
There is a negative trend this morning (Monday) on the Asian stock markets, following the fall in prices over the weekend at Wall Street.

There is a negative trend this morning (Monday) on the Asian stock markets, following the fall in prices over the weekend at Wall Street.

Commodities
The price of the WTI crude oil lost last Friday 4% and ended at a price level of 44.48 dollars per barrel.
It was the sharpest decline since July 13, but on a weekly summary the black liquid price rose by 2%.
Also last Friday, the price of the gold fell by 0.2% to a price level of 1341.7 dollars per ounce, but on a weekly summary the yellow metal recorded its best week since July, with an increase of 2.4%.

The futures contracts on Wall Street signaling on a steady opening to today’s trading, with a minimal decline of 0.1% in the leading indices.

More unflattering data for the Euro zone economy was published:
The composite purchasing managers’ index fell in September to a low of 20 months and now stands at 52.6 points.
The services index fell to a low of 21 months of 52.1 points, but the production index rose to a three-month high, 52.6 points.

The trading in the Europe and Asia markets opens today with a price declines.
The European investors await to data purchasing managers’ indexes in the manufacturing and services in the euro area last month.
At the same time, the WTI oil was down by 0.8% and is trading around $ 46 a barrel.

The trading on Wall Street closed higher for the third day in a row, while the Nasdaq rose by 0.8% to a record level of all-time.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose by 0.5%, led by shares of Boeing (131.87 1.00%) which rose by 1%, and S&P 500 by 0.6%, as the real estate segment increased by 2%.

Wall Street opened the trading day with gains of 0.5% in the leading indices.
The Nasdaq rising to a record level.

Initial Jobless Claims in U.S. matched the lowest level since April.
It is a sign that the labor market remains healthy even as hiring moderates.
The jobless claims declined by 8,000 to 252,000 in the week ended Sept. 17, and It was the largest drop since early July.

The futures contracts indices on Wall Street are signaling of a rise of 0.3% with the opening of trading in the US today.

Positive opening of the European trading day.
The DAX and CAC going up by 1%, the FTSE rises by 0.5%.