April 23rd, 2020

Summary

The S&P 500 finished the day 0.17% higher. European stocks rose by 0.94%. Asian equities were up by 0.87%.  Domestic bond yields decreased from 0.626% to 0.598% and German bonds fell to -0.422%. The Japanese 10-year bond fell to -0.008%. The US Dollar gained 0.15% and Gold rose 0.69%. U.S. weekly jobless claims have reached 4.4 million; putting the 5 week total at over 26.4 million.

Domestic Market Indices

• The Dow Jones Industrial Average* was up 39 points or 0.17% to 23,515.26

• The Standard & Poor's 500 Index was down 2 points or 0.05% to 2,797.80

• The NASDAQ Composite Index was down 1 point or 0.01% to 8,494.75

International Market Indices

• The STOXX Europe 600 Index was up 3 points or 0.94% to 333.24

• The Asia Dow Index was up 25 points or 0.87% to 2,872.90

• The FTSE All-World Emerging Latin America Index was up 12 points or 0.77% to 1,620.75 (as of Apr. 22nd)

Bond Rates

• The U.S. 10-year Bond yield fell to 0.598%

• The Germany 10-year Bond yield fell to -0.422%

• The Japan 10-year Bond yield fell to -0.008%

Commodity Markets

• Gold (Continuous Contract) rose 12.00 to $1,750.30 or up 0.69%

• Crude Oil WTI (NYM $/bbl) rose 3.20 to $16.98 or up 23.22%

Currency Markets

• The US Dollar rose $0.15 or 0.15% to $100.54

• The Euro fell $0.0057 or 0.53% to $1.0768

• The Pound rose $0.0011 or 0.09% to $1.2346

• The Bitcoin rose $419.10 or 5.87% to $7,556.95