US indices finished yesterday’s trading mostly higher. S&P 500 gained 0.30%, Dow Jones added 0.04% and Nasdaq moved 0.35% higher. Russell 2000 dropped 0.25%
Mixed moods could have been spotted during the Asian session. Nikkei and S&P/ASX 200 gained, while Kospi and indices from China traded lower
DAX futures point to a lower opening of the European session
FDA approved COVID-19 vaccine booster shots for people with weakened immune systems
China’s Ningbo airport has suspended inbound and outbound flights to the capital Beijing from August 11th due to the rising number of new COVID-19 cases
China shuts terminal at Ningbo-Zhoushan port after COVID case
South Korea’s Premier ask people not to travel this weekend due to worsening pandemic situation
New Zealand BusinessNZ manufacturing PMI for July: 62.6 (previous 60.7)
Disney reported upbeat fiscal third-quarter earnings, beating analysts’ estimates on subscriber growth, revenue and earnings. The company said its total addressable market is 1.1 billion households across the globe
Bitcoin trades slightly below the $45,000 area
Precious metals gain while oil pull back slightly
USD and CAD are the best performing major currencies while CHF and AUD lag the most