Equities mixed after Wall Street advanced - 27.6.2025

The Dollar weakening is intact 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, slid 0.4% on Thursday.

Both EUR/USD and GBP/USD continued their climbing yesterday despite data showing UK retail sales fell for the ninth consecutive month. Both euro and Pound are higher against the dollar currently. USD/JPY reversed its advancing while AUD/USD accelerated its climbing on Thursday with both the yen and Australian dollar higher still against the Greenback currently.

US stock market futures are up currently ahead of inflation report at 14:30 CET with the yield on benchmark 10-year Treasury notes up at 4.274%. Wall Street resumed advancing yesterday amid reports president Trump could extend a July tariff deadline. The three main stock benchmarks ended higher on Thursday with the three main US stock benchmarks recording daily gains in the range from 0.8% to 0.97% despite an unexpected first-quarter GDP downgrade by the Bureau of Economic Analysis.

European stock markets futures are rising currently after closing higher on Thursday led by defense and mining stocks. Asian stock indexes futures are mostly advancing with Hong Kong’s Hang Seng defying the trend after reports prior day US and China have finalized a trade deal first outlined in Geneva while data show Tokyo’s consumer price index rose less than expected in June.

Brent is extending gains today. Prices edged up on Thursday after president Trump said on Wednesday that the US was maintaining maximum pressure on Iran - including restrictions on sales of Iranian oil - but signaled a potential easing in enforcement to help the country rebuild. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) futures gained 0.5% and are higher currently. Brent futures added 0.1% to $67.73 a barrel on Thursday.