23 Jul 2013
US markets mixed on data, earnings
FXstreet.com (Edinburgh) -Shares in the US are trading mixed on Tuesday, as investors’ sentiment remains split between earnings and poor regional data from the manufacturing sector. The greenback, measured by the US Dollar index, is falling for the third consecutive session, dipping to multi-week lows in the boundaries of 82.00 the figure. The DowJones is up 0.28% while the S&P500 and the Nasdaq are retreating 0.06% and 0.33%, respectively.
The main indices in Euroland closed in red on poor US data, with the exception of the Spanish benchmark, advancing 1.35%. The rest of the indices retreated from 7-week highs, with then CAC40 down 0.43%, followed by the FTSE100, 0.39% and the DAX, 0.20%. The shared currency keeps the upbeat tone, pushing the EUR/USD to fresh 4-week highs in the boundaries of 1.3230.
In the commodities’ context, both the barrel of WTI and the ounce troy of gold are giving ground: 1.25% at $106.70 and 0.13% a $1,335.
The main indices in Euroland closed in red on poor US data, with the exception of the Spanish benchmark, advancing 1.35%. The rest of the indices retreated from 7-week highs, with then CAC40 down 0.43%, followed by the FTSE100, 0.39% and the DAX, 0.20%. The shared currency keeps the upbeat tone, pushing the EUR/USD to fresh 4-week highs in the boundaries of 1.3230.
In the commodities’ context, both the barrel of WTI and the ounce troy of gold are giving ground: 1.25% at $106.70 and 0.13% a $1,335.