Markets mixed after US stocks closed mixed - 25.2.2025

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Todays’ Market Summary

The Dollar strengthening has halted
Futures on three main US stock indexes are mixed
Brent is up currently.
Gold prices are inching down currently

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Global equity indexes are pointing in opposite directions currently ahead of US Conference Board Consumer Confidence report at 16:00 CET after Wall Street closed mixed on Monday. Apple shares gained 0.63% outperforming market after the iPhone maker announced plans to spend $500 billion in US investments in the next four years including setting up a factory in Texas for AI servers, Microsoft shares lost 1.0% in light of reports the software giant has canceled leases for sizeable data center capacity in the US, suggesting a potential oversupply of AI infrastructure.

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Forex news

Currency Pair	Change
EUR/USD	-0.1%
GBP/USD	-0.2%
USD/JPY	-0.1%
AUD/USD	-0.2%

The Dollar strengthening has halted currently. 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 0.1% higher on Monday.

EUR/USD reversed its sliding while GBP/USD slowed its retreating yesterday as ifo Institute reported German business sentiment unexpectedly stagnated in February. Euro is higher against the dollar currently while Pound is lower still. USD/JPY reversed its retreating while AUD/USD slowed its sliding on Monday with the yen higher against the Greenback currently and Australian dollar lower.

Stock Market news

Indices	Change
DJIA	+0.1%
Nikkei 225	+0.4%
Hang Seng (HSI)	+0.7%
Australia 200	-0.3%

Futures on three main US stock indexes are mixed currently with the yield on benchmark 10-year Treasury down at 4.375%. US stock market ended mixed on Monday with the three main stock benchmarks recording daily returns in the range from –1.2% to 0.08% as technology shares slumped.

European stock indexes futures are mixed currently after indexes closed mixed on Monday as preliminary results of German elections showed the conservative Christian Democratic Union and the allied Christian Social Union (CDU/CSU) secured the largest share of votes in the election on Sunday, with the alliance’s candidate Friedrich Merz set to take over from Olaf Scholz as chancellor of Europe’s largest economy. Asian indexes futures are mixed today with Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index leading gains despite reports that the White House was seeking to toughen Biden-era controls on chip technology exports to China.

Commodity Market news

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

Brent is up currently. Oil prices ended higher yesterday after US Treasury imposed new sanctions targeting Iran's oil industry. The fresh round of sanctions is aimed at brokers, tanker operators and shippers who sell and transport Iranian petroleum. US West Texas Intermediate WTI futures gained 0.4% and are higher currently. Brent added 0.5% to $74.78 a barrel on Monday.