Global stock indices are seeing mixed to moderate changes as investors await the next economic catalysts in the United States.
On Wall Street, where the Dow Jones fell 0.36 percentat 39,357.01 points, while the S&P 500 did not register changes at 5,344.39 units and in contrast the Nasdaq presented an advance of 0.21 percent, after placing itself at 16,780.61 points.
“Volatility could return this week. If inflation is too low, this could increase concerns that the U.S. could be headed for a recession. If inflation is too high, it could fuel fears that the Federal Reserve will not be able to cut rates quickly enough to protect the economy,” Solita Marcelli of UBS Global Wealth Management told Bloomberg.
As for the closures in other continents, widespread increases were observed. In Asia, the Nikkei 225 in Japan obtained an advance of 0.56 percent, to 35,025 points, while in Europe the FTSE 100 in London registered an increase of 0.52 percent, to 8,210.25 units.
At the local level, both exchanges registered marginal declines of 0.02 percent, with the S&P/BMV IPC of the Mexican Stock Exchange falling to 53,040.35 points and the FTSE-BIVA of the Institutional Stock Exchange falling to 0.01 percent at 1,084.82 points.
Oil prices
Crude oil prices rose 4.19 percent in the case of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil rose 2.79 percent to $80.06 per barrel and the Brent benchmark rose 2.79 percent to $81.88 per barrel, driven by concerns about a possible disruption to the supply of energy, as geopolitical tensions in the Middle East increase.
