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March 06, 2023
- Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF gains 0.8% as the top gainer; currently at $45.5
- Top laggard iShares Trust – iShares iBonds Dec 2021 Term Treasury ETF gave up 1 cents, or 0.04% Friday
- Asia-Pacific markets are up as Nikkei is up by 1.16%, hitting 28,251.
A reminder of where Friday ended before the next session begins: markets were up Friday; S&P 500 ended the session at 4,045.64 after a 1.61% gain. Nasdaq gained 1.97% and closed at 11,700.
US markets are now currently closed and set to reopen today; meanwhile, Asia-Pacific markets are trending positively as Nikkei climbs by 1.16%, reaching 28,251. Upbeat European markets ended Friday higher as DAX goes up to 15,578 (up 1.64%).
Marvell Technology Group Ltd and Best Buy Co Inc have released their earnings reports with Coupa Software Incorporated and Korea Electric Power Corporation are set to publish their respective reports as scheduled.
Elsewhere, United States ADP Nonfarm Employment Change (Feb) will be released Wednesday. United States JOLTs Job Openings (Jan) is expected Wednesday. United States Fed Chair Powell testimony set for Wednesday.
While most assets did well Friday, some did better than others as Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF trades at $45.5 having gained 0.8%. IShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF (up 0.716%).
Friday's bullishness contained stragglers as iShares Trust – iShares iBonds Dec 2021 Term Treasury ETF closed at $25.35 having dropped 0.04%.
Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF | Up 0.8% to $45.5 Friday
A bright session dominated by bullish sentiment helped VMBS to close 36 cents higher, while setting a $45.26 to $45.53 session range. The fund disclosed a quarterly dividend of 11.8 cents per share on Monday, December 26th and was paid on Monday, March 6th — thereby generating a yield of 1.04% for all eligble investors.
IShares Trust – iShares iBonds Dec 2021 Term Treasury ETF has been pretty quiet for the last a month, trading mostly flat and moving by only 0.02 cents on average.
