Markets mixed after US stocks ended mixed - 1.4.2025

The Dollar strengthening is intact currently. The live dollar index data show the ICE US Dollar index, a measure of the dollar’s strength against a basket of six rival currencies, ended 0.2% higher on Monday.

EUR/USD joined GBP/USD’s accelerated sliding yesterday as federal statistics agency Destatis reported German inflation slowed in March. Both euro and Pound are lower against the dollar currently. AUD/USD accelerated its retreating while USD/JPY reversed its sliding on Monday with both the yen and Australian dollar little changed against the Greenback currently. 

Futures on three main US stock indexes are down currently with the yield on benchmark 10-year Treasury down at 4.197%. US stock market ended mixed on Monday with the three main stock benchmarks recording daily returns in the range from -0.1% to 1.0% while data showed that Chicago's economic activity contracted for the 16th consecutive month in March, though at the slowest pace.

European stock indexes futures are up currently after closing lower yesterday with basic resources shares leading losses. Asian indexes futures are mostly lower currently with Japan’s Nikkei leading losses while the Reserve Bank of Australia maintained the official cash rate at 4.10% as widely expected.

Brent is edging lower currently. Oil prices ended about 2% higher yesterday as Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said the US would receive a strong blow if it acts on Trump’s threat of bombings and secondary tariffs if Tehran did not come to an agreement with Washington over its nuclear program. US West Texas Intermediate WTI futures surged 3.1% but are lower currently. Brent gained 1.5% to $74.74 a barrel on Monday.