- US indices finished yesterday's session lower. S&P 500 fell 0.20%, Dow Jones dropped 0.14% and Nasdaq lost 0.25%. Russell 2000 fell 0.74%.
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Indices from Asia-Pacific traded higher. Nikkei gained 0.9%, S&P/ASX 200 traded 0.10% higher while Kospi added 1.45%. Markets in China were closed for holidays.
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DAX futures point to a higher opening of the European cash session today
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US plans to ease Venezuela sanctions, enabling Chevron to pump oil, according to WSJ
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Biden administration said oil output cuts "align OPEC with Russia" and it would explore options with the US Congress on how to reduce cartel influence over energy prices.
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Russian Deputy PM Novak said Russia may temporarily reduce output in response to a US-led plan to impose a price cap on Russian oil.
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Fed's Bostic said, the fight on inflation is still in its early days
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London Metal Exchange imposed an immediate ban on new deliveries of copper from Russian firm Ural Mining & Metallurgical Co.
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Australian Construction PMI for September 46.5 (previous 47.9)
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Cryptocurrencies are trading higher. Bitcoin rose 1.7%, Ethereum jumped 2.5% and Ripple gains 2.3%
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Energy commodities are trading little changed with Brent trading flat near $93.40 per barrel
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Precious metals are trading slightly higher. Gold rose 0.4% while silver gains over 0.8%
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NZD and AUD are the best performing major currencies while JPY and USD lag the most
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SILVER pulled back sharply on Wednesday, however sellers failed to break below key support at $20.00 per ounce. As long as price sits above, continuation of the upward move is possible. Source: xStation5