Market Update

Crude oil futures continued their gains Wednesday, September 2, after an exceed-expectations withdrawal from crude inventories in the United States and strong activity by American and Chinese factories fueled optimism about the recovery from the Coronavirus pandemic and boosted investors’ appetite for risk. Brent crude futures rose 45 cents to …

Gold prices fell on Wednesday, September 2nd as the dollar rebounded after strong data for the US industrial sector supported hopes for a rapid global economic recovery, which made the yellow metal lose some of its appeals as a safe haven. Gold spot fell 0.4% to 1962.63 dollars an ounce …

European shares opened higher on Wednesday, September 2, after suffering losses for four consecutive sessions, while the media and entertainment sector recovered from the large losses recorded in the previous session. The European Stoxx600 index rose 1.1% in early trade, after losing more than 2% over the past four sessions. …

German retail sales declined in July, missing economists’ expectations of an increase Data released by the German Statistics Office on Wednesday showed that German retail sales fell by -0.9% during the month of July, compared to a decline of -1.9% in the previous June. On the year, retail sales rose …

Russia’s production of oil and gas condensate rose 5% in August to 41.7 million tons, or 9.86 million barrels per day, from 9.37 million barrels per day in July, Interfax news agency reported, citing data from the Russian Energy Ministry. The increase follows a decision by a group of oil-producing …

According to the New York Mercantile Exchange, crude oil futures for October were traded at $43.09 a barrel, up 0.77%. It was previously traded at a session high at $43.16 a barrel. Crude oil may find support at $42.36 and resistance at $43.57. The dollar index, which measures the performance …

According to the COMEX, gold futures for December were traded $ 1971.20 per ounce, down 0.39%. It previously traded at a session low at $ 1965.80 an ounce. Gold may find points of support at $ 1914.70 and resistance at $ 2001.20. The dollar index, which measures the performance of …

American Petroleum Institute data released showed a decline in US inventories of crude oil and fuel in the latest week. Crude inventories fell 6.4 million barrels for the week ending August 28 to about 501.2 million barrels, while analysts expected a decline of 1.9 million barrels. Crude stocks at the …

Japanese stocks rose on Wednesday, September 2, after positive data for the manufacturing sector in the United States revived hopes that the global economic recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic remained on track. Nikkei closed up 0.47% to 23,247.15 points, while TOPIX index rose 0.47% to 1623.40 points. Stocks also received …

FX option expiries for Sept 2 NY cut at 10:00 Eastern Time, via DTCC, can be found below. – EUR/USD: EUR amounts 1.1875 929m  – USD/JPY: USD amounts          105.55 829m105.75 465m106.00 581m106.50 1.1bn – USD/CAD: USD amounts         1.3225 1.1bn – NZD/USD: NZD amounts 0.6750 211m