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Market Talk – February 22, 2024
Global Currencies
• EURUSD advanced 0.0012 points or 0.11% to 1.0825
• GBPUSD advanced 0.0034 points or 0.27% to 1.2661
• USDCHF decreased -0.0007 points or -0.08% to 0.8811
• AUDUSD decreased -0.0001 points or -0.02% to 0.6552
• NZDUSD advanced 0.0017 points or 0.28% to 0.6198
• USDJPY advanced 0.21 points or 0.14% to 150.554
• USDCNY advanced 0.0046 points or 0.06% to 7.1944Precious Metals
• Gold Futures decreased -1.06 points or -0.05% to 2023.93
• Silver Futures decreased -0.26 points or -1.13% to 22.87Energy Markets
• WTI Crude Oil advanced 0.35 points or 0.45% to 78.26
• Brent Oil advanced 0.314 points or 0.61% to 83.344
• Natural Gas declined 0.04 points or -2.69% to 1.72
• Gasoline advanced 0.03 points or 1.45% to 2.31
• Heating Oil advanced 0.04 points or 1.55% to 2.74
Global Equities
• Dow Industrials advanced 456.87 points or 1.18% to 39069.11
• S&P500 advanced 105.23 points or 2.11% to 5087.03
• Nasdaq Composite advanced 460.75 points or 2.96% to 16041.62
• Bovespa advanced 208.97 points or 0.16% to 130420.55
• FTSE 100 advanced 21.98 points or 0.29% to 7684.49
• DAX advanced 252.33 points or 1.47% to 17370.45
• CAC-40 advanced 99.51 points or 1.27% to 7911.6
• STOXX50 advanced 80.05 points or 1.68% to 4855.36
• Nikkei 225 advanced 836.52 points or 2.19% to 39098.68
• Hang Seng advanced 239.85 points or 1.45% to 16742.95
• ASX200 advanced 2.8 points or 0.04% to 7611.2
• Kospi advanced 10.96 points or 0.41% to 2664.27
• Nifty50 advanced 162.4 points or 0.74% to 22217.5
Global Bonds• US 2 Years advanced 0.05 points or 1.08% to 4.69
• US 5 Years advanced 0.03 points or 0.7% to 4.33
• US 10 Years advanced 0.01 points or 0.23% to 4.33
• Canada 10 Years advanced 0.05 points or 1.4% to 3.54
• German Bunds advanced 0.06 points or 2.61% to 2.43
• France 10 Years advanced 0.07 points or 2.39% to 2.92
• Italy 10 Years advanced 0.08 points or 2.07% to 3.9
• UK 10 years advanced 0.01 points or 0.003% to 4.12
• Japan 10 Years advanced 0.01 points or 1.78% to 0.74
• China 10 Years decreased -0.04 points or -1.59% to 2.41
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