London, Tuesday, 14 December 2021
U.S. markets closed lower on Tuesday, amid inflationary pressures. Inflation continues to be on the rise in the United States with wholesale prices posting a year-on-year record of 9.6% in November, according to date releases by the government on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, European stock markets did not follow the positives of the increase in annual industrial production, closing mixed.
U.S. Stock Market Indexes
S&P 500: -34.67 (-0.74%) to 4,634.30
Nasdaq: -175.64 (-1.14%) to 15,237.64
Dow Jones: -105.26 (-0.30%) to 35,545.69
European Stock Market Indexes
STOXX Europe 600: fell 3.97, or 0.84%, to 469.56 points
FTSE 100 in London: -12 points, or 0.18%, to end at 7,218
DAX 30 in Germany: the worst performer of the day, -168 points, or 1.08%, to 15,453
CAC 40 in France: -47 points, or 0.69%, to 6,895
FTSE MIB 30 in Italy: +5 points, or 0.02%, to end the day at 26,556
IBEX 35 in Spain: +55 points, or 0.67%, to close at 8,378
Other markets
Ten-year U.S. Treasury notes: +1.4 bps to yield 1.4380%
Dollar index: 0.24 or 0.25% at 96.56 as of Dec 14, 2021 at 5:38 p.m. EST
VIX volatility index: +1.58 (7.78%) at 21.89 as of Dec 14, 3:15 PM CST
Oil prices
Brent crude: -0.69 (-0.93%) at $73.70 per barrel as of DEC 14, 2021 5:15 PM ET
West Texas Intermediate: - -1.00 -1.40% at 70.73 per barrel as of Dec 14, 2021 4:59 p.m. EST
Precious metals
Gold: -15.39 or -0.86% at 1,770.64
Silver: -0.37 or -1.64% at 21.95
Cryptocurrencies
Bitcoin: +1,513.80 (3.23%) at $ 48,325.90 as of Dec 14, 10:54 PM UTC
Etherum: +49.81 (1.31%) at $ 3,840.13 as of Dec 14, 10:59 PM UTC
(Written and edited by: The Decision Maker)
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