- Top laggard Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF gave up 19 cents, or 0.25% Friday IShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF (down 0.184%), iShares Trust – iShares iBonds Dec 2021 Term Treasury ETF (down 0.039%) also underperformed Friday.
- European markets were down Friday as FTSE is currently down 0.49% and trading around 7,562.36.
Ahead of tomorrow's session: markets were up Friday; Dow Jones ended the session at 33,877 after a 0.13% gain. Nasdaq closed the day at 13,259, having gained 0.16%.
US markets are now currently closed and set to reopen tomorrow; meanwhile, European markets closed lower Friday. Upbeat Asia-Pacific markets ended Friday higher as Nikkei is up by 1.97%, hitting 32,265.
Adobe & Kroger Co due to release their earnings reports within the following week.
Today's rise takes place amid mixed market indicators — United States CFTC Crude Oil speculative net positions released Friday with a figure of 172,400, while the previous figure was 162,600. United States CFTC Gold speculative net positions came out at 175,600. Fresh CFTC Nasdaq 100 speculative net positions data from United States came out at 8,800.
Elsewhere, United States Consumer Price Index figure is projected at 0.3%. It previously stood at 0.4%; data will be released Tuesday. United States Core Consumer Prices figure is projected at 0.4%. It previously stood at 0.4%; data will be released Tuesday. United States Consumer Price Index is expected Tuesday.
Friday's bullishness contained stragglers as noticeable risk-on sentiment wasn't enough to prevent Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF giving up 19 cents, or 0.25%, before ending the session at $75.48. IShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF (down 0.184%), iShares Trust – iShares iBonds Dec 2021 Term Treasury ETF (down 0.039%) also underperformed Friday.
IShares Trust – iShares iBonds Dec 2021 Term Treasury ETF | Ended Friday's session at $25.35
Following a month of flat trade, Pointing in a similar direction, Friday's session was more of the same — iShares Trust – iShares iBonds Dec 2021 Term Treasury ETF moves 0.04% to close at $25.35 Friday.
IShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF | -0.18% at $81.28
A tough session dominated by bearish sentiment left SHY 15 cents lower, while setting a $81.28 to $81.35 session range.