• US indices finished yesterday’s trading mostly higher. S&P 500 gained 0.30%, Dow Jones added 0.04% and Nasdaq moved 0.35% higher.  Russell 2000 dropped 0.25%
  • Mixed moods could have been spotted during the Asian session. Nikkei and S&P/ASX 200 gained, while Kospi and indices from China traded lower
  • DAX futures point to a lower opening of the European session
  • FDA approved COVID-19 vaccine booster shots for people with weakened immune systems
  • China’s Ningbo airport has suspended inbound and outbound flights to the capital Beijing from August 11th due to the rising number of new COVID-19 cases
  • China shuts terminal at Ningbo-Zhoushan port after COVID case
  • South Korea’s Premier ask people not to travel this weekend due to worsening pandemic situation
  • New Zealand  BusinessNZ manufacturing PMI for July: 62.6 (previous 60.7)
  • Disney reported upbeat fiscal third-quarter earnings, beating analysts’ estimates on subscriber growth, revenue and earnings. The company said its total addressable market is 1.1 billion households across the globe
  • Bitcoin trades slightly below the $45,000 area
  • Precious metals gain while oil pull back slightly
  • USD and CAD are the best performing major currencies while CHF and AUD lag the most