Yesterday world financial markets closed mixed once again. In Europe, in particular, Britain’s FTSE 100 fell 0.32 percent getting down to 6,743.94 points, Germany’s DAX grew 0.18 percent up to 9,833.07 points while France’s CAC 40 shed 0.32 percent down to 4,422.84 points.
On Russia’s stock market, the MICEX index dropped 0.06 percent down to 1,476.38 points and the RTS index – 0.99 percent down to 1,366.08 points.
In the USA, the Dow Jones fell на 0.15 percent down to 16,826.60 points, the NASDAQ advanced 0.23 percent up to 4,408.18 points whereas the S&P 500 shed 0.04 percent reaching 1,960.23 points.
On London’s ICE, the price of Brent oil went down by $0.94 making $112.36 a barrel. The NYMEX price of WTI oil for August delivery got lower by $0.37 making $105.37 a barrel.
On Forex, EUR/USD has reached the level mentioned earlier. Now the pair is stuck against the medium- and long-term daily MA’s. Its further growth prospects aren’t very clear now.
Anna Gorenkova
NordFX Analyst