MARKET WRAP: VIX Jumped Over 25%, S&P500 Down Over 5% From ATH


*Trump offers no peace on trade war, he blamed the Fed for the currency war situation *Stocks suffer worst day since May13
 



Stocks

  • The S&P 500 Index touched the lowest level since June 6 and lost over 2.18% of its value as of 15:37 London time.
  • The Stoxx Europe 600 Index declined as investors reacted to soft German services number. The index dropped 2.32%.
  • The UK FTSE continued its fall and retraced nearly 6.17% from its recent high. The index declined by 2.61%.
Currencies
  • The Dollar Spot Index failed to react to soft US ISM non-manufacturing data and dropped 0.55%.
  • The Euro moved higher due to the dollar weakness by 0.78%.and made a high of 1.12.
  • The British pound also recovered some its losses, it recorded a high of 1.2188.
  • The Japanese yen moved higher by 0.58% to 105.97.
Bonds
  • The Yield on 10-year Treasuries dropped by nine basis point to 1.7514%.
  • Britain’s 10-year yield fell to 0.508%.
Commodities
  • West Texas Intermediate crude still holding strong but moved lower today because of the uncertainty about global growth. It lost 1.47% to $54.80 a barrel.
  • Gold has become skyrocketed today and it soared 1.95% to $1,469



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