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Global stocks lower amid rising bond yields - Thursday Review, March 4

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ميغيل رودريغيز
ميغيل رودريغيز
05 مارس 2021
Resurgent worries over high bond yields weakened the markets

The US

Wall Street ended lower after Jerome Powell’s speech left investors worried about rising longer-term US bond yields. USA30 fell 1.11%, USA500 lost 1.34%. TECH100 dropped 2.11%, being down almost 10% since its February record high.

Crude oil added 0.3%, reaching $61.48 a barrel.

Gold fell 0.2% to $1,712.80 per ounce.

 

Asia and Australia

Stocks followed their American peers’ example and closed in the red amid the rising of yields. HongKong45 slid 2.80%.

Japan225 fell 1.87%

Down under, Australia200 was down 1.10%.

 

Europe

Markets weakened amid resurgent worries over higher bond yields. Germany30 traded 0.5% lower, and France40 fell 0.2%. UK100 lost 0.8%.

Brent oil rose 0.4% to $64.33 a barrel.

EUR/USD traded at 1.2042 after it lost 0.2%.

Source: investing.com, reuters.com

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ميغيل رودريغيز
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بدأ ميغيل مسيرته المهنية الطويلة في مؤسسات مالية مرموقة مثل Banco Santander و Banco Central-Hispano.وهو مؤلف لكتب تداول العملات.