Gold is up +0,61% to $1,311,40, and Silver is up +1,02% to $20,11. Crude oil (brent) is up +0,52% to $106,37. Copper is down -0,03% to $303,85. It`s all red in the Euro Zone today, while the indices are little changed.
(Chart: S&P 500 Index)
Nikkei slid to a two-week low today. The Japanese shares fell 1,4%. The BOJ (Bank of Japan) stood pat on policy after a 2-day meeting, and gains in the yen also hurt the sentiment. It was mixed in the Asian markets today.
Dow seems to open up today, while S&P 500 open in a red territory. EUR/USD is trading at 1,3762. Up + 0,17%. Sectors: Telecoms is down -0,78%. Financials is down -0,43%, while the Energy sector is up +0,02%.
Some investors are scared and want to take some profits now. Other investors see opportunities like some talking heads at CNBC. They belive a «bear case» is almost impossible based on the job data and other economic numbers.
It`s difficult to predict the next move in the market. Other investors say that the stock exchange is more like a casino right now. All driven by robots. Nobody knows where the Easter Bunny will jump!
Reports today:
10:00 a.m EST JOLTS Job Openings
01:30 a.m EST FOMC Member Kocherlakota Speaks
02:45 a.m EST FOMC Member Plosser Speaks
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