Asia And Europe Markets In Red; Oil Recovers Slightly, Gold Nears $2,700 - Global Markets Today While US Slept
US markets closed lower Tue, with Nasdaq dropping 1%. Earnings mixed, finance outperformed, healthcare disappointed. NY Empire State Manufacturing Index fell to -11.9. Most S&P 500 sectors down, Dow -0.75%, S&P 500 -0.76%, Nasdaq -1.01%. Japan's Nikkei -1.87%, Australia's S&P/ASX 200 -0.41%, India's Nifty 50 -0.31%, China's Shanghai +0.05%, Shenzhen -0.63%, Hong Kong -0.16%. European STOXX 50 -0.66%, DAX -0.53%, CAC -0.47%, FTSE 100 +0.66%. Crude Oil WTI +0.06%, Brent +0.04%, Natural Gas -0.32%, Gold +0.68%, Silver +1.04%, Copper +1.10%. US Futures: Dow -0.04%, S&P 500 +0.03%, Nasdaq 100 +0.12%. US Dollar Index -0.01%, USD/JPY +0.07%, USD/AUD +0.21%.