- Peloton leader Vanguard Total International Bond ETF gains 0.9%; currently at $48.23
- IShares Trust – iShares iBonds Dec 2021 Term Treasury ETF was the biggest decliner yesterday after giving up 0.04%
- European markets are flat.
Yesterday's market activity meant that markets completed a mixed session yesterday, as Nasdaq was down 1.63% before closing the session at 10,800. Dow Jones gained 0.61% and closed at 32,033.
Trading in the US will continue today in around 6 hours time, meanwhile European markets are sideways. Asia-Pacific markets were down today as ASX 200 is down by 0.87%, retreats to 6,785.7
This limbo state is reflected by market data published as Core Durable Goods Orders in United States fell short of market expectations (0.2%) with a reading of -0.5%, continuing the decline from the previous figure of 0.3%. United States GDP beat analyst expectations of 2.4 and the previous reading of -0.6 with new data of 2.6. Highly important Initial Jobless Claims data from United States beat analyst expectations of 220,000 with a reading of 217,000.
Data to be released today might clear up some of the market fog as United States Pending Home Sales projected to decline to -5% while previous data was -2%; data will be released today at 14:00 UTC. United States Core PCE Price Index (MoM) (Sep) is expected today at 12:30 UTC.
While markets were generally sideways yesterday, these stocks pulled ahead as Vanguard Total International Bond ETF up 0.9% trading at $48.23. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF is doing well and gains 0.834%.
With price action largely muted in yesterday's session, several stocks struggled to find momentum as iShares Trust – iShares iBonds Dec 2021 Term Treasury ETF lost 0.04% yesterday before closing at $25.35.
Full steam ahead for Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (+0.83%) as a 4 day uptrend continues
Yesterday's session pointed in the same direction — Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities Index Fund ETF Shares closed yesterday at $44.75 (with a daily low of $44.49) after ending Wednesday at $44.38 and gaining 0.83%.
IShares Trust – iShares iBonds Dec 2021 Term Treasury ETF closed at $25.35 after a flat day yesterday, continuing its recent sideways trend
Pointing in a similar direction, yesterday's session was more of the same — iShares Trust – iShares iBonds Dec 2021 Term Treasury ETF closed a flat day of trading at $25.35 yesterday after ending Wednesday at $25.36.