Mudança
EUR/USD	+0.1%
GBP/USD	+0.3%
USD/JPY	-0.1%
AUD/USD	+0.2%

The Dollar weakening is intact today. The live dollar index data show the ICE US Dollar index, a measure of the dollar’s strength against a basket of six rival currencies, ended 0.2% lower on Thursday.

Both EUR/USD and GBP/USD slowed their advancing on Thursday. Both euro and Pound are higher against the dollar currently. USD/JPY slowed its retreating yesterday while AUD/USD slowed its climbing with both the yen and the Australian dollar higher still against the Greenback currently.

Notícias do mercado de ações

Índices	Mudança
DJI	+0.6%
GB100	+0.1%
HK50	-0.6%
Índice de ações australiano	-0.1%

US stock index futures are higher currently with the yield on benchmark 10-year Treasury notes up at 4.489%. The three main stock benchmarks ended up on Thursday with daily gains in the range of 0.9% to 1.5% led by large technology shares.

European indexes futures are mixed today after stock indexes closed lower on Thursday with tech shares leading losses. Asian stock indexes futures are mostly falling today with Hong Kong’s Hang Seng leading losses in thin trading as markets in Japan and mainland China were closed.

Notícias do mercado de produtos

Mercadorias	Mudança
#C-BRENT	+0.1%
Petróleo WTI	+0.1%

Brent is extending gains currently. Prices ended mixed on Thursday after the US government reported a surprise jump in crude oil stocks on Wednesday. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) futures ended 5 cents lower but are higher currently. Brent futures added 0.3% to $83.67 a barrel on Thursday.