Indices News

The US dollar has emerged as the preferred safe haven as investors retreat from risk assets amidst the rising geopolitical uncertainty.

The US Tech 100 (Nasdaq 100 index) – which tracks leading non-financial companies on the Nasdaq – has edged lower as US index futures fell over 1% amid Middle East tensions and continued scrutiny of major AI-focused stocks. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future results.

US Wall Street 30 (Dow Jones Industrial Average), which tracks 30 leading US companies, trades amid heightened risk aversion as Middle East tensions lift oil and gold prices and push volatility measures such as the VIX higher. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future results.

Risk-off flows spread through markets as the escalation of attacks in the Middle East increases the risk premium.

NVIDIA's strong results drive sentiment higher as investors had began to doubt the AI narrative.

Markets digest the latest ruling on Trump's tariffs and how the administration may look for other avenues to impose higher duties.

Red in the futures market sees contained retreat continuing to test its shorter-term technicals, while in sentiment there’s been a shift to net short among CoT speculators.

The UK economy is showing signs of fatigue with minimal growth and a slowing labour market, but inflation still remains above target.

The Hong Kong 50, a CFD that references the Hang Seng Index, tracks the performance of some of the largest and most actively traded Hong Kong-listed companies, making it a widely followed benchmark for regional equity markets.

Valuation, disruption and rotation have been short-term themes testing short-term technicals, though in sentiment traders remain majority buy.