Reuters reported that IPO-linked inflows to Jio Platforms boosted the rupee while elevated oil prices prompted caution; thehindubusinessline.com also carried the story.
CNBC reported Oct 21 that Apple’s iPhone Duo is in short supply and that its Investing Club highlighted two stocks it said are fueling an AI rebound in the Homestretch update.
VIXY ETF fell while major equity ETFs mostly rose; six of eight tracked markets were higher and two were lower, according to Finnhub data as of Oct 21, 20:00 UTC.
XRP rose 3.78% over 24 hours and outpaced Bitcoin, Ether and Solana; trend signals are neutral and multiple crypto headlines were published by CoinDesk, Yahoo and Cointelegraph.
European Central Bank (euro reference rates) shows EUR/USD at 1.1234 as of Oct 21, 14:00 UTC; the pair rose 0.17% from the prior ECB fixing and logged a five-session change of +0.24%.
According to the European Central Bank (euro reference rates), AUD/USD traded at 0.7034, rose 0.70% from the prior ECB fixing and was +0.10% over five sessions; MarketAlleys trend data shows RSI(14) at 46.0.
CNBC reported Oct 20 that Anthropic is in talks with neocloud Nscale over a second multibillion-dollar agreement; the firms previously signed a similar U.S. data‑center deal, CNBC said.
Natural gas (UNG ETF) was the largest mover, while oil, copper and precious-metals ETFs posted smaller moves; prices shown are as of Oct 21, 16:00 UTC.
Natural Gas led losses at mid‑afternoon while crude and metals were mixed; headlines covered crude flows, Saudi exports and U.S. heating oil reserve plans.
The UNG ETF fell 4.19% from the prior close as of Oct 21, 14:15 UTC; copper, WTI and silver declined while the GLD ETF rose 0.19% from the prior close.
At Oct 21, 16:00 UTC (15:56 UTC for the UUP ETF), the USO ETF fell 1.25% while the SPY ETF rose 0.47%; the UUP ETF and GLD ETF rose 0.14% and 0.28%, respectively.