Monday, stocks ended unchanged in Asia and little changed in Europe. Markets were closed in the U.S. for Memorial Day.
Tuesday, stocks closed little changed in Asia but fell 0.6% in Europe and in the U.S. on 12B shares traded. The VIX rose 5% to close at 12.92. The 10-Year U.S. Treasury bond yield moved up 2% to end at 4.54. Precious metals gained 3% and their miners advanced 2%. The NASDAQ ended above its 17,000 benchmark and posted another record high close.
Wednesday, stocks fell 1.6% in Asia, 1.0% in Europe, and 1.2% in the U.S. on 11B shares traded. The VIX moved up 11% to close at 14.28. The 10-Year U.S. Treasury bond yield moved up 2% to end at 4.62. Precious metals lost about 1% and their miners dropped three times that amount. The NASDAQ, S&P 500, and NYSE indices closed below their 17,000, 5300, 18,000 benchmarks respectively while Apple eked out a close above 190.
Thursday, stocks lost 1.1% in Asia but gained 0.5% in Europe and 0.3% in the U.S. on 12B shares traded. The 10-Year U.S. Treasury bond yield fell 2% to end at 4.55. Precious metals lost about 1% but their miners gained 1%.
Friday, stocks closed unchanged in Asia but rose 0.3% in Europe and 1.3% in the U.S. on 15B shares traded. The VIX fell 11% to close at 12.92. Precious metals and their miners gave up 1%. The NYSE index closed above 18,000.