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Japanese Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Minoru Jonouchi: I will attend todays Bank of Japan policy meeting.1. US crude oil futures closed up 2.42% at $96.68 per barrel; Brent crude oil futures rose 2.86% to $101.97 per barrel. The US-Iran negotiations have reached a complete stalemate, oil transport through the Strait of Hormuz remains restricted, preventing large quantities of oil from entering the international market. Iranian crude oil exports have essentially halted, and rising expectations of Middle East production cuts have pushed up oil prices due to geopolitical risk premiums. 2. International precious metals futures generally closed lower. COMEX gold futures fell 0.91% to $4697.70 per ounce, and COMEX silver futures fell 1.25% to $75.46 per ounce. The market awaits policy signals from the Federal Reserves interest rate meeting, with a cautious sentiment. Although geopolitical risk aversion and central bank gold purchases supported prices, short-term policy expectations weighed on the market. 3. Most London base metals fell. LME nickel rose 0.66% to $19,140.0/ton, LME lead rose 0.05% to $1,963.5/ton, LME aluminum fell 0.50% to $3,573.0/ton, LME copper fell 0.62% to $13,226.5/ton, LME tin fell 1.77% to $49,440.0/ton, and LME zinc fell 2.23% to $3,395.0/ton. 4. The three major U.S. stock indexes closed mixed. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.13% to 49,167.79 points, the S&P 500 rose 0.12% to 7,173.91 points, and the Nasdaq Composite rose 0.2% to 24,887.1 points. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq both hit new closing highs. McDonalds fell more than 3%, and Walmart fell more than 1%, leading the Dow Jones decline. The Wind US Tech Giants Index rose 0.97%, with Nvidia up 4% and Google up over 1%. The Nasdaq China Golden Dragon Index fell 1.2%, with Atour and iQiyi both falling over 5%. Market focus remains on the stalled Iran peace talks and the situation in the Strait of Hormuz. The Federal Reserve will hold its monetary policy meeting this week, and several tech giants will release their earnings reports. European stock indices closed slightly lower: the German DAX fell 0.19% to 24083.53 points, the French CAC40 fell 0.19% to 8141.92 points, and the UK FTSE 100 fell 0.56% to 10321.09 points. Middle East geopolitical tensions pushed up oil prices, exacerbating inflation concerns; a decline in Eurozone PMIs indicated economic weakness; and rising risk aversion led to the stock market decline.Japans unemployment rate in March was 2.7%, below the expected 2.60% and the previous reading of 2.60%.Japans job opening to job seeker ratio was 1.18 in March, in line with expectations and down from 1.19 in the previous month.Japans March unemployment rate will be released in ten minutes.

Stock Market Mid-Session Recap for July 19, 2022

Cory Russell

Jul 20, 2022 15:01

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US indices rise, although they are still limited to recent highs.


On Tuesday, major US indexes rose, with the S&P 500 rising over 2.0% to reach new weekly highs above 3,900. The Nasdaq 100 was recently trading in the mid-12,100 range, up around 2.2 percent. Both indexes are now restrained below their most recent highs in the respective ranges of 3,920-3,950 and 12,170ish.


As predicted after scheduled maintenance is finished on Thursday, indications that Russia would resume gas deliveries to Europe through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline eased concerns of a full-blown energy crisis and the ensuing European recession that would be a drag on global economy.

Focusing on earnings, Apple tries to rebound, while Boeing gets a boost

On Tuesday, earnings were once again in the spotlight, with the effect of the recent increase in the US dollar's strength being a major subject. The dollar's increase in value cost IBM (-6.2%) $3.5 billion, according to results reported late on Monday. Johnson & Johnson (-0.3%) had to lower its annual profit prediction, but its share price was still largely supported by the fact that Q2 profits above expectations.


Investors were also keeping a careful eye on changes in the share price of Apple (+1.9%), after prices dropped over 2.0% on Monday on rumors that the firm planned to reduce hiring and expenditure growth in 2023 given an increasingly gloomy outlook. In other stock-specific news, shares of Boeing (+4.1%) increased after private equity group 777 Partners disclosed intentions to purchase an additional 66 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft.


As concerns about the energy crisis ease, the Stoxx 600 spikes to new multi-week highs.


Major European equities indexes broke higher on Thursday on reports that Russia will resume gas shipments via the Nord Stream 1 pipeline into Europe as predicted. The Stoxx 600 index for all of Europe surged through resistance at 420 to reach the 423s, its highest level since June 10. For the first time since mid-April, the index is now decisively back above its 50DMA after closing the day with a 1.4 percent gain.


The French government's plan to buy out EDF for 12 euros per share and assume full control of the firm was the biggest news in European equities markets on Tuesday, apart from a decrease in anxiety about the energy crisis. In order to help France overcome the continuing European energy crisis, the French government seeks more control over the energy industry. Shares of EDF increased by x% as a consequence.

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