Weak Sentiment In Global Markets

WASHINGTON (dpa-AFX) - Sentiment in global markets remains dampened by the deteriorating macroeconomic as well as geopolitical scenario. The looming U.S. sanctions against Iran, the potential spike in crude oil prices as well as the likely impact on inflation weighed heavily on market sentiment. A volatile bond market as well as the trade friction between the U.S. and Canada also mattered to markets.Wall Street Futures are directionless around the flatline. Major benchmarks in Europe are trading on a mostly negative note. Earlier in the day, Asian markets too had finished trading on a mixed note.The six-currency Dollar Index has edged up. Ten-year sovereign bond yields are trading in a mixed fashion.Both the crude oil price benchmarks have declined more than a percent. Gold extended gains. Cryptocurrencies are trading on a mostly positive note.Here is a snapshot of the major world markets at this hour.Stock Indexes:DJIA (US30) at 53,348.80, up 0.13%S&P 500 (US500) at 7,653.46, down 0.27%Germany's DAX at 26,068.61, down 0.23%U.K.'s FTSE 100 at 10,822.20, up 0.05%France's CAC 40 at 8,452.11, down 0.38%Euro Stoxx 50 at 6,445.45, down 0.31%Japan's Nikkei 225 at 65,528.09, down 0.74%Australia's S&P ASX 200 at 9,103.10, up 0.49%China's Shanghai Composite at 3,882.01, down 0.59%Hong Kong's Hang Seng at 25,517.33, down 1.89%South Korea's KOSPI at 6,696.96, down 3.12%Currencies:Dollar Index at 98.92, up 0.12%EUR/USD at 1.1673, down 0.03%GBP/USD at 1.3649, up 0.03%USD/JPY at 159.09, up 0.07%USD/CHF at 0.8020, up 0.07%AUD/USD at 0.7168, down 0.04%Ten-Year Govt Bond Yields:U.S. at 4.717%, down 0.44%Germany at 3.2654%, up 0.28%France at 4.136%, up 0.19%U.K. at 5.0787%, up 0.29%Japan at 2.879%, down 0.17%Commodities:Brent Oil Futures (Nov) at $91.49, down 1.27%Crude Oil WTI Futures (Oct) at $85.49, down 1.80%Gold Futures (Dec) at $4,727.61, up 1.00%Silver Futures (Sep) at $69.50, down 0.04%Cryptocurrencies:Bitcoin at $79,224.0 up 2.25%Ethereum at $2,511.31, up 2.11%XRP at $1.52, down 0.32%BNB at $706.50, up 1.20%Solana at $96.25, up 0.84%Copyright(c) 2026 RTTNews.com. All Rights ReservedCopyright RTT News/dpa-AFX