Phoenix International imarkets Beijing time on December 25 news, as of the close of the day, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 36.08 points, or 0.13%, to 28515.45. The standard & Poor's 500 stock index fell 0.63, or 0.02%, to 3223.38. The Nasdaq composite rose 7.24 points, or 0.08%, to 8952.88. In the foreign exchange market, the onshore RMB closed at 7.0070, up 55 points from the previous trading day and night; the gold price closed at $1500, and the oil price rose.
Foreign exchange market:
The onshore yuan closed at 7.0070 against the dollar at 23:30 Beijing time, up 55 points from the previous day and night trading, according to first financial network. Trading volume was $25.817 billion, an increase of $2.839 billion from the previous trading day.
According to Xinhua news agency, the dollar index rose slightly on the 24th. The dollar index, which measures the exchange rate of the dollar against six major currencies, closed 0.02% higher at 97.6767.
As of late New York trading, 1 euro was $1.1085, down from $1.1093 on the previous trading day; 1 pound was $1.2958, up from $1.2939 on the previous trading day; 1 Australian dollar was $0.6923, down from $0.6924 on the previous trading day.
The dollar was 109.38 yen, up from 109.36 yen on the previous trading day; the dollar was 0.9798 Swiss franc, down from 0.9817 Swiss Franc on the previous trading day; the dollar was 1.3163 Canadian dollars, up from 1.3151 Canadian dollars on the previous trading day.
Oil price:
According to Xinhua news agency, international oil prices rose on the 24th. Light crude oil for February 2020 delivery on the New York Mercantile Exchange ended up 59 cents, or 0.97 percent, at $61.11 a barrel. London Brent crude oil futures rose $0.81 to $67.20 a barrel in February 2020, or 1.22%.
Gold price:
According to Xinhua news agency, the most active gold futures market on the New York Mercantile Exchange rose $16.1 to close at $1504.8 an ounce in February 2020, up 1.08% from the previous trading day.
Analysts said that the New York stock market began to weaken on the 24th, sparking risk aversion and pushing gold prices above $1500.
On the same day, the price of silver futures for delivery in March 2020 rose 35.4 cents, or 2.02% to US $17.853 per ounce; the price of platinum futures for delivery in January 2020 rose 4.4 US dollars, or 0.47% to US $942.8 per ounce.
Commodity Futures:
Corn, wheat and soybean futures on the Chicago Board of trade were mixed on the 24th, Xinhua said.
On the same day, the most active corn market contract of CBOT closed at $3.875 per bushel in March 2020, down 1.25 cents or 0.32% compared with the previous trading day; wheat contract closed at $5.41 per bushel in March 2020, up 1.5 cents or 0.28% compared with the previous trading day; soybean contract closed at $9.4475 per bushel in March 2020, up 0.28% compared with the previous trading day, Up 0.27%.
Market analysts said optimism about the outlook for us soybean exports continued to push up soybean prices, while wheat rebounded after four consecutive declines driven by technical buying.
European and American stock markets:
Xinhua news agency, 24, New York stock market, three major stock indexes up and down. By the end of the day, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 36.08 points, or 0.13%, to 28515.45. The standard & Poor's 500 index fell 0.63, or 0.02%, to 3223.38. The Nasdaq composite index rose 7.24 points, or 0.08%, to 8952.88.
New York stock market closed for Christmas on the 25th.
London equities (FT) 100 closed 24 at 7632.24, up 8.65 points or 0.11% from the previous session. France's CAC40 index closed at 6029.55, up 0.18 points from the previous session, while Germany's Frankfurt index closed the day.