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ASIA:
The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today:
- NIKKEI 225 increased 251.82 points or 0.61% to 41,831.99
- Shanghai decreased 20.01 points or -0.68% to 2,939.36
- Hang Seng decreased 51.56 points or -0.29% to 17,471.67
- ASX 200 decreased 12.90 points or -0.16% to 7,816.80
- KOSPI increased 0.61 points or 0.02% to 2,867.99
- SENSEX decreased 426.87 points or -0.53% to 79,924.77
- Nifty50 decreased 108.75 points or -0.45% to 24,324.45
The major Asian currency markets had a mixed day today:
- AUDUSD decreased 0.00024 or -0.04% to 0.67391
- NZDUSD decreased 0.00508 or -0.83% to 0.60760
- USDJPY increased 0.459 or 0.28% to 161.787
- USDCNY increased 0.0031 or 0.04% to 7.29282
The above data was collected around 14:19 EST.
Precious Metals:
- Gold increased 6.14 USD/t oz. or 0.26% to 2,371.14
- Silver decreased 0.019 USD/t. oz. or -0.06% to 30.782
The above data was collected around 14:24 EST.
EUROPE/EMEA:
The major Europe stock markets had a green day today:
- CAC 40 increased 64.89 points or 0.86% to 7,573.55
- FTSE 100 increased 53.70 points or 0.66% to 8,193.51
- DAX 30 increased 171.03 points or 0.94% to 18,407.22
The major Europe currency markets had a green day today:
- EURUSD increased 0.00046 or 0.04% to 1.08189
- GBPUSD increased 0.00499 or 0.39% to 1.28380
- USDCHF increased 0.00239 or 0.27% to 0.89997
The above data was collected around 14:30 EST.
US/AMERICAS:
US Market Closings:
- Dow advanced 429.39 points or 1.09% to 39,721.36
- S&P 500 advanced 55.93 points or 1.02% to 5,633.91
- Nasdaq advanced 218.16 points or 1.18% to 18,647.45
- Russell 2000 advanced 22.28 points or 1.1% to 2,051.75
Canada Market Closings:
- TSX Composite advanced 307.73 points or 1.4% to 22,350.23
- TSX 60 advanced 18.83 points or 1.43% to 1,333.56
Brazil Market Closing:
- Bovespa advanced 96.9 points or 0.08% to 127,205.12
ENERGY:
The oil markets had a mixed day today:
- Crude Oil increased 0.806 USD/BBL or 0.99% to 82.216
- Brent increased 0.585 USD/BBL or 0.69% to 85.245
- Natural gas decreased 0.0159 USD/MMBtu or -0.68% to 2.3281
- Gasoline decreased 0.0192 USD/GAL or -0.76% to 2.5078
- Heating oil increased 0.0019 USD/GAL or 0.08% to 2.5237
The above data was collected around 14:33 EST.
- Top commodity gainers: Oat (32.13%), Zinc (0.94%), Palladium (0.87%) and Crude Oil (0.99%)
- Top commodity losers: Soybeans (-2.27%), Wheat (-5.07%), Cocoa (-2.23%) and Canola (-2.73%)
The above data was collected around 14:40 EST.
BONDS:
Japan 1.0890% (+1.33bp), US 2’s 4.64% (+0.002%) , US 10’s 4.287% (-1.08bps); US 30’s 4.48% (-0.017%), Bunds 2.5305% (-2.95bp), France 3.192% (-1.63bp), Italy 3.850% (-10.5bp), Turkey 27.850% (+195bp), Greece 3.523% (-7.9bp), Portugal 3.117% (-5bp); Spain 3.283% (-6.05bp) and UK Gilts 4.134% (-2.87bp)
The above data was collected around 14:44 EST.