NYSE

Key events: USA - Initial Jobless Claims The S&P 500 climbed 1.1% on Tuesday in light trading ahead of the Christmas holiday, with tech stocks driving gains for the second consecutive session. The Nasdaq 100 advanced 1.4%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.9%, or 350 points. With the New York Stock Exchange closed early for Christmas Eve and markets shut entirely on Christmas Day, the trading volume remained notably thin.

The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) appeared 231 years ago, immediately changed the US market, and became the largest marketplace for buying and selling assets in the world.  Nicknamed the BigBoard, it guides all market participants. Global traders monitor the NYSE on a daily basis as it affects subsequent European and Asian exchange operations. The global economic ups and downs of the last 100 years also begin in New York. In this article, you will find out how the NYSE evolved and why everyone is watching it now.

Key events: United States - Trade Balance (Jul) UK - BoE Gov Bailey Speaks Canada - BoC Interest Rate Decision Canada - Ivey PMI (Aug) Japan - GDP (QoQ) (Q2) Australia - Trade Balance (Jul)