Today some countries are still celebrating the Christmas holidays, so the London, Hong Kong, New Zealand, and some other European stock exchanges are not working.
In this regard, we see very slow movement on the currency markets and the mood is more festive than the everyday tense atmosphere. This week only a few indices regarding the end of the year will be released in Europe, but they cannot adequately have a significant impact on the market.
At the moment most of the western stock indices show a slight decline. The Dow Jones index fell by 0.07%, but is close to the historical maximum. On the Asian stock markets technological concerns appeared regarding profit at the expense of New Year sales.
To date, the cost of the most popular cryptocurrency in the world managed to recover somewhat and the price is located near the mark of $15,000.
The prices for the Texas oil, against the background of the reluctance to place new rigs, is trading above $58 per barrel, thus providing short-term support to the currencies of the commodity-dependent economies.
