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May 18, 2023
The Nikkei is today's top mover after gaining 1.6%
Today's muted price action is occurring amid mixed market indicators – highly important Crude Oil Inventories data from United States beat analyst expectations of -920,000 with a reading of 5 million.
Assets that recorded the greatest percentage change in relation to their peers are designated as "Top Movers" with 's most active indices listed below.
The Nikkei | Up 1.6% to 30,574 today
Nikkei rallied to 30,667, hitting its highest point in 1 year; it later lost 93.2 points and closed at 30,574. Having set a significant low of 15.42 8 months ago, the Nikkei is trading 195,059% higher.
Equities traders zero in on the DAX as it adds 227.66 points (+1.43%)
Heading in the same direction for now — after closing the previous trading day at 15,951, the DAX is up to 16,179, which makes for a move of 1.43%/227.66 points today.
Risk-on mood pushes the Nasdaq 1.28% higher
The Nasdaq lived up to expectations yesterday by maintaining its set course — the Nasdaq closed yesterday at 12,500 (with a daily low of 12,335) after ending Tuesday at 12,343 and gaining 1.28%.
