U.S. CPI is published twice in a year of market pricing.

On Monday, the main index of the US dollar was flat, and the market waited for CPI data to land. The standard 500 index fell by 0.04 per cent, the NASDAQ index rose by 0.03 per cent, the Dow Jones industrial index fell by 0.03 per cent, and the small shares outperformed the big plate and the Russell 2000 index rose by 0.5 per cent. The better-performing plates included motor vehicles, industrial metals and mining, and real estate investment trusts. On the port stock side, the permanent index rose by 0.05 per cent, and the permanent science index fell by 0.18 per cent. South inflows went into the capital by RMB 20,201 million, leaving RMB 15,452 million, with a net purchase of RMB 4,749 million that day.

In terms of exchange rates, the yen has fallen only one step away from this year’s low of 151.97, and in the vicinity of 152 is the key point that many believe will prompt the Japanese authorities to intervene. In terms of commodities, Brent crude oil has fallen by 0.6 per cent, and WTI crude oil by 0.39 per cent. Gold has risen by 0.55 per cent and copper prices by 1.37 per cent.