XE Market Analysis: North America – Oct 27, 2020

The dollar lifted in London trading after seeing intraday weakness during the pre-Europe session in Asia. U.S. equity index futures have managed modest gains after the S&P 500 closed with a 1.9% loss yesterday, though investor sentiment in global markets remains decidedly restive. The pan-Europe Stoxx 600 index was showing a 0.3% loss as of the early afternoon session, while Most Asian stock markets declined, with Australia’s ASX 200 equity index underperforming with a 1.7% loss, its worst single day performance in a month.