On Monday, as investors are still digesting the many news of the Middle East peace talks, the dollar index first rose and then fell, but stood steadily above the 99 mark, and finally closed up 0.27% at 99.20; the benchmark 10-year U.S. bond yields closed at 4.453%, and 2-year U.S. bond yields that are sensitive to the Federal Reserve’s policy rate closed at 4.035%.
Spot gold shook down during the day and fell below the $4,500 mark again, eventually closing down 1.2% at $4,484.06 per ounce; spot silver continued to oscillate in the Asian and European markets, but dived sharply in the U.S. session, eventually closing down 0.63% at $74.82 per ounce.
Because Iran’s Tasnim news agency reported that Iran has stopped indirect negotiations with the United States and plans for the Iranian army and its allies to completely blockade the Strait of Hormuz , crude oil rose more than 4% on Monday. wti crude oil in the pre-US session quickly upward, once rushed to the top of the $96, but then retracted some of the gains, and ultimately closed up 4.68% at $94.45/barrel; Brent crude oil finally closed up 4% at 94.47 dollars per barrel.
The three major U.S. stock indexes hit new closing highs, with the Dow closing up 0.09%, the S&P 500 up 0.26% and the Nasdaq up 0.42%. Tesla (TSLA.O) fell 4.5%, Nvidia (NVDA.O) rose 6%, Oracle (ORCL.N) gained nearly 10%, and Qualcomm (QCOM.O) fell nearly 9%. The Nasdaq China Golden Dragon Index closed up 1.47 percent, with Azera Motors (NIO.N) up 6.7 percent.