US Markets U.S. stock markets saw gains on Friday as all major indexes closed Q1 in the green. - The Dow rose 1.89% in March and 0.38% in the first quarter.
- The S&P 500 gained 3.51% in March and 7.03% in the first quarter.
- The Nasdaq had its best quarter since 2020, surging 16.77% in Q1 and 6.69% in March.
- The current 10 Year U.S. Treasury yield is set at 3.47140%
| Dow Jones | 33,274.15 | 1.26% | | S&P 500 | 4,109.31 | 1.44% | | Nasdaq | 12,221.91 | 1.74% | | Russell 2000 | 1,802.48 | 1.93% | *Stock Market data as of the last closing bell. Data received directly from the reference indexes through ICE Data Services. Do you not understand any of these figures? Check out our explainer.
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Canadian Markets Data from Statistics Canada shows that the country's economy is growing despite volatility in global markets. - The Canadian economy grew 0.5% in January from the previous month.
- Annual inflation reached 5.9% in January, below initial estimates.
- According to some economists, the data suggests that the country's economy grew by around 3% in Q1.
- The expansion comes after the Bank of Canada raised interest rates twice in the first three months of the year to cool down the economy and fight inflation.
*Canadian stock prices are as of the last close. Data received directly from the references indexes through ICE Data Services
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European Markets European markets were up on Friday, adding to gains earlier in the week. - The Stoxx 600 lost 1.36% in March amid concerns about the banking industry's health.
- Despite the drop, the index gained 7.05% in Q1.
- Retail stocks, which rose 1.7%, led gains on Friday.
- With a 0.2% drop, banks were the only sector that ended in the red.
| Euro STOXX 50 | 4,315.05 | 0.69% | | UK (FTSE 100) | 7,631.74 | 0.15% | | Germany (DAX) | 15,628.84 | 0.69% | | France (CAC 40) | 7,322.39 | 0.81% | *European stock prices are as of 7 am ET. Data received directly from the reference indexes through ICE Data Services.
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Asian Markets Stocks in Asia rose on Friday as technology companies saw additional gains. - The Hang Seng Tech index gained 0.92%, leading the Hang Seng, which closed up 0.65%.
- The Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) in China came in at 51.9 in March, slightly above the 51.5 expected by analysts and down from 52.6 in February.
- The non-manufacturing PMI was at 58.2, up from 56.3 in February, showing that the manufacturing industry is lagging behind the rest of the economy, which is recovering from its nearly three-year shutdown.
| S&P Asia 50 | 4,791.57 | 0.82% | | Japan (Nikkei 225) | 28,041.48 | 0.93% | | South Korea (KOSPI) | 2,476.86 | 0.97% | | China (Hang Seng) | 20,400.11 | 0.45% | | India (SENSEX) | 58,991.52 | 1.78% | *Asian stock prices are as of 7 am ET. Data received directly from the reference indexes through ICE Data Services.
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Commodities After posting gains on Friday, oil prices closed up for the second consecutive week. - Brent crude gained 1.6% on the day and U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude rose 1.8%.
- Oil prices in the U.S. surged 9% last week.
- Data from the U.S. Personal Consumption Expenditure index shows that consumption rose by 0.3% in February, half of the 0.6% increase in January and less than the 0.4% increase predicted by economists.
| Oil (NYSEARCA:OIL) | 28.95 | 2.04% | | Gold (NYSEARCA:GLD) | 183.22 | -0.52% | | Silver (NYSEARCA:SLV) | 22.12 | 0.82% | | Corn (NYSEARCA:CORN) | 25.23 | 0.32% | | Lumber (NASDAQ:WOOD) | 71.56 | 0.68% | *Commodity prices are as of 7 am ET. Data from MarketWatch. To understand why investors track the prices of these commodities, click here.
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Currency Exchange Rates The U.S. Dollar rose against the Euro on Friday after declining for most of the week. - The British pound lost ground against the USD on Friday amid concerns about the country's economic outlook.
- The Australian Dollar also fell as data showed that manufacturing activity in China, Australia's top trading partner, is not growing as quickly as previously anticipated.
- The USD is on a five-week losing streak against the Euro.
| UK(GBP) | £0.81 | 0.34% | | Europe (EURO) | €0.92 | 0.31% | | Canada (Canadian Dollar) | $1.35 | 0.04% | | Japan (Yen) | ¥132.78 | -0.33% | *Exchange rates as of 7 am ET. Data from Morningstar Financial Research. To understand why we track these currencies and the differences between them, click here.
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Cryptocurrency Bitcoin was up in March, its third consecutive month of gains. - After jumping 22% in March, Bitcoin has surged around 70% in the first three months of 2023.
- This was the best quarter for Bitcoin since Q1 2021, which started a bull run for the cryptocurrency industry.
- Bitcoin remained high throughout the week, surpassing $28,000 for the first time this year early in the week, and finishing above that threshold despite a series of regulatory actions by U.S. officials.
| Bitcoin | $28,520.70 | 1.74% | | Ethereum | $1,822.20 | 0.01% | | Litecoin | $92.31 | 3.04% | | Bitcoin Cash | $125.90 | 3.95% | *Exchange rates as of 7 am ET. Data from Morningstar Financial Research. To understand why we track these currencies and the differences between them, click here.
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 |  | | |   | | Editor | Eduardo Garcia is a writer and editor based in New York. He is the author of "Things You Can Do," an illustrated book about climate action. Bylines in The New York Times, The Guardian, Slate, Scientific American, and others. In one of his previous lives, Eduardo worked as a Reuters correspondent in Latin America for nearly a decade. | |
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