Global markets rise after Wall Street ended at records - 25.6.2021

The Dollar strengthening has reversed 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, gained 0.01% Thursday after US Labor Department report 411 thousand Americans sought unemployment benefits over the last week, down from 418 thousand the previous week but higher than expected.

GBP/USD reversed its climbing Thursday while EUR/USD reversed its sliding after Germany’s Ifo Institute business sentiment index came in higher for June. The dynamics is intact for both pairs currently. AUD/USD continued its climbing while USD/JPY reversed its rising yesterday with both yen and Australian dollar higher against the Greenback currently.

Futures on three main US stock indexes are up currently ahead of US personal income and spending data at 14:30 CET today. The three main US stock benchmarks recorded daily gains in the range of 0.6% to 1% Thursday as durable goods orders rose in May.

European stock indexes are higher currently after closing up Thursday with travel and leisure shares leading gains. Asian indexes are advancing today with Hang Seng leading gains as S&P Global Ratings affirmed China's ratings at A+/A-1 with a stable outlook, saying the country was likely to maintain above-average economic growth relative to other middle-income economies in the next few years.