Asia Mostly In Green, Europe Markets Decline; Crude Oil And Gold Rise While Dollar Dips - Global Markets Today While US Slept

On Tuesday, November 26th, U.S. markets ended higher, with tech stocks rebounding as investors weighed Fed minutes signaling policy uncertainty and Trump’s new tariff threats. Automakers Ford and GM saw declines due to fears of rising supply chain costs and trade tensions.

In economic data, the S&P Case-Shiller index rose 4.6% year over year in September, down from 5.2% in August. Meanwhile, new single-family home sales in the U.S. dropped 17.3% in October to an annualized rate of 610,000.

The majority of S&P 500 sectors rose, led by utilities, communication services, and consumer discretionary, while energy and materials fell.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.28% and closed at 44,860.31, the S&P 500 gained 0.57% to 6,021.60, and the Nasdaq Composite rose 0.63% to finish at 19,174.30.

Asia Markets Today

On Wednesday, Japan’s Nikkei 225 declined 0.78% and ended the session at 38,111.50, led by losses in the Shipbuilding, Paper & Pulp, and Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic sectors.

Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 gained 0.57% and ended the day at 8,406.70, led by gains in the Gold, Consumer Discretionary, and Telecoms Services sectors.

India’s Nifty 50 rose 0.35% to 24,278.20, and Nifty 500 gained 0.59%, closing at 22,696.15, led by gains in the Power, Capital Goods, and Public Sector Undertakings sectors.

China’s Shanghai Composite gained 1.53% to close at 3,309.78, and the Shenzhen CSI 300 rose 1.74%, finishing the day at 3,907.04.

Hong Kong’s Hang Seng was up 2.32% and closed the session at 19,603.13.

Eurozone at 05:30 AM ET

The European STOXX 50 index was down 0.85%.

Germany’s DAX fell 0.52%.

France’s CAC declined 1.23%.

FTSE 100 traded higher by 0.12%.

Commodities at 05:30 AM ET

Crude Oil WTI was trading higher by 0.29% at $68.96/bbl, and Brent was up 0.25% at $72.50/bbl.

Oil prices steadied as markets assessed an Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire and anticipated OPEC+ delaying output hikes.

Natural Gas slid 4.27% to $3.319.

Gold was trading higher by 1.05% at $2,673.40, Silver was up 0.33% to $30.935, and Copper rose 0.98% to $4.1578.

U.S. Futures at 05:30 AM ET

Dow futures declined 0.08%, S&P 500 futures were down 0.17% and Nasdaq 100 futures slid 0.33%.

Forex at 05:30 AM ET

The U.S. Dollar Index fell 0.53% to 106.45, USD/JPY was down 1.12% at 151.37 and USD/AUD slid 0.14% to 1.5425.

The U.S. dollar dropped to a one-week low as markets digested Trump’s tariff pledges and prepared for month-end rebalancing, while the yen strengthened on expectations of rate hikes.

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