Markets venture up after US stocks ended higher again - 15.4.2025

The Dollar weakening has halted 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, ended 0.2% lower on Monday.

Both EUR/USD and GBP/USD continued their climbing yesterday. Both euro and Pound are higher against the dollar currently. AUD/USD slowed its climbing while USD/JPY slowed its retreating on Monday with the yen lower against the Greenback currently and Australian dollar higher still. 

Futures on three main US stock indexes are up currently with the yield on benchmark 10-year Treasury down at 4.347%. US stock market ended higher second session in a row on Monday with the three main stock benchmarks recording daily returns in the range from 0.6% to 0.8% on the back of strong quarterly earnings from Goldman Sachs as companies report results for the first quarter.

European stock indexes futures are advancing currently after president Trump suggested on Monday that he could scale back some of his 25% tariffs on automobile imports to lessen their economic impact. Indexes closed solidly higher yesterday led by oil and gas shares. Asian indexes futures are mostly rising currently with Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index defying the trend.

Brent is steady currently. Oil prices ended marginally higher yesterday on higher Chinese crude imports report: the Chinese General Administration of Customs data showed Chinese crude oil imports exceeded 12 million barrels per day in March, the highest volume since August 2023. US West Texas Intermediate WTI ended 3 cents higher and are flat currently. Brent added 0.2% to $64.88 a barrel on Monday.