The final value of the University of Michigan Consumer Confidence Index in January was 71.1, with expectations of 73.2 and a previous value of 73.2.
The dollar index DXY fell 15 points in the short term, now trading at 107.25. The pound against the dollar GBP/USD rose by 1.00% in the day, now trading at 1.2478. The euro against the dollar EUR/USD expanded to 1.00% in the day, now trading at 1.0520.
The UK's Gfk Consumer Confidence Index for January will be released in ten minutes.
The UK's Gfk Consumer Confidence Index in January was -22, expectations were -18, and the previous value was -17.
The UK's Gfk Consumer Confidence Index recorded -22 in January, the lowest level since December 2023.
January 24th news, U.S. stocks closed on Thursday, the Dow initially closed up 0.92%, the S & P 500 index rose 0.53% to a record high, the Nasdaq rose 0.22%. Micron Technology (MU. O) fell 4%, Arm (ARM. O) fell 7%, Netflix (NFLX. O) rose 3%. Nasdaq China Golden Dragon index closed up 0.13%.
The Baltic Dry index extended losses to a 23-month low on Thursday, weighed down by weaker rates across ship types. The Baltic Dry index fell 69 points to 824, its lowest level since February 2023. The Capesize index fell 155 points to a more than five-week low of 1,081. Capesize profits fell $1,285 a day to $8,967. The Panamax index fell 39 points to 804, its lowest level since June 2020. Panamax profits fell $346 a day to $7,239. The super-handy bulk index slipped 20 points to 654, its lowest ...
U.S. stocks opened with the Dow down 0.1%, the S & P 500 down 0.15% and the Nasdaq down 0.5%. Micron Technology (MU. O) fell 4% as rival SK Hynix warned of a sharper drop in demand for commodity memory chips. American Airlines Group (AAL. O) fell 8.7% as the company forecast a lower-than-expected profit in 2025. Union Pacific (UNP. N) rose 3.4% as Q4 net profit beat expectations.
The preliminary value of the Eurozone Consumer Confidence Index in January was -14.2, expectations were -14.2, and the previous value was -14.5.
The Hang Seng index fell in the afternoon, with the Hang Seng Technology Index widening its decline to 1.2%.
On January 23rd, according to the announcement of the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, due to the fact that the price premium in the secondary market has not declined today, according to the application of Harvest Fund Management Co., Ltd. and the relevant business rules, Harvest Germany ETF will be temporarily suspended from 10:56 on January 23, 2025 to the close of the market.
The Hang Seng Technology Index fell in late afternoon trading, narrowing gains to 0.14 per cent.
In early trading, the main contracts of domestic futures were mixed. The container shipping index (European line) rose more than 4%, coke, soda ash, pulp, industrial silicon, manganese silicon rose more than 1%. In terms of decline, Shanghai nickel and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) fell more than 2%, Shanghai zinc, No. 20 rubber (NR), palm oil fell nearly 2%.