USD Weakened on Soft Data, Crude and Gold Climbed

24 April 2015 24 April 2015

MelindaO40

Soft US dataflow pressured US dollar but sent US shares to new highs. S&P 500 jumped to a record high of 2120.49 before settling at 2112.93, +0.24%. The DJIA rose for a second day, gaining +0.43%. Commodities were lifted by USD weakness. The front-month contract for WTI crude oil jumped to as high as 58.41 before ending the day at 57.74, +2.81%.