📌 Global Market Update

Advisory Bazaar Info Services

🔹 US Equity Markets

US equity markets closed on a flat to negative note.

🔹 European Equity Markets

European markets ended higher, gaining in the range of 0.85% to 1.52%.

🔹 Asian Equity Markets

Asian markets are showing a mixed trend.

Several markets, including Japan and South Korea, are closed due to year-end holidays.

Asian equities are heading for gains for the third consecutive year, marking their best performance since 2017.

🔹 Indian Equity Markets

The Sensex is trading higher by around 200 points, while the Nifty is up by approximately 75 points.

🔹 Federal Reserve (US Fed)

According to the minutes of the Fed’s December meeting, most officials believe that further interest rate cuts would be appropriate if inflation continues to ease gradually.

However, policymakers remain divided on the timing and extent of future rate cuts.

🔹 US Bond Yields

* 10-year Treasury yield: ~4.12%

* 2-year Treasury yield: ~3.44%