Daily global market review

Financial markets registered mixed performances in the US, Canada, Brazil, Chile, and Mexico. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 33,897.01, representing a decrease of 79.62 points or 0.23%. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 index slipped by 0.35 points or 0.01% to 4,154.52. The NASDAQ Composite Index gained 3.81 points or 0.03% to reach 12,157.23. The VIX, which measures market volatility, declined by 0.37 points or 2.20% to 16.46. The Russell 2000 index, which tracks the performance of small-cap stocks, advanced by 3.89 points or 0.22% to 1,799.44. In Canada, the S&P/TSX Composite Index fell by 3.85 points or 0.02% to 20,680.83, and the S&P/TSX 60 index rose by 0.32 points or 0.03% to 1,246.76. In Brazil, the BOVESPA index dropped by 2,250.29 points or 2.12% to 103,912.94. In Chile, the S&P IPSA index decreased by 51.13 points or 0.93% to 5,423.49, and in Mexico, the S&P/BMV IPC index slipped by 77.43 points or 0.14% to 54,308.09.

The STOXX Europe 50 fell by 5.45 points, or 0.13%, to reach a value of 4,047.08, while the STOXX Europe 600 dropped 0.49 points, or 0.10%, to finish at 468.13. The FTSE 100, representing the United Kingdom's largest companies, declined by 10.67 points, or 0.13%, to end at 7,898.77. In contrast, Italy's FTSE MIB gained 42.18 points, or 0.15%, and closed at 27,933.61. France's CAC 40 increased by 15.81 points, or 0.21%, to reach a value of 7,549.44. Overall, the European markets were relatively stable with no significant changes occurring.

The Nikkei 225 in Japan closed at 28,606.76, down by 52.07 points or 0.18%. The Hang Seng in Hong Kong was down by 1.37%, or 282.75 points, to close at 20,367.76. The Shanghai Composite in China lost 23.20 points, or 0.68%, to close at 3,370.13. The S&P/ASX 200 in Australia gained 5.30 points, or 0.07%, to close at 7,365.50. The KOSPI in South Korea was up by 0.16%, or 3.99 points, to close at 2,575.08. The Taiwan SE was down by 0.62%, or 98.97 points, to close at 15,770.47.

The Nasdaq Crypto Index (NCI) experienced a decline of 4.38%, closing at 1,734.34, with a decrease of 79.44 points. Bitcoin (BTCUSD) also dropped by 3.85%, with its value at 29,207.00, a decrease of 1,171.00 points. Ether (ETHUSD) saw a drop of 6.06%, with its value at 1,977.10, a decrease of 127.50 points. Litecoin (LTCUSD) experienced a significant decline of 8.64%, with its value at 92.99, down by 8.79 points. XRPUSD, which represents the value of XRP, saw a decrease of 6.79%, closing at 0.49, down by 0.04 points.

The Yield and Yield Change for 3 Month Treasury is 4.992% and -0.005, respectively. For 2 Year Treasury, the Yield and Yield Change is 4.242% and +0.034, respectively. The Yield and Yield Change for 5 Year Treasury is 3.707% and +0.024, respectively. For 10 Year Treasury, the Yield and Yield Change is 3.592% and +0.021, respectively. Lastly, for 30 Year Treasury, the Yield is 3.786% and the Yield Change is +0.000.

In the currencies market, the euro decreased by 0.0017 against the US dollar, resulting in a 0.15% change. The British pound gained 0.0014 against the US dollar, representing a 0.11% increase. The US dollar increased by 0.0067 against the Canadian dollar, marking a 0.50% rise. The US dollar gained 0.0011 against the Swiss Franc, resulting in a 0.12% change. Lastly, the US dollar rose 0.5745 against the Japanese yen, signifying a 0.43% increase.

The Bloomberg Commodity Index (BCOMTR) had a value of 237.34, a change of -3.11, and a percentage change of -1.29%. The UBS Bloomberg CMCI (CMCITR) had a value of 1,520.82, a change of -16.56, and a percentage change of -1.08%. The Reuters/Jefferies CRB (CRYTR) had a value of 302.69, a change of -4.25, and a percentage change of -1.39%. The Rogers International (RICIGLTR) had a value of 3,722.49, a change of -56.40, and a percentage change of -1.49%. The S&P GSCI (SPGSCITR) had a value of 3,457.46, a change of +10.84, and a percentage change of +0.31%.

Moving on to the commodity prices, WTI Crude Oil (CL1:COM) was priced at USD 78.96 per barrel, a change of -1.90, and a percentage change of -2.35%. Brent Crude (CO1:COM) was priced at USD 82.93 per barrel, a change of -1.84, and a percentage change of -2.17%. RBOB Gasoline (XB1:COM) was priced at USD 263.89 per gallon, a change of -11.20, and a percentage change of -4.07%. Natural Gas (NG1:COM) was priced at USD 2.18 per MMBtu, a change of -0.18, and a percentage change of -7.69%. Heating Oil (HO1:COM) was priced at USD 255.03 per gallon, a change of -4.96, and a percentage change of -1.91%.

Among the precious and industrial metals, Gold (GC1:COM) was priced at USD 2,007.10 per t oz., a change of -12.60, and a percentage change of -0.62%. Gold Spot (XAUUSD:CUR) was priced at USD 1,994.92 per t oz., a change of -0.01, and a percentage change of 0.00%. Silver (SI1:COM) was priced at USD 25.37 per t oz., a change of +0.11, and a percentage change of +0.42%. Copper (HG1:COM) was priced at USD 407.60 per lb., a change of -2.05, and a percentage change of -0.50%. Platinum Spot (XPTUSD:CUR) was priced at USD 1,091.29 per t oz., a change of -1.32, and a percentage change of -0.12%.

Finally, in the agriculture sector, Corn (C 1:COM) was priced at USD 636.50 per bushel, a change of -8.00, and a percentage change of -1.24%. Wheat (W 1:COM) was priced at USD 692.25 per bushel, a change of -17.25, and a percentage change of -2.43%. Cocoa (CC1:COM) was priced at USD 2,977.00 per MT, a change of +12.00, and a percentage change of +0.40