*A small trade deal is expected
*UK parliament prepares for an emergency weekend meeting
*Trump vows to stonewall impeachment threats
Stocks
- The S&P 500 jumped 0.65% but still traded below the 50-day moving average as of 15:17 London Time.
- The Stoxx Europe 600 Index soared by 0.75%, consumer discretionary sector led the rally with again of 1.40%.
- The SPX VIX index dropped -5.23 because of the possibility of a trade deal, the VSTOXX also fell -3.47%.
- The UK 100 index rose 0.40% and made a high of 7196.
Currencies
- The Dollar Spot Index is off -0.51% from its record high. However, the index dropped -0.08% today ahead of FOMC minutes.
- The Euro gained 0.26% against the dollar. It wasn’t able to climb above the 1.10 mark today.
- The British recouped some of the lost ground and gained 0.02% while the possibility of no-deal Brexit looms.
- The Japanese yen dropped 0.21% to 107.38 per dollar.
Commodities
- West Texas Intermediate crude jumped nearly 0.93% and made a high of 53.89. The US crude inventory data reported a number of 2.93m/b, a much stronger number than the forecast of 1.8M
- Gold futures advanced 0.54 percent to $1,508 an ounce.
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