Global financial markets rise as Nikkei jumps and Brent crude falls
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Updated · MarketWatch · May 7
Global financial markets rise as Nikkei jumps and Brent crude falls
10 articles · Updated · MarketWatch · May 7
S&P 500 futures gained 0.2%, Dow futures 0.3%, and the Stoxx Europe 600 added 0.2%, while Brent dropped to $98.23 and WTI to $92.53.
Japan's Nikkei 225 surged 5.6%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng rose 1.7% and Shanghai gained 0.5%; France's CAC 40 and Germany's DAX also advanced, though the FTSE 100 slipped 0.3%.
The dollar index edged down 0.1%, Dutch TTF gas fell 3.9%, and benchmark German and US 10-year yields eased, signalling broader relief across equities, energy and bond markets.
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