Dow closes below 34,000

April 21, 2021 (Wednesday) Clear Weather; Typhoon No. 2 Approaching Okinawa

NEW YORK STOCKS
Dow: 33,821.36 -256.27 (-0.75%) (2-day decline) (Dice: 7 wins, 5 losses)
Nasdaq: 13,787.66 points -127.11 (-0.91%) (2-day decline) (Dice: 6 wins, 6 losses)
S&P 500: 4,135.68 -27.58 (-0.66%) (2-day decline) (Dice: 7 wins, 5 losses)

CME 225 Dollar-denominated: 28,650 yen (OSE futures vs. -490) OSE futures: 29,140 yen (4/20)
CME 225 Yen-denominated: 28,625 yen (OSE futures vs. -515)

OSE Futures (as of 5:30) 28,610 yen (Daytime vs. -530)

Nikkei Average (Dollar-denominated): 268.95 -4.62 (4/20) (Down for 3 days)
(Year-to-date high 2021: 288.79 (2/16); Year-to-date low 2021: 261.83 (3/24); 2020: 265.85 (12/29); 2020: 151.99 (3/19))

U.S. long-term interest rate (U.S. 10-year Treasury): 1.5607% -0.0457 -2.84% (U.S. 2-year Treasury) 0.16% (4/19)

FX: USD/JPY: 1 USD = 18.087 JPY; EUR/JPY: 1 EUR = 130.062 JPY

Chicago futures market—yen-denominated positions: 4/13, 5th consecutive week of shorts (net -58,312) (week-over-week +323; 2nd consecutive week of increased shorts)

European Equity Markets
FTSE 100 All-Share Index (London): 6,859.87 -140.21 (-2.00%) (2-day decline)
DAX (Germany) Frankfurt: 15,129.51 -238.88 (-1.55%) (2-day decline)
CAC 40 Average (Paris): 6,165.11 -131.58 (-2.09%) (4 days of decline)