Equities mixed after Wall Street dip - 11.4.2025

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Todays’ Market Summary

The Dollar weakening is intact
US stock index futures are down
Brent is edging down currently.
Gold is extending gains presently.

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Global equity indexes are trading in opposite directions rising currently ahead of University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment report at 16.00 CET after US stocks closed sharply lower again on Thursday. Apple shares ended 4.24% lower following a 15% jump after the tariffs were temporarily suspended for 90 days yesterday, Microsoft shares slumped 2.34% on Thursday outperforming market while Wedbush reduced the price target on software giant’s stock to $475 from the previous $550 as it maintained an “Outperform” rating on the shares.

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Forex news

Currency Pair	Change
EUR/USD	+0.3%
GBP/USD	+0.3%
USD/JPY	-0.5%
AUDUSD	+0.2%

The Dollar weakening is intact 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, lost 1.9% on Thursday.

EUR/USD joined GBP/USD’s accelerated advancing yesterday . Both euro and Pound are higher against the dollar currently. USD/JPY reversed its advancing while AUD/USD accelerated its climbing on Thursday with the yen higher still against the Greenback currently and Australian dollar lower.

Stock Market news

Indices	Change
DJI	-0.4%
NIKKEI	-5.1%
HK50	-0.3%

US stock index futures are down currently with the yield on benchmark 10-year Treasury notes up at 4.45%. The three main stock benchmarks ended sharply lower again on Thursday recording daily losses in a range from -4.3% to -2.5% while the Labor Department’s Consumer Price Index report showed the prices consumers pay for a basket of goods unexpectedly edged lower in March.

European indexes futures are lower today after stock indexes closed up on Thursday after president Trump temporary paused country specific tariffs for 90 days. Asian stock indexes futures are mostly retreating today with Japan’s Nikkei leading losses while Chinese stocks advance as Beijing retaliated against president Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariffs by raising its levies on US goods to 125% from 84%.

Commodity Market news

Commodities	Change
#C-BRENT	-0.1%
OIL	-0.1%

Brent is edging down currently. Prices ended over 3% lower on Thursday as the US Energy Information Administration lowered its global economic growth forecasts and revised downward its US and global oil demand forecasts for this year and next. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) futures slumped 3.3% and are lower currently. Brent futures dropped 3.7% to $60.07 a barrel on Thursday.