Markets rise after US stocks extended gains - 30.6.2025

The Dollar weakening is intact presently. 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, slipped 0.1% on Friday.

EUR/USD continued its advancing while GBP/USD reversed its climbing on Friday. Both Pound and euro are lower against the dollar currently. USD/JPY reversed its retreating while AUD/USD reversed its on climbing on Friday with both the yen and Australian dollar higher against the Greenback currently.

US stock indexes futures are up currently after Wall Street ended higher second session in a row on Friday with the three main stock benchmarks recording daily gains in the range from 0.5% to 1.0% while president Trump announced he was breaking off trade talks with Canada.

European stock futures are rising today after closing higher on Friday as the White House said the looming deadline for country-specific tariffs to come into effect was “not critical” and “could be extended.” Asian stock indexes futures are mostly up with Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index leading losses despite data showing China's manufacturing sector contraction slowed in June while services activity picked up.

Brent is up currently. Prices ended marginally higher on Friday amid reports OPEC+, which includes allies of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, was set to boost crude oil production by 411,000 barrels per day in August, following a similar-size output increase already planned for July. US West Texas Intermediate WTI futures rose 0.3% and are higher currently. Brent added 0.1% to $67.77 a barrel on Friday.