Market Talk – October 24, 2023

ASIA:

The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today:

• NIKKEI 225 increased 62.80 points or 0.20% to 31,062.35
• Shanghai increased 22.95 points or 0.78% to 2,962.24
• Hang Seng decreased 180.60 points or -1.05% to 16,991.53
• ASX 200 increased 12.80 points or 0.19% to 6,856.90
• Kospi increased 26.49 points or 1.12% to 2,383.51
• SENSEX closed
• Nifty50 closed

The major Asian currency markets had a mixed day today:

• AUDUSD increased 0.00200 or 0.32% to 0.63553
• NZDUSD decreased 0.00040 or -0.08% to 0.58406
• USDJPY increased 0.115 or 0.08% to 149.815
• USDCNY increased 0.00350 or 0.05% to 7.31324

The above data was collected around 13.41 EST.

Precious Metals:

• Gold increased 3.28 USD/t oz. or 0.17% to 1,975.87
• Silver decreased 0.006 USD/t. oz or -0.03% to 22.974

The above data was collected around 13:43 EST.

No economic news from last night:

No economic news from today:

EUROPE/EMEA:

The major Europe stock markets had a green day today:

• CAC 40 increased 43.18 points or 0.63% to 6,893.65
• FTSE 100 increased 14.87 points or 0.20% to 7,389.70
• DAX 30 increased 79.22 points or 0.54% to 14.879.94

The major Europe currency markets had a mixed day today:

• EURUSD decreased 0.00787 or -0.74% to 1.05893
• GBPUSD decreased 0.00852 or -0.70% to 1.21628
• USDCHF increased 0.00271 or 0.30% to 0.89351

The above data was collected around 13:51 EST.

US/AMERICAS:

Canada’s Finance Minister has emphasized the government’s commitment to preserving the competitiveness of Canadian financial institutions in global wholesale markets to prevent a recession amid the global financial crisis. The Bank of Canada has projected a 0.4% contraction in the fourth quarter of 2023 and zero growth in the first quarter of 2024, meeting the technical criteria for a recession, which entails two consecutive quarters of economic decline. The EU has raised security concerns about the trade in “golden passports” and vowed to tighten visa controls after revealing that five Caribbean states have sold citizenship to 88,000 individuals from countries including Iran, Russia, and China.

US Market Closings:

• Dow advanced 204.97 points or 0.62% to 33,141.38
• S&P 500 advanced 30.64 points or 0.73% to 4,247.68
• Nasdaq advanced 121.55 points or 0.93% to 13,139.88
• Russell 2000 advanced 13.62 points or 0.82% to 1,679.5

Canada Market Closings:

• TSX Composite declined 60.25 points or -0.32% to 18,986.49
• TSX 60 declined 4.48 points or -0.39% to 1,141.14

Brazil Market Closing:

• Bovespa advanced 1,163.65 points or 1.03% to 113,948.17

ENERGY:

The oil markets had a mixed day today:

• Crude Oil decreased 1.665 USD/BBL or -1.95% to 83.825
• Brent decreased 1.317 USD/BBL or -1.47% to 88.513
• Natural gas increased 0.0293 USD/MMBtu or 1.00% to 2.9553
• Gasoline decreased 0.0617 USD/GAL or -2.65% to 2.2668
• Heating oil decreased 0.0648 USD/GAL or -2.09% to 3.0307

The above data was collected around 13:54 EST.

• Top commodity gainers: Coffee (1.69%), Rapeseed (3.64%), Copper (1.78%) and Zinc (1.20%)
• Top commodity losers: Palm Oil (-2.29%), Gasoline (-2.65%), Heating Oil (-2.09%) and Rhodium (-13.64%)

The above data was collected around 14:06 EST.

BONDS:

Japan 0.850% (-1.9bp), US 2’s 5.10% (+0.035%), US 10’s 4.8441% (+0.61bps); US 30’s 4.98% (-0.007%), Bunds 2.825% (-4.1bp), France 3.463% (-1.9bp), Italy 4.865% (+2.3bp), Turkey 25.98% (-7bp), Greece 4.245% (-9.4bp), Portugal 3.545% (-1.5bp); Spain 3.935% (-3.1bp) and UK Gilts 4.535% (-6.5bp)

The above data was collected around 14:11 EST.