Wall Street indices finished yesterday's trading higher. S&P 500 gained 0.75%, Dow Jones moved 0.25% higher, Nasdaq jumped 0.90% and small-cap Russell 2000 gained over 1.1%
Indices from Asia-Pacific traded mostly higher today - Nikkei and S&P/ASX 200 gained 1.3%, Kospi rallied 1.9%, indices from China traded mixed and Nifty 50 dropped 0.5%
European index futures point to a higher opening of the cash session on the Old Continent
AUD weakened after Reserve Bank of Australia left interest rates unchanged, in-line with markets expectations. Statement said that inflation is expected to take much longer to reach the target, but guidance on rates was left unchanged
However, RBA Governor Bullock said that the board discussed the option of raising rates
JPY weakened after Masato Kanda, Japan's key FX official, said that there is no need to intervene if the market is operating properly
Cryptocurrencies continue pullback launched on Monday. Bitcoin drops 0.4%, Ethereum trades 0.8% lower and Dogecoin declines 1.6%
Energy commodities trade mixed - oil trades flat while US natural gas prices drop