Global Markets Rebound As Oil Slides, Yields Ease

CANBERA (dpa-AFX) - Sentiment in global markets improved on Friday amidst a dip in crude oil prices and an easing in bond yields. Ebbing rate hike expectations from the Federal Reserve also supported sentiment.Expectations of a quarter percentage rate hike by the Fed in October has declined to 69 percent, from above 75 percent a day earlier, according to the CME FedWatch tool.Wall Street Futures have gained more than a quarter percent. Major benchmarks in Europe are trading in the green. Earlier in the day, Asian markets had finished trading on a mixed note.The six-currency Dollar Index has slipped amidst a rebound in the Japanese yen. Crude oil price benchmarks have declined more than a percent helped by reports that the U.S. and Iran were exploring a phased deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.Sovereign bond yields mostly eased. Gold has gained more than half a percent. Cryptocurrencies rebounded.Here is a snapshot of the major world markets at this hour.Stock Indexes:DJIA (US30) at 51,495.10, up 0.28%S&P 500 (US500) at 7,728.30, up 0.31%Germany's DAX at 25,482.73, up 0.90%U.K.'s FTSE 100 at 10,731.23, up 0.48%France's CAC 40 at 8,108.41, up 0.33%Euro Stoxx 50 at 6,328.15, up 0.89%Japan's Nikkei 225 at 66,466.00, up 1.45%Australia's S&P ASX 200 at 8,665.00, down 0.43%China's Shanghai Composite at 3,888.37, down 1.22% (Sep 24)Hong Kong's Hang Seng at 24,510.09, down 1.01%South Korea's KOSPI at 7,080.92, up 0.90% (Sep 23)Currencies:Dollar Index at 101.12, down 0.16%EUR/USD at 1.1389, up 0.10%GBP/USD at 1.3238, up 0.12%USD/JPY at 158.08, down 0.48%USD/CHF at 0.8296, up 0.22%AUD/USD at 0.7027, up 0.21%Ten-Year Govt Bond Yields:U.S. at 5.165%, up 0.04%Germany at 3.5923%, down 0.52%France at 4.665%, down 1.04%U.K. at 5.3487%, down 0.68%Japan at 3.078%, down 0.23%Commodities:Brent Oil Futures (Nov) at $105.23, down 1.29%Crude Oil WTI Futures (Nov) at $92.82, down 1.89%Gold Futures (Dec) at $4,330.55, up 0.76%Silver Futures (Dec) at $65.13, up 1.76%Cryptocurrencies:Bitcoin at $84,570.60, up 1.58%Ethereum at $2,694.31, up 2.00%BNB at $775.30, up 0.84%XRP at $1.55, up 4.10%Solana at $117.56, up 2.98%Copyright(c) 2026 RTTNews.com. All Rights ReservedCopyright RTT News/dpa-AFX