Global stocks, oil and gold prices all increased

On August 1, the MSCI global stock index recorded its biggest daily increase in more than five months, after the US Federal Reserve (FED) decided to keep interest rates unchanged but left open the possibility of cutting interest rates as early as next September.

MCSI: illustration of the global MCSI index rising

The MSCI global stock index rose 13.12 points, or 1.64 percent, to 814.55, marking its biggest one-day percentage gain since February 22.

On Wall Street, the Nasdaq Composite led the major indexes, rising 2.6% to 17,599.40. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 99.46 points, or 0.24%, to 40,842.79. The S&P 500 gained 85.86 points, or 1.58%, to 5,522.30. Europe's STOXX 600 index closed up 0.8%. In Japan, the Nikkei 225 index closed up more than 1%.

At the previous policy meeting, the FED decided to keep its benchmark interest rate in the range of 5.25% - 5.5%, while at the same time assessing that inflation continues to progress towards the 2% target. Speaking to the press, FED Chairman Jerome Powell mentioned the possibility of cutting interest rates as early as the FED's next interest rate meeting in September, if inflation data reinforces the recent downward trend.

Oil prices also recovered from a seven-week low, as the assassination of the leader of the Hamas Islamist movement in Iran increased tensions in the Middle East, while US crude oil reserves fell sharply.

US crude oil prices rose 4.26% to $77.91 a barrel, while Brent crude oil prices rose to $80.72 a barrel, up 2.66% on the day. Gold prices also rose more than 1% on the day. Spot gold prices rose 1.63% to $2,447.69 an ounce.

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