On Tuesday, April 2, the Eurozone manufacturing PMI hit a three-month low in March. All three major U.S. stock index futures fell. European stocks opened higher on the first trading day after the Easter holiday. Bitcoin plummeted below $67,000. Crude oil prices Near five-month highs, gold extends gains.

U.S. stock futures fell further, with Nasdaq 100 futures falling 1%.

Tesla’s U.S. stocks fell more than 7% before the market opened. Tesla delivered 386,810 vehicles in the first quarter, compared with market estimates of 449,080 vehicles.

The yields on 5-year, 10-year and 30-year U.S. Treasury bonds hit highs during the year, with the 30-year U.S. Treasury yield rising to 4.499%, a new high since December 1 last year.

Popular Chinese concept stocks had mixed gains and losses, with Alibaba falling slightly by 0.01%. It previously disclosed its share repurchases as of the first quarter of 2024, saying it had repurchased US$4.8 billion in the first quarter.

In terms of technology stocks, Nvidia fell nearly 1% and Tesla fell more than 1%.

All three major U.S. stock index futures fell

Dow futures fell 0.34%, S&P 500 futures fell 0.14%, and Nasdaq 100 futures fell 0.11%.

Most of the U.S. star stocks fell, with Amazon turning positive, Tesla falling more than 1%, and Nvidia rising slightly.

Popular Chinese concept stocks had mixed gains and losses. Li Auto, Ctrip, and Bilibili rose by more than 2%, NetEase fell by nearly 2%, and Xpeng Motors fell by more than 1%.

European stock gains narrow, Britain's FTSE 100 approaches record closing high

The manufacturing PMI of the Eurozone in March unexpectedly expanded for the first time since September 2022, but it was in the contraction range for the 21st consecutive month. After the data was released, European stocks opened higher, but the gains have now fallen.

The European Stoxx 50 index rose 0.28%, the German DAX30 index fell 0.09%, the French CAC 40 index rose 0.09%, and the British FTSE 100 index rose 0.27%.

Spot gold continues gains

Spot gold fluctuated and rose, rising 0.5% during the day to US$2,262 per ounce.

Bitcoin drops more than 4%

Bitcoin fell back after rising high, falling 4.5% on the day to US$66,400 per coin. The cryptocurrency has fallen by about 10% since reaching its peak in mid-March.

Crude oil rose more than 1%

Brent oil and U.S. oil both rose by more than 1%, with U.S. oil hitting $85 per barrel for the first time since October last year.