Markets update Friday 28th June 2019 – closing positions
FTSE 100 closed at: 7425 – up 23 pts
DOW closed at: 26599 – up 72 pts
S&P 500 closed at: 2932 – up 8 pts
NASDAQ closed at: 8006 – up 38 pts
DAX closed at: 12399 – up 128 pts
NIKKEI closed at: 21276 – down 62 pts
I only trade these indices, updated daily.
Out of hours trading saw these indices push higher. Optimism for a ‘trade war truce’ and for the talks to re-start between U.S. & China sparked further increases.
Futures
FTSE 100: 7459 DOW: 26666 S&P 500: 2950 DAX: 12448 NIKKEI: 21336
Markets should be happy now a tariff truce has been agreed and that talks are to continue. Markets should lift on this positive news.
Historic highs
Despite the trade war casting its dark shadow over world markets – June still saw the DOW & S&P 500 reach historic highs!