Thursday, Apr 18, 2024 Update At 14:00    USD/EUR 0,94  ↓-0.0004        USD/JPY 154,29  ↓-0.027        USD/KRW 1.373,86  ↓-4.56        EUR/JPY 164,75  ↑+0.092        Crude Oil 87,46  ↑+0.17        Asia Dow 3.661,24  ↓-16.69        TSE 1.814,00  ↑+0.5        Japan: Nikkei 225 38.101,32  ↑+139.52        S. Korea: KOSPI 2.631,07  ↑+46.89        China: Shanghai Composite 3.088,33  ↑+16.9446        Hong Kong: Hang Seng 16.469,29  ↑+217.45        Singapore: Straits Times 3,22  ↑+0.038        DJIA 22,20  ↓-0.04        Nasdaq Composite 15.683,37  ↓-181.879        S&P 500 5.022,21  ↓-29.2        Russell 2000 1.947,95  ↓-19.5288        Stoxx Euro 50 4.914,13  ↓-2.86        Stoxx Europe 600 498,52  ↑+0.31        Germany: DAX 17.770,02  ↑+3.79        UK: FTSE 100 7.847,99  ↑+27.63        Spain: IBEX 35 10.633,90  ↑+107        France: CAC 40 7.981,51  ↑+48.9        
Thursday, Apr 18, 2024 Update At 14:00    USD/EUR 0,94  ↓-0.0004        USD/JPY 154,29  ↓-0.027        USD/KRW 1.373,86  ↓-4.56        EUR/JPY 164,75  ↑+0.092        Crude Oil 87,46  ↑+0.17        Asia Dow 3.661,24  ↓-16.69        TSE 1.814,00  ↑+0.5        Japan: Nikkei 225 38.101,32  ↑+139.52        S. Korea: KOSPI 2.631,07  ↑+46.89        China: Shanghai Composite 3.088,33  ↑+16.9446        Hong Kong: Hang Seng 16.469,29  ↑+217.45        Singapore: Straits Times 3,22  ↑+0.038        DJIA 22,20  ↓-0.04        Nasdaq Composite 15.683,37  ↓-181.879        S&P 500 5.022,21  ↓-29.2        Russell 2000 1.947,95  ↓-19.5288        Stoxx Euro 50 4.914,13  ↓-2.86        Stoxx Europe 600 498,52  ↑+0.31        Germany: DAX 17.770,02  ↑+3.79        UK: FTSE 100 7.847,99  ↑+27.63        Spain: IBEX 35 10.633,90  ↑+107        France: CAC 40 7.981,51  ↑+48.9        

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