The main contract of Brent crude oil futures has just surpassed the $88.00 per barrel mark, now quoted at $88.01 per barrel, down 0.11% on the day.

Spot gold just broke through the $4,090.00/oz mark, currently priced at $4,090.32/oz, up 0.59% on the day; the main COMEX gold futures contract is currently at $4,148.10/oz, up 1.25% on the day.

USD/JPY has just broken through the 161.00 mark, now quoted at 160.96, down 1.50% on the day; EUR/JPY has just broken through the 185.00 mark, now quoted at 184.99, down 1.24% on the day.

HSBC Holdings: Lowers the price target of Meta Platforms (META.US) from $905 to $830.

The Dow Jones opened up by 1.01%, the Nasdaq rose by 1.67%, and the S&P 500 increased by 1.02%. Leading tech stocks saw Microsoft rise 12.13%, AMD up 7.09%, while Meta Platforms fell 10.18%. The Nasdaq Golden Dragon China Index gained 0.99%, with XPeng Group down 2.14% and Pinduoduo down 2.02%.