Asia Dips, European Markets Advance, While Crude And Gold Trade Lower - Global Markets Today While US Slept

On Friday, June 14th, the U.S. stock markets showed mixed results. The Nasdaq achieved a record high for the fifth consecutive day, propelled by gains in Adobe and other tech stocks. In contrast, both the S&P 500 and Dow closed slightly lower.

Economic data showed a decline in University of Michigan consumer sentiment to 65.6 in June, its lowest since November, and U.S. import and export prices fell by 0.4% and 0.6%, respectively, in May.