Market Overview - The three major U.S. indices had mixed results on the last trading day of April, with the Dow Jones down 3.17% and the S&P 500 down 0.76% for the month, marking three consecutive months of decline, while the Nasdaq rose 0.85% [1] - As of the close, the Dow rose 141.74 points (0.35%) to 40,669.36, the Nasdaq fell 14.98 points (0.09%) to 17,446.34, and the S&P 500 rose 8.23 points (0.15%) to 5,569.06 [1] European Market - The DAX30 index in Germany rose 20.45 points (0.09%) to 22,470.16, the FTSE 100 in the UK rose 12.77 points (0.15%) to 8,476.23, and the CAC40 in France rose 38.00 points (0.50%) to 7,593.87 [1] - Conversely, the Euro Stoxx 50 index fell 4.95 points (0.10%) to 5,156.95, the IBEX35 in Spain fell 102.25 points (0.76%) to 13,264.05, and the FTSE MIB in Italy fell 286.75 points (0.76%) to 37,588.00 [1] Asia-Pacific Market - The Nikkei 225 index rose 0.57%, while the KOSPI index in South Korea fell 0.34%, and the Indonesian Composite Index rose 0.26% [2] Currency Market - The U.S. dollar index rose 0.23% to 99.468, with the euro at 1.1348 USD, the pound at 1.3339 USD, and the yen at 142.77 USD [2] Cryptocurrency Market - Bitcoin rose 0.36% to 94,642.81 USD, while Ethereum fell 0.06% to 1,797.76 USD [3] Commodity Market - Spot gold fell 0.89% to 3,287.77 USD/ounce, with a cumulative increase of 5.34% in April [3] - Crude oil prices fell, with light crude oil down 2.21 USD (3.66%) to 58.21 USD/barrel and Brent crude down 1.13 USD (1.76%) to 63.12 USD/barrel [4] Economic Indicators - U.S. consumer spending rose by 0.7% in March, the highest increase since the beginning of 2023, while a key inflation indicator showed signs of slowing [5] - The U.S. economy contracted for the first time since 2022, with GDP down 0.3% in Q1, influenced by a surge in imports and slowing consumer spending [5] Corporate News - Meta Platforms reported Q1 sales of 42 billion USD, a 16% increase, alleviating concerns over its digital advertising business [8] - Microsoft saw strong growth in its Azure cloud computing business, with revenue up 33%, leading to a stock price increase of over 6% in after-hours trading [9][10] - Qualcomm's revenue outlook was weak, with projected earnings between 9.9 billion and 10.7 billion USD, leading to a stock price drop of over 6% in after-hours trading [10]
隔夜美股 | 标普500指数、道指连续第三个月下跌 现货黄金4月累计上涨5.34%