EUR/USD
1.16121
0.418%
Gold
4011.39
0.890%
Oil
58.457
-4.401%
USD/JPY
151.594
-0.971%
GBP/USD
1.33493
0.350%
GBP/JPY
202.373
-0.608%
Real-time News
1. All three major U.S. stock indices closed lower, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average down 1.9%, the S&P 500 down 2.71%, and the Nasdaq down 3.56%. Amazon fell over 5%, and Nvidia fell nearly 5%, leading the Dow lower. The Wind US Tech 7 Index fell 3.65%, with Tesla down over 5% and Facebook down nearly 4%. Chinese concept stocks fell across the board, with Daquan New Energy down over 14% and GDS down over 13%. For the week, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 2.73%, the S&P 500 fell 2.43%, and the Nasdaq fell 2.53%. 2. All three major European stock indices closed lower, with the German DAX down 1.5%, the French CAC 40 down 1.53%, and the UKs FTSE 100 down 0.86%. For the week, the German DAX fell 0.56%, the French CAC 40 fell 2.02%, and the UKs FTSE 100 fell 0.67%. 3. U.S. Treasury yields fell across the board, with the 2-year Treasury yield down 1.63 basis points to 3.572%, the 3-year Treasury yield down 2.22 basis points to 3.586%, the 5-year Treasury yield down 2.25 basis points to 3.708%, the 10-year Treasury yield down 1.95 basis points to 4.117%, and the 30-year Treasury yield down 1.47 basis points to 4.707%. 4. International precious metals futures generally closed higher, with COMEX gold futures up 1.58% to $4,035.50 per ounce, a weekly gain of 3.24%. COMEX silver futures rose 0.76% to $47.52 per ounce, a weekly loss of 0.94%. Federal Reserve Chairwoman Mary Daly indicated that monetary policy remains moderately tight and further interest rate cuts are possible. U.S. economic data showed weak consumer confidence and rising debt risks, boosting demand for gold as a safe haven. 5. International oil prices closed lower across the board. The main contract of U.S. oil fell 5.32% to $58.24 per barrel, down 4.34% for the week; the main contract of Brent crude fell 4.8% to $62.09 per barrel, down 3.78% for the week. 6. London base metals fell across the board, with LME tin futures down 4.61% to $35,350.00/ton, down 5.62% for the week; LME copper futures fell 4.54% to $10,374.00/ton, down 3.19% for the week; LME aluminum futures fell 1.88% to $2,746.00/ton, up 1.35% for the week; LME nickel futures fell 1.79% to $15,215.00/ton, down 1.41% for the week; LME zinc futures fell 0.86% to $2,984.50/ton, down 1.65% for the week; and LME lead futures fell 0.76% to $2,014.50/ton, down 0.27% for the week.Frances new Prime Minister Le Cornu: Improving Frances public finances remains a top priority.Frances new Prime Minister Le Cornu: No one can avoid the need to restore Frances public finances.The S&P 500 posted its biggest weekly drop since May, while the Nasdaq had its biggest weekly drop since April.The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down 878.82 points, or 1.90%, to 45,479.60 on Friday, October 10; the S&P 500 closed down 182.61 points, or 2.71%, to 6,552.50 on Friday, October 10; and the Nasdaq Composite closed down 820.20 points, or 3.56%, to 22,204.43 on Friday, October 10.
