Stocks down amid ongoing trade war uncertainties - 5.2.2025

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Todays’ Market Summary

The Dollar weakening conintues
Futures on three main US stock indexes are down
Brent is edging lower currently.
Gold prices are rising currently

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Global equity indexes are trading mostly down currently ahead of ADP Non-Farm Employment Change and ISM Services PMI reports due at 14:15 CET and 16:00 CET respectively after Wall Street rebounded on Tuesday. Google parent Alphabet shares plunged 7.17% in after-hours trading as the company reported disappointing cloud sales and revenue miss, Amazon shares rose 1.95% on Tuesday outperforming market.

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Forex news

Currency Pair	Change
EUR/USD	+0.5%
GBP/USD	+0.3%
USD/JPY	-0.6%
AUD/USD	+0.3%

The Dollar weakening conintues today. 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, ended 0.4% lower on Tuesday.

Both EUR/USD and GBP/USD slowed their advancing yesterday. Both Pound and euro are higher against the dollar currently. USD/JPY accelerated its sliding while AUD/USD slowed its advancing on Tuesday with both the yen and Australian dollar higher against the Greenback currently.

Stock Market news

Indices	Change
DJIA	-0.1%
Nikkei 225	-0.4%
Hang Seng (HSI)	-1.5%
Australia 200	-0.1%

Futures on three main US stock indexes are down currently with the yield on benchmark 10-year US notes steady at 4.513%. Stock indexes ended higher again on Tuesday after President Trump delayed tariffs for Canada and Mexico. The three main benchmarks recorded daily gains in the range from 0.3% to 1.35% led by technology shares.

European stock indexes are mixed currently after closing higher on Tuesday as Trump announced a 30-day pause on tariffs on Mexico and Canada. Asian indexes futures are mostly lower today with Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index leading losses as Chinese markets resumed trade after a week-long Lunar New Year holiday against the backdrop of Chines retaliatory tariffs on US goods, including a 15% levy on coal and liquefied natural gas, and a 10% tariff on crude oil, farm equipment, and certain vehicles that are set to take effect on February 10, 2025.

Commodity Market news

Commodities	Change
Brent Oil	-0.1%
WTI Crude Oil	-0.2%

Brent is edging lower currently. Prices ended mixed yesterday while President Donald Trump ordered the U.S. Treasury secretary to impose "maximum economic pressure" on Iran in a bid to drive Iranian oil exports to zero. The US oil benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI) slid 0.6% and is lower currently. Brent added 0.3% to $76.20 a barrel on Tuesday.