Market Talk – June 17, 2024

Market Talk 2017

 

ASIA:

 

The major Asian stock markets had negative day today:

  • NIKKEI 225 decreased 712.12 points or -1.83% to 38,102.44
  • Shanghai decreased 16.74 points or -0.55% to 3,015.89
  • Hang Seng decreased 5.66 points or -0.03% to 17,936.12
  • ASX 200 decreased 24.00 points or -0.31% to 7,700.30
  • Kospi decreased 14.32 points or -0.52% to 2,744.10
  • SENSEX closed
  • Nifty50 closed

 

The major Asian currency markets had a mixed day today:

  • AUDUSD decreased 0.00078 or -0.12% to 0.66070
  • NZDUSD decreased 0.00175 or -0.28% to 0.61236
  • USDJPY increased 0.401 or 0.25% to 157.771
  • USDCNY increased 0.00011 or 0.00% to 7.27044

 

The above data was collected around 13:03 EST.

 

 

Precious Metals:

  •  Gold decreased 14.42 USD/t oz. or -0.62% to 2,317.81
  •  Silver decreased 0.217 USD/t. oz or -0.74%% to 29.331

 

The above data was collected around 13:07 EST.

 

EUROPE/EMEA:

 

The major Europe stock markets had a mixed day today:

  •  CAC 40 increased 68.30 points or 0.91% to 7,571.57
  •  FTSE 100 decreased 4.71 points, or -0.06% to 8,142.15
  •  DAX 30 increased 66.19 points or 0.37% to 18,068.21

 

The major Europe currency markets had a green day today:

  • EURUSD increased 0.00256 or 0.24% to 1.07272
  • GBPUSD increased 0.00147 or 0.12% to 1.27003
  • USDCHF increased 0.00053 or 0.06% to 0.89047

 

The above data was collected around 13:20 EST.

 

US/AMERICAS:

US Market Closings:

  • Dow advanced 188.94 points or 0.49% to 38,778.1
  • S&P 500 advanced 41.63 points or 0.77% to 5,473.23
  • Nasdaq advanced 168.14 points or 0.95% to 17,857.02
  • Russell 2000 advanced 15.85 points or 0.79% to 2,022.01

 

Canada Market Closings:

  • TSX Composite declined 51.22 points or -0.24% to 21,587.88
  • TSX 60 declined 3.29 points or -0.25% to 1,288.94

 

Brazil Market Closing:

  • Bovespa declined 399.02 points or -0.33% to 119,263.36

 

 

ENERGY:

 

The oil markets had a mixed day today:

 

  •  Crude Oil increased 1.35 USD/BBL or 1.72% to 79.800
  •  Brent increased 1.183 USD/BBL or 1.43% to 83.803
  •  Natural gas decreased 0.0936 USD/MMBtu or -3.25% to 2.7874
  •  Gasoline increased 0.0399 USD/GAL or 1.66% to 2.4375
  •  Heating oil increased 0.0109 USD/GAL or 0.44% to 2.4826

 

The above data was collected around 13:24 EST.

 

  •   Top commodity gainers: Crude Oil (1.72%), Gasoline (1.66%), Brent (1.43%), and Zinc (1.64%)
  •   Top commodity losers: Cocoa (-4.61%), Rice (-2.61%), Wheat (-3.47%), and Natural Gas (-3.25%)

 

The above data was collected around 13:32 EST.

 

BONDS:

 

Japan 0.932%(-0.6bp), US 2’s 4.76% (+0.044%), US 10’s 4.280%(+3.59bps); US 30’s 4.42% (+0.065%), Bunds 2.4080% (+5.1bp), France 3.148% (+1bp), Italy 3.944% (+1.5bp), Turkey 28.670% (+187bp), Greece 3.636% (-2.5bp), Portugal 3.148% (-0.5bp), Spain 3.342% (+0.9bp) and UK Gilts 4.120% (+6.08bp).

 

The above data was collected around 13.48 EST.

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