Investors worry over Russian nuclear weapons in Belarus
Russia has initiated plans to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus - a country sharing a long border with Ukraine. While the Russian invasion of Ukraine has been carried on for more than a year, the news still led to considerable fears on the market.
The negative sentiment strengthened the greenback, with USD/CAD adding 31 pips to 1.3744, though USD/JPY declined 22 pips to 130.69. Meanwhile, EUR/USD dropped 71 pips to 1.0759, and GBP/USD fell 56 pips to 1.2230. AUD/USD closed 38 pips lower at 0.6645, Mitrade expects Australia Retail Sales growth to slow to 0.4% on the month.
Spot gold prices climbed $15.35 to $1,978.61 an ounce, and WTI oil futures slid $0.70 to $69.26. Bitcoin and Ethereum slowed to $27,847.0 and $1,765.87 respectively.
The S&P 500 increased 22 points to 3,970, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 132 points to 32,237, and the Nasdaq 100 advanced 37.81 points to 12,767.
The negative sentiment strengthened the greenback, with USD/CAD adding 31 pips to 1.3744, though USD/JPY declined 22 pips to 130.69. Meanwhile, EUR/USD dropped 71 pips to 1.0759, and GBP/USD fell 56 pips to 1.2230. AUD/USD closed 38 pips lower at 0.6645, Mitrade expects Australia Retail Sales growth to slow to 0.4% on the month.
Spot gold prices climbed $15.35 to $1,978.61 an ounce, and WTI oil futures slid $0.70 to $69.26. Bitcoin and Ethereum slowed to $27,847.0 and $1,765.87 respectively.
The S&P 500 increased 22 points to 3,970, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 132 points to 32,237, and the Nasdaq 100 advanced 37.81 points to 12,767.