Financial Markets Today - By Winoptions - Thu, July 26, 2012

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U.S. Markets
U.S Markets were closed with a mixed sentiment yesterday. New home sales surprised negatively and fell by 8.4% Apple stock went down by 4.3% as a reaction to its disappointing report. Dow Jones index futures points toward a slightly higher opening. Yesterday, The Dow Jones index was closing at 12,676 0.47%, the S&P 500 index was closing at 1,337 -0.03% and the NASDAQ index was closing at 2,854 -0.31%.


European Markets
European Markets were closed with a mixed sentiment yesterday as Spain and Greece continue to concern investors. Egan-Jones Rating Company cut the credit rating of Italy from "B " to "CCC " Yesterday, The FTSE 100 index was closing at 5,498 -0.02% , the German DAX was closing at 6,406 0.25% and the France CAC was closing at 3,081 0.23%.



Asian Markets
Asian Markets were trading with a positive sentiment earlier today. The Company's Profits are not that bad. However, the worse situation in Europe makes a positive sentiment about stocks rather difficult. Earlier today, The SSE Composite Index In China was closing at 2,141 0.27% while the Hang Seng Index in Hong Kong was closing at 18,891 0.08%, and the Nikkei 225 Index in Japan was closing at 8,430 0.78%.




Commodities & Foreign Exchange
The U.S Dollar Index is higher, currently traded around 83.62 on a lower Euro. Crude NYMEX is down by 0.54%, currently traded around $88.48. Gold prices are down by 0.25%, the precious metal is currently traded around $1,604, Spot Silver is currently traded around $27.38.

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