European Open Preview – Dollar hits 3-week low as commodity currencies gain ground
Posted on December 27, 2017 at 8:31 am GMTHere are the latest developments in global markets: FOREX: The dollar index continued retreating, recording a three-week low. Meanwhile, commodity currencies, including the loonie, aussie and the kiwi, were posting multi-week highs versus the greenback. STOCKS: The Nikkei 225 closed 0.1% higher. The Hang Seng was down by 0.1%, while the Shanghai Composite lost 0.9%. Euro Stoxx 50 futures traded higher by 0.1% at 0728 GMT, with Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 contracts all being roughly flat. COMMODITIES: WTI [..]