Global Markets have been bashful again without any particular variation. On average all major indexes signed a -0.47% variation. In Asia, the Japanese Market, the IDX and Shanghai.
In general the majority of the Analysts for Global Major Indexes felt a Negative market sentiment for the short term with a preponderance of Strong Sell. The same analysis performed for the Medium Term and Long Term revealed respectively Sell and Strong Sell.
Let’s analyze in detail the major indexes for American, European and Asia & Pacific Markets.
US Major Indices
US Major Indices closed with a above the expectations result with the majority of the indexes in green. On average in the market session of today, US Major Indices gain1.37%points. Performing a comparison among the major marketplaces, the American Market Outperformed the European and Outperformed the Asia & Pacific market.
S&P 500 Incremented its value by 0.63% being traded now at 4201.66points. S&P Performance so far is downbeat: its YTD value has dropped by -12.02%.
NASDAQ surged in today session, being traded now at 12612.75 NASDAQ Performance this year has been mainly negative results: its today variation of 0.39% or 48.99 brings now the total YTD Performance to -19.49%
Dow Jones Industrial Average Incremented its value by 0.65% or 214.43, being traded now at 33343.22. Dow Jones Performance so far is downbeat: its YTD value has drop by -8.46%.
NYSE Composite fell today by -0.0004 or -6 points. This led the index to be traded at 15609.3. Analyzing the past months till January we discover that its Year to Date performance has been dismal recording a variation of -0.0906.
Lastly, the Index for the Small Cap (Small Cap 2000) slipped in today’s session, its value is 1896.15. Today has decreased by -0.0026 or -5.03 points. Its performance this year registered a variation of-0.1566.
Remaining in the Americas, the Canadian S&P/TSX Index, in today’s session moved by 0.0017 or 34.57 points. It brings the Index to be traded at 20939.85. S&P/TSX Year to Date Yield is below zero recording a movement of -0.0144.
European Major Indices
Moving to European Major Indices, the last session has shown a European Market dismal. The majority of the indexes are red. The sum during the last market session of the European Major Indices brings the total to lost: -701.25 points. On average European Markets Followed the American Market and Followed the Asian one.
The German Index DAX decreased its value by -0.0049 losing -68.65 points. The index is now traded at 13970.82. DAX results this year are downbeat since it dropped on a year to date scale around -0.1205. Volumes for today’s session were 71631104.
French CAC 40 decreased in today’s session to 6395.68 with a daily variation of -0.0124 or -80.5 points. Also CAC 40 performance this year has been downbeat since it dropped give or take -0.1059.
The Iberic Ibex35 from Spain, decreased, its value moved during the last session of -0.0104 or -89.7 points. YTD results for Ibex have shown a development of its value till -0.0245.
Euro Stoxx 50, the index created in 1998 to regroup the Major Companies and now traded in several currencies (USD-JPY-EUR-GBP), today decreased its yield. The European Index Basket is now traded at 3724.99 points. The latest variation of -0.0096 or -36.2 points. This latest up and down adds to a downbeat trend registered from the beginning of the year. YTD is indeed -0.1334.
Coming to Bel Paese (Italy), FTSE ALL SHARE followed the colleagues. During this session it decremented to 26125.34 with a variation of -358.32 points or -0.0135. Also for this index the YTD performance has seen a drop of -0.1275.
Last but not least for the European Team, we have the United Kingdom. The FTSE 100 indeed reported a decrease on today’s session and experienced a variation of its value by -0.009 being traded now at 7493.45. The session registered a variation of -67.88 points. The future based on the past is optimistic with its Year-to-date value hike of 0.0147.
Asia and Pacific Major indices
Asia and Pacific Major indices closed with a dismal result with the majority of the indexes in red. On average during the last market session, Asia & Pacific Indices lost around -621.09. In the usual comparison among the Major Indices, the Asian Market Followed the Americas and Outperformed the European Market.
Hang Seng decreased in today’s session to 20869.52. It changed around -0.011 or -232.37 points. Its performance this year has been downbeat since it dropped around -0.1081.
The Indian Nifty 50 decreased this session by -0.0229 and is now traded at 16677.6 with the last variation of -391.5 points. Nifty 50 performance this Year, analysts’ said is downbeat due to its drop of -0.039.
All values and prices have to be intended at press time.
