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    Business news: Markets cheery and in the green for Christmas

    By Hanna Paul


    Updated

    Stock markets green for Christmas
    Stock markets green for Christmas – Photo: Shutterstock

    Stock markets are green today with Christmas cheer, with data releases paused in the Western part of the world so that investors can relax and take in some holiday cheer after another difficult year for the economic markets. 

    Top business and economic news today

    • India’s foreign exchange reserves for November expected today

    • Japan’s core inflation comes in higher than expected: Released by the Bank of Japan, the core inflation increased 0.5% in November 2021, well above 0.1% reported last month and the consensus of 0.4%.

    Markets today

    • Stocks: In Asia, Australia and Taiwan are in the green with other indices wobbling between positive and negative territories early on Christmas Eve. India and Japan expect key data today. Wall Street and Europe in the green with Christmas cheer.
    • Oil: Oil price falls 0.18%
    • Gold: Gold inches up 0.13%
    • Forex: Bullish market mood pushes the greenback down
    • Crypto: Volumes in the global cryptoverse jumped 14.11% while bitcoin rose over 4% today

    What to watch today

    • Medallia earnings: Loss per share of 0.2 cents expected.
    • Other earnings: Other income releases expected today include Raven, Ingless, AMerican Manganese and many smaller stocks like Global Gaming.

    Stock Markets around the world

    Index

    Country

    Change

    % Change

    Level

    FTSE 100

    England

    +31.68

    +0.43%

    7,373.34

    Euronext 100

    Europe

    +13.84

    +1.03%

    1,353.32

    CAC 40

    France

    +54.48

    +0.77%

    7,106.15

    DAX

    Germany

    +162.84

    +1.04%

    15,756.31

    Swiss Market Index

    Switzerland

    +71.42

    +0.56%

    12,785.32

     

    ETH/USD

    3,088.58 Price
    -1.470% 1D Chg, %
    Long position overnight fee -0.0616%
    Short position overnight fee 0.0137%
    Overnight fee time 21:00 (UTC)
    Spread 6.00

    BTC/USD

    63,267.40 Price
    -1.080% 1D Chg, %
    Long position overnight fee -0.0616%
    Short position overnight fee 0.0137%
    Overnight fee time 21:00 (UTC)
    Spread 106.00

    Gold

    2,302.14 Price
    -0.070% 1D Chg, %
    Long position overnight fee -0.0192%
    Short position overnight fee 0.0110%
    Overnight fee time 21:00 (UTC)
    Spread 0.40

    XRP/USD

    0.53 Price
    -1.220% 1D Chg, %
    Long position overnight fee -0.0753%
    Short position overnight fee 0.0069%
    Overnight fee time 21:00 (UTC)
    Spread 0.01168

     

    Index

    Country

    Change

    % Change

    Level

    Dow Jones Industrial Average

    United States

    +196.67

    +0.55%

    35,950.56

    S&P 500 INDEX

    United States

    +29.23

    +0.62%

    4,725.79

    Brazil Bovespa Stock Index

    Brazil

    -352.40

    -0.33%

    104,891.32

    Canada S&P/TSX 60

    Canada

    +9.70

    +0.76%

    1,288.81

    Santiago Index IPSA

    Chile

    +119.72

    +2.90%

    4,241.63

    IPC

    Mexico

    +247.86

    +0.47%

    52,650.91

     

    Index

    Country

    Change

    % Change

    Level

    Australia ASX All Ordinaries

    Australia

    +37.20

    +0.48%

    7,744.70

    Shanghai SE Composite Index

    China

    -25.29

    -0.69%

    3,618.05

    Hang Seng

    Hong Kong

    +30.12

    +0.13%

    23,223.76

    Mumbai Sensex

    India

    -304.92

    -0.53%

    57,010.36

    Nikkei 225

    Japan

    -15.78

    -0.05%

    28,782.59

    Taiwan TSEC 50 Index

    Taiwan

    +14.98

    +0.08%

    17,961.64

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