- Peloton leader Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF gains 0.57%; currently at $46.7
- IShares Trust – iShares iBonds Dec 2021 Term Treasury ETF was the biggest decliner today after giving up 0.04%
- European markets ended a mixed session today whilst FTSE is up by 0.54%, hitting 7,673.
Today's trading session saw to it that markets completed a mixed session today while Dow Jones gained 0.98% and closed at 33,600. S&P 500 closed the day at 4,124.51, having gained 0.37%.
US markets are currently closed but will resume tomorrow in around 15 hours time. European markets ended a mixed session today. Asia-Pacific markets ended a mixed session today whilst ASX 200 improves by 0.63%, reaching 7,223.
This limbo state is reflected by market data published as United States ISM Manufacturing PMI (Mar) released today at 14:00 UTC with a figure of 46.3, while the previous figure was 47.7. United States ISM Manufacturing Employment (Mar) came out at 46.9, while a consensus of analysts was expecting 50. United States ISM Manufacturing Prices (Mar) released today at 14:00 UTC with a figure of 49.2, while the previous figure was 51.3.
Data to be released tomorrow might clear up some of the market fog as United States Crude Oil Inventories is projected to outperform its last figure with 92,000, having previously been at -7.49 million. The figure will be published Wednesday. United States ADP Nonfarm Employment Change (Mar) will be released Wednesday. United States JOLTs Job Openings (Feb) is scheduled for tomorrow at 14:00 UTC.
While markets were generally sideways today, these assets pulled ahead as Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF up 0.57% trading at $46.7. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF is doing well and gains 0.396%.
With price action remaining lacklustre today some assets finished the session lower as iShares Trust – iShares iBonds Dec 2021 Term Treasury ETF lost 0.04% today before closing at $25.35.
IShares Trust – iShares iBonds Dec 2021 Term Treasury ETF has been pretty quiet for the last a month, trading mostly flat and moving by only 0.02 cents on average.
Today's gains added to Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF's 4 days uptrend, during which it increased a total of $1.28. The fund disclosed a quarterly dividend of 16.4 cents per share on Monday, December 26th and was paid on Monday, March 6th — thereby generating a yield of 0.859% for all eligble investors.