Marcus Today Pre-Market Podcast – Thursday 21st December

The Dow Jones Industrial Average slid 475.92 points, or 1.27%, to 37,082.00. The Nasdaq Composite was lower by 1.50% to 14,777.94. Both indexes ended a nine-day advance, and they had their worst session since October. The S&P 500 declined 1.47% to 4,698.35, marking its worst day since September.

ASX SPI Futures down 73 Points.

• All sectors in the S&P 500 finished in the red, with consumer discretionary falling the sharpest, down 1.28%.
• Base metals finished mixed. Nickel +0.66%, Zinc +0.58%, Lead +0.27%, and Tin +0.16%.
• Copper fell 0.17% after touching its highest levels in more than four-and-a-half months on restocking in China before a stronger dollar weighed on the market.  
• Aluminium fell for a second consecutive session, down 1.04% after rising over 8% in the past week.
• Dalian iron ore rebounded 1.14%, supported by low inventories and expectations of a flurry of restocking for winter.
• 10Y Bond Yields – US 3.853%, Australia 4.352%, and Germany 1.967%.
• Gold fell 0.48%.
• USD Index gained 0.32%, and the Aussie dollar fell 0.46% to 67.30US cents.

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