World Marketplace Quieter Ahead Of U.S. Thanksgiving Holiday

(Kitco News) – World equity markets were mixed in quieter trade Wednesday. U. S. stock indexes are pointed toward slightly lower openings when the New York day session beings. The U. S. Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday will keep the world marketplace somewhat muted the rest of this week. The major U. S. stock indexes have this week hit record highs, in the aftermath of the surprise U. S. presidential election that resulted in a win by Donald Trump.
Gold prices are trading near steady in early U. S. dealings.
There is a heavy slate of U. S. economic data due for release Wednesday, including the weekly jobless claims report, the weekly mortgage applications survey, durable goods orders, the monthly house price index, the U. S. flash manufacturing PMI, the University of Michigan consumer sentiment survey, new residential sales, the weekly DOE liquid energy stocks report, and the FOMC November meeting minutes.

This post was published at Examiner on November 23, 2016.