Stock closes near session lows

March 19, 2021 (Friday) cloudy to sunny

U.S. Stock Market

Dow: 32,862.30 USD -153.07 (-0.46%) (down for the first time in 2 days) (historic high updated) (Dice 9 wins 3 losses)

Nasdaq: 13,116.17 points -409.03 (-3.02%) (down for the first time in 4 days) (Dice 8 wins 4 losses)

S&P 500: 3,915.45 -58.67 (-1.48%) (down for the first time in 2 days) (Dice 8 wins 4 losses)

CME 225 in USD: 29,760 JPY ( comparison to Osaka Exchange futures: -300) Osaka Exchange futures 29,850 JPY (3/18)

CME 225 in JPY: 29,735 JPY (comparison to Osaka Exchange futures: -325)

Osaka Exchange futures (as of 5:30) 29,750 JPY (daytime vs night session -310)

Nikkei Average (in USD): 277.52 +3.53 (3/18) (up for the first time in 2 days)

(Year-to-date high 2021: 288.79 (2/16); Year-to-date low 21st year: 263.27 (1/6); 2020: 265.85 (12/29); 2020: 151.99 (3/19); 2019: 219.64 (12/17); 180.79 (1/4))

U.S. long-term interest rate (U.S. 10-year Treasury): local time 16:22 1.7135% +0.0673 +4.09% (U.S. 2-year Treasury) 0.13% (3/17)

Foreign exchange — USD/JPY: 1 USD = 108.908 JPY; EUR/JPY: 1 EUR = 129.750 JPY

(Chicago futures market yen-denominated positions: 51 weeks of long positions (net long 6,514) vs previous week -12,756, 3 weeks of net long reduction)

European stock markets

FTSE 100 Index (London) 6,779.68 +17.01 (+0.25%) (up for the first time in 2 days)

DAX Index (Frankfurt) 14,775.52 +178.91 (+1.23%) (3 days of gains) (historic high updated)