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COMMENT FROM EUROPE: Hello, Mr. Armstrong; I hope you are having a good Saturday so far ? reading today your latest post ,it seems to me the world is approaching [...]
Market Talk – September 18, 2024
ASIA:
The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today:
• NIKKEI 225 increased 176.95 points or 0.49% to 36,380.17
• Shanghai increased 13.19 points or 0.49% to 2,717.28
• Hang Seng closed
• ASX 200 increased 1.20 points or 0.01% to 8,142.10
• SENSEX decreased 131.43 points or -0.16% to 82,948.23
• Nifty50 decreased 41.00 points or -0.16% to 25,377.55
The major Asian currency markets had a mixed day today:
• AUDUSD increased 0.00059 or 0.09% to 0.67662
• NZDUSD increased 0.00218 or 0.35% to 0.62136
• USDJPY decreased 0.097 or -0.07% to 141.886
• USDCNY decreased 0.02291 or -0.32% to 7.08526
The above data was collected around 13:30 EST.
Precious Metals:
• Gold decreased 1.71 USD/t oz. or -0.07% to 2,572.32
• Silver decreased 0.375 USD/t. oz. or -1.22% to 30.354
The above data was collected around 13:33 EST.
EUROPE/EMEA:
The major Europe stock markets had a negative day today:
• CAC 40 decreased 42.52 points or -0.57% to 7,444.90
• FTSE 100 decreased 56.18 points or -0.68% to 8,253.68
• DAX 30 decreased 14.59 points or -0.08% to 18,711.49
The major Europe currency markets had a mixed day today:
• EURUSD increased 0.00497 or 0.45% to 1.11717
• GBPUSD increased 0.01071 or 0.81% to 1.32740
• USDCHF decreased 0.00533 or -0.63% to 0.84103
The above data was collected around 14:25 EST.
US/AMERICAS:
US Market Closings:
- Dow declined 103.08 points or -0.25% to 41,503.1
- S&P 500 declined 16.32 points or -0.29% to 5,618.26
- Nasdaq declined 54.76 points or -0.31% to 17,573.3
- Russell 2000 advanced 0.86% to 0.04% to 2,206.34
Canada Market Closings:
- TSX Composite declined 85.1 points or -0.36% to 23,592.6
- TSX 60 declined 5.34 points or -0.38% to 1,415.64
Brazil Market Closing:
- Bovespa declined 1,134.12 points or -0.84% to 133,826.07
ENERGY:
The oil markets had a mixed day today:
• Crude Oil decreased 0.362 USD/BBL or -0.51% to 70.828
• Brent decreased 0.137 USD/BBL or -0.19% to 73.563
• Natural gas decreased 0.0398 USD/MMBtu or -1.71% to 2.2842
• Gasoline increased 0.0172 USD/GAL or 0.86% to 2.0059
• Heating oil increased 0.0055 USD/GAL or 0.26% to 2.1436
The above data was collected around 14:33 EST.
• Top commodity gainers: Methanol (2.55%), Palm Oil (2.44%), Cocoa (1.86%) and Sugar (5.64%)
• Top commodity losers: Natural Gas (-1.71%), Palladium (-4.11%), Cheese (-1.85%) and Bitumen (-5.38%)
The above data was collected around 14:49 EST.
BONDS:
Japan 0.8270% (-0.3bp), US 2’s 3.61% (-0.008%), US 10’s 3.6820% (+2.3bps); US 30’s 4.00% (+0.042%), Bunds 2.1835% (+3.65bp), France 2.917% (+6bp), Italy 3.5680% (+6.8bp), Turkey 29.005% (-34.5bp), Greece 3.174% (+6.6bp), Portugal 2.7680% (+4.6bp); Spain 2.985% (+4.2bp) and UK Gilts 3.8460% (+7.22bp)
The above data was collected around 14:53 EST.
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