🔔 MARKET UPDATE 🔔

🌍 Global markets experienced a mixed session, with strong divergence between tech-led rallies and sector-specific downturns.

📈 S&P 500 achieved a new all-time high, closing up 0.41% at 6,978.58, driven by robust performance in tech and AI-related stocks.

🚀 NASDAQ Composite surged 0.91% to 23,817.10, benefiting from investor optimism surrounding upcoming "Magnificent Seven" earnings reports and continued AI infrastructure expansion.

🇪🇺 EURUSD saw a slight dip, falling to 1.1995 on January 28, down 0.37%, following strength seen on January 27 due to broad USD weakness and the EU-India trade deal.

🇬🇧 GBPUSD climbed to fresh four-month highs, trading above 1.3680, as the US Dollar Index plunged to a four-year low.

🥇 Gold futures were down 0.21% on January 27, opening at $5,111.60 and closing January 26 at $5,122.30.

😇 The US Federal Reserve commenced its first policy meeting of 2026, with market participants keenly awaiting Chair J. Powell's remarks for clues on the future rate path.

🇪🇺 The European Union and India formally signed a landmark free trade agreement, dubbed the "Mother Of All Deals," expected to double EU goods exports to India by 2032.

📉 US Consumer Confidence plummeted by 9.7 points to 84.5 in January 2026, hitting its lowest level since 2014 and signaling a sharp erosion in consumer optimism.

🗓 CALENDAR FOR TODAY

🟠 🇦🇺 AUD - CPI m/me - 03:30 GMT+3

🟠 🇦🇺 AUD - CPI y/y - 03:30 GMT+3

🟠 🇦🇺 AUD - Trimmed Mean CPI m/m - 03:30 GMT+3

🟠 🇨🇦 СAD - BOC Monetary Policy Report - 17:45 GMT+3

🟠 🇨🇦 СAD - BOC Rate Statement - 17:45 GMT+3

🟠 🇨🇦 СAD - Overnight Rate - 17:45 GMT+3

🟠 🇨🇦 СAD - BOC Press Conference - 18:30 GMT+3

🟠 🇺🇸 USD - Federal Funds Rate - 22:00 GMT+3

🟠 🇺🇸 USD - FOMC Statement - 22:00 GMT+3

🟠 🇺🇸 USD - FOMC Press Conference - 22:30 GMT+3