Stocks mixed after Wall Street rebound faded - 26.3.2025

The Dollar strengthening has resumed 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 0.1% lower on Tuesday.

GBP/USD accelerated its advancing while EUR/USD slowed its sliding yesterday despite the IFO Institute report of a significant increase in sentiment in the German manufacturing sector. Both Pound and euro are lower against the dollar currently. USD/JPY reversed its climbing while AUD/USD accelerated its advancing on Tuesday with the yen lower against the Greenback currently and Australian dollar higher still.

Futures on three main US stock indexes are up currently with the yield on benchmark 10-year US notes up at 4.338%. Stock indexes ended higher on Tuesday recording daily gains in a range of 0.01% to 0.46% led by tech shares despite the Conference Board report US consumer confidence fell for a fourth straight month in March, and data showed new US home sales picked up slightly less than expected in February.

European stock indexes futures are higher currently as Office for National Statistics reported UK inflation has slowed to below expected 2.8%. Indexes closed up on Tuesday. Asian indexes futures are mixed today with Japan’s Nikkei down after the Bank of Japan head Ueda warned that the central bank will keep raising interest rates if the economy remains on track.

Brent is edging lower currently. Prices ended mixed yesterday as United States announced it had reached deals with Ukraine and Russia to pause their attacks at sea and against energy targets, with Washington agreeing to push to lift some sanctions against Moscow. The Energy Information Administration (EIA) will release its US inventory data at 15:30 CET today. The US oil benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI) slid 0.16% and is lower currently. Brent slipped 0.03% to $73.02 a barrel on Tuesday.