U.S. stock-index futures surged on Thursday after the Federal Reserve indicated that it was ready to cut interest rates as soon as next month to battle growing global and domestic economic risks.
Global Stocks:
Index/commodity | Last | Today's Change, points | Today's Change, % |
Nikkei | 21,462.86 | +128.99 | +0.60% |
Hang Seng | 28,550.43 | +348.29 | +1.23% |
Shanghai | 2,987.12 | +69.32 | +2.38% |
S&P/ASX | 6,687.40 | +39.30 | +0.59% |
FTSE | 7,457.53 | +53.99 | +0.73% |
CAC | 5,552.44 | +33.99 | +0.62% |
DAX | 12,410.43 | +101.90 | +0.83% |
Crude oil | $56.23 | +4.19% | |
Gold | $1,386.50 | +2.80% |