US equity markets presented a mixed performance on Wednesday At the close of trading in New York, the Dow Jones Industrial Average stood at 45,271 points, representing a decrease of 01 percent from the previous session
The broader S&P 500 index registered gains, closing around 6,448 points, up 05 percent The Nasdaq 100 index also advanced, reaching approximately 23,415 points, a gain of 08 percent
Shares of Alphabet, the parent company of Google, experienced notable gains following a court decision on Tuesday The ruling determined that the company is not required to divest its Chrome browser and Android operating system as part of an antitrust case concerning its market position While the judge found that exclusive agreements for the distribution of its software were unlawful, Google is still permitted to compensate companies for pre-installing or preferentially placing its services
The Euro strengthened modestly against the US dollar on Wednesday evening, trading at 11659 US dollars Conversely, one US dollar was worth 08577 Euros
The price of gold increased, reaching 3,564 US dollars per fine ounce, a rise of 10 percent This translates to a price of 9829 Euros per gram
Oil prices, however, fell significantly A barrel of Brent crude oil traded at 6754 US dollars on Wednesday evening, a decrease of 23 percent, or 160 US dollars, compared to the previous day’s close