Covid-19 Daily Dashboard - 11 November 2020

Download an overview of key economic and financial metrics relating to Covid-19 on 11 November 2020.

COVID-19: The total number of cases recorded globally is circa 51.5 million, with approximately 1.27 million reported deaths according to Johns Hopkins University & Medicine.
Equities: In Europe, stocks are higher over the morning, with gains recorded by the STOXX 600 (+0.5%), DAX (+0.3%), CAC 40 (+0.2%) and the FTSE 250 (+0.1%). In Asia, both the Topix and the S&P / ASX 200 added +1.7% on close, whilst the Kospi closed +1.3% higher. Meanwhile, both the CSI 300 (-1.0%) and the Hang Seng (-0.3%) were down on close. In the US, futures for the S&P 500 are up +0.6%.
VIX: Following a -3.7% decline over yesterday, the CBOE market volatility index has continued to decease this morning, down -1.6% to 24.4, remaining above its long term average (LTA) of 19.9. The Euro Stoxx 50 volatility index has also declined, decreasing -2.6% to 24.4, just above its LTA of 24.0.
Bonds: The UK 10-year gilt yield has softened +4bps to 0.44%, while the German 10-year bund yield has added +2bps to -0.47%, and the US 10-year treasury yield is up +1bp to 0.96%. This remains the highest the UK 10-year gilt yield and the US 10-year treasury yield have been since the end of March.
Currency: Sterling has appreciated to $1.33, while the euro is currently $1.18. Hedging benefits for US dollar denominated investors into the UK and the eurozone are at 0.38% and 1.26% per annum on a five-year basis.
Baltic Dry: The Baltic Dry decreased -0.6% yesterday to 1,200, the lowest it has been since mid June. Over the past 26 sessions, the index has seen cumulative declines of -43%. However the Baltic Dry remains +10% higher than it was in January.
Oil: Brent Crude and the West Texas Intermediate (WTI) have increased +2.6% and +2.7% over the morning, to $44.73 and $42.48, respectively. This is the highest Brent Crude and the WTI have been since early September.
Gold: The price of gold increased +0.7% yesterday to $1,876 per troy ounce. While the price of gold remains -9% lower than its record high of $2,063 in August, gold is +23% above where it was at the start of the year.