- Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF gains 0.46% as the top gainer; currently at $45.68
- Top laggard iShares Trust – iShares iBonds Dec 2021 Term Treasury ETF giving up 1 cents, or 0.04%, so far this session
- European markets are trending positively as FTSE improves by 1.05%, reaching 7,454.56.
With the trading session well underway, the leading indices are pointing up — Dow Jones up 0.87%, trading at 34,000. S&P 500 up to 3,981.69, gaining 0.8%.
European session in progress; markets are rising as FTSE improves to 7,454.56 (up 1.05%). Asia-Pacific markets are currently mixed so far this session.
Today's rise takes place amid mixed market indicators — United States 5-Year Note Auction released yesterday at 18:00 UTC with a figure of 3.974, while the previous figure was 4.192. United States 2-Year Note Auction came out at 4.505.
Today's gains are adding to bullish investor sentiment as robust macro data is expected for release later today; United States Core Durable Goods Orders is projected to outperform its last figure with 0.1%. It previously stood at -0.5%; data will be released tomorrow at 13:30 UTC.
Also worthy of note, United States Initial Jobless Claims expected to decline to 225,000 while its preceding data was 222,000, data will be available tomorrow at 13:30 UTC.
Elsewhere, United States New Home Sales (Oct) scheduled to come out tomorrow at 15:00 UTC.
While indices are generally bullish today, some individual stock performances stood out as Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF trades at $45.68 having gained 0.46%. IShares MBS ETF (up 0.377%).
IShares Trust – iShares iBonds Dec 2021 Term Treasury ETF moves 0.04% to trade 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.
Bullish Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF currently 21 cents higher after trading as low as $45.55
Consistent for now — Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF is on a bit of a rollercoaster today: spiking to $45.7 only to drop back to $45.47, now rallying again to $45.68.