LIVE Markets Open Higher to End a Volatile Month Last Updated: 1 hour ago Futures on the S&P 500 were up 0.2%, Dow Jones Industrial Average futures rose 0.1% and Nasdaq futures pointed 0.3% higher. CME group said its EBS foreign exchange platform and its BrokerTec U.S. Actives and BrokerTec EU markets–both related to fixed income–reopened earlier in the morning. The exchange operator added that futures and options markets would reopen at 8.30 a.m. Eastern time. Topics Memberships Subscribe to Barron's Stock ...

While the US stock markets are open for shortened hours today, November 28 for Black Friday, the day is unfolding under unusual circumstances as investors ease back in after Thanksgiving, a widespread outage at CME Group has halted trading across futures and options tied to equities, bonds, and commodities. The company said the halt stems from a cooling issue at a CyrusOne data center. CME Group said, “BrokerTec EU markets are open and trading. All other CME Group markets remain halted due to a data center ...

LIVE Stock Futures Rise After Trading Halted by Data Center Issue Last Updated: 41 min ago Customer Service CME to Reopen Futures, Options Trading After Halt Caused by Data-Center Issue By Adria Calatayud, Dow Jones Newswires CME Group said it would reopen futures and options trading after an hourslong glitch at a data center prompted it to halt exchanges across asset classes. The exchange operator said Friday that its CME Globex Futures & Options markets would open as of 0830 ET. The move follows earlier r ...

Exchange operator CME Group said on Friday that its Globex futures and options markets pre-opened at 07:00 Central Time (1300 GMT) and open at 07:30 CT, after an earlier halt caused by a cooling issue at its data centres. ...

Core Viewpoint - CME Group experienced a platform-wide trading halt due to a cooling failure at a third-party data center, impacting key commodity prices like gold, silver, and copper, which entered a "stagnation" phase for over 8 hours [3][4]. Group 1: Incident Details - The trading halt was triggered by a cooling issue at CyrusOne data center, preventing global traders from operating through the Globex system, leading to significant risks for institutions relying on this platform for hedging and speculation [4]. - The immediate consequence of the outage was a sudden disappearance of liquidity in the futures market, with OTC spreads widening significantly [4]. Group 2: Market Reactions - Tim Waterer, Chief Market Analyst at KCM Trade, noted that a significant portion of the gold price increase was due to investors positioning for an anticipated low interest rate environment, with an 85% probability of a Fed rate cut in December according to CME's FedWatch tool [5]. - The system failure not only affected commodities but also impacted forex, U.S. Treasury, and stock index futures, with the EBS forex platform also pausing trading [6]. Group 3: Economic Context - The macroeconomic environment is supporting precious metal prices, as the dollar is experiencing its worst week since late July, enhancing the appeal of dollar-denominated assets like gold [6]. - Market participants are limited to off-market operations until trading resumes, creating a disjointed state that may increase price volatility risks [6].

Core Insights - The stock market is experiencing a tech outage that halted trading on Black Friday, but major indexes were on track for their best week since June [1][2][4] Market Performance - Futures for the Nasdaq, S&P 500, and Dow Jones were up 0.2%, 0.1%, and 0.1% respectively before the trading halt [2][8] - The Nasdaq is up 4.2% for the week, while the S&P 500 and Dow are up approximately 3.2% and 2.6% respectively [4] Commodity and Currency Updates - WTI crude futures increased by 0.7% to $59.10 per barrel, and gold futures rose by 0.5% to $4,220 per ounce [2] - Bitcoin remained stable at around $91,300, and the U.S. dollar index was up 0.2% at 99.80 [3] Corporate News - Robinhood Markets saw a nearly 11% increase in shares due to expansion in prediction markets, with a further 1.5% rise in premarket trading [5] - Alphabet's shares rose 1.5% after the announcement of its advanced Gemini 3 AI model, with a market capitalization of $3.87 trillion [6]

LIVE Markets Open Higher to End a Volatile Month Last Updated: 2 hours ago Treasury Yields, Dollar Rise as Markets Remain Disrupted by CME Outage By Emese Bartha, Dow Jones Newswires U.S. Treasury yields and the U.S. dollar were rising even as trading remained patchy due to the technical outage at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. The CME outage was disrupting futures trading, while the dollar was on top versus other G-10 currencies, Societe Generale strategists said in a note. The DXY dollar index rose 0.2% ...

Core Viewpoint - The CME's technical failure has disrupted trading, leading to a halt in gold prices at $4,221.30 per ounce before the US market opened, which may result in price volatility once trading resumes [1] Group 1: Market Impact - The technical failure at CME has exacerbated the already low trading volume following the Thanksgiving holiday in the US [1] - Market observers suggest that once trading resumes, there could be significant price fluctuations in gold [1] Group 2: Price Movement - Gold prices are expected to record a weekly increase of 3.5%, driven by renewed expectations of a Federal Reserve rate cut in December [1] - The anticipated rate cut is seen as beneficial for non-yielding assets like gold [1]

芝加哥商品交易所(CME.US)向来以"全球风险管理枢纽"自诩。但在周五，这个"枢纽"却将全球市场拒之门外。 智通财经APP获悉，受数据中心故障影响，芝商所期货与期权交易全面暂停，风波迅速蔓延至多个市场，波及名义 价值达数万亿美元的各类合约。此次中断覆盖标普500指数期货、外汇交易平台EBS，以及美国国债、美原油、汽 油、棕榈油等全品类资产。 新加坡一位石油交易员透露，当地时间周五上午10点30分左右首次收到警报时，因交易数据和报价仍在正常推送， 一度以为是虚假信息。但几分钟后，交易屏幕突然冻结，其团队被强制退出纽约商品交易所(NYMEX)交易平台。 作为全球交易员的核心依赖平台，芝商所服务瘫痪导致平日数字闪烁不停的交易屏幕陷入停滞，市场参与者被迫紧 急寻找替代渠道维持交易运作。 "这实在令人头疼，我们本计划对冲部分股指期权头寸，"新加坡Reed Capital Partners副首席投资官Gerald Gan表 示，"服务商正在紧急搜寻替代方案，但流动性肯定无法与芝商所相提并论。" "我们通常利用衍生品进行战术性交易，但今天上午显然无法操作，"Amundi SA投资组合经理Amelie Derambure表 ...

Core Insights - U.S. stock futures trading was halted due to a data-center cooling issue, impacting the market just before the Black Friday opening [1] - CME Group has begun to restore trading in some markets, specifically in fixed-income markets like BrokerTec US Actives and BrokerTec EU [1][2] - Other markets, including futures contracts for gold, silver, oil, and stock futures, remain halted [2]