Market Talk – September 24, 2024
ASIA:
The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today:
• NIKKEI 225 increased 216.68 points or 0.57% to 37,940.59
• Shanghai increased 114.21 points or 4.15% to 2,863.13
• Hang Seng increased 753.45 points or 4.13% to 19,000.56
• ASX 200 decreased 10.90 points or -0.13% to 8,142.00
• SENSEX decreased 14.57 points or -0.02% to 84,914.04
• Nifty50 increased 1.35 points or 0.01% to 25,940.40
The major Asian currency markets had a mixed day today:
• AUDUSD increased 0.00492 or 0.72% to 0.68823
• NZDUSD increased 0.00647 or 1.03% to 0.63315
• USDJPY decreased 0.183 or -0.13% to 143.450
• USDCNY decreased 0.04037 or -0.57% to 7.01914
The above data was collected around 14:10 EST.
Precious Metals:
• Gold increased 28.58 USD/t oz. or 1.09% to 2,654.91
• Silver decreased 1.492 USD/t. oz. or 4.86% to 32.171
The above data was collected around 14:13 EST.
EUROPE/EMEA:
The major Europe stock markets had a green day today:
• CAC 40 increased 95.93 points or 1.28% to 7,604.01
• FTSE 100 increased 23.05 points or 0.28% to 8,282.76
• DAX 30 increased 149.84 points or 0.80% to 18,996.63
The major Europe currency markets had a mixed day today:
• EURUSD increased 0.00501 or 0.45% to 1.11609
• GBPUSD increased 0.00459 or 0.34% to 1.33945
• USDCHF decreased 0.00252 or -0.30% to 0.84479
The above data was collected around 14:18 EST.
US/AMERICAS:
US Market Closings:
- Dow advanced 83.57 points or 0.2% to 42,208.22
- S&P 500 advanced 14.36 points or 0.25% to 5,732.93
- Nasdaq advanced 100.25 points or 0.56% to 18,074.52
- Russell 2000 advanced 3.62 points or 0.17% to 2,224
Canada Market Closings:
- TSX Composite advanced 57.51 points or 0.24% to 23,952.22
- TSX 60 advanced 1.35 points or 0.09% to 1,435.4
Brazil Market Closing:
- Bovespa advanced 1,573.87 points or 1.21% to 132,142.24
ENERGY:
The oil markets had a mixed day today:
• Crude Oil increased 1.157 USD/BBL or 1.64% to 71.528
• Brent increased 1.22 USD/BBL or 1.65% to 75.120
• Natural gas decreased 0.0764 USD/MMBtu or -2.92% to 2.5366
• Gasoline increased 0.0294 USD/GAL or 1.47% to 2.0307
• Heating oil increased 0.0243 USD/GAL or 1.13% to 2.1811
The above data was collected around 14:25 EST.
• Top commodity gainers: Silver (4.86%), Copper (3.83%), Steel (3.43%) and Zinc (4.42%)
• Top commodity losers: Natural Gas (-2.92%), Oat (-1.11%), Cheese (-1.62%) and Rice (-1.94%)
The above data was collected around 14:32 EST.
BONDS:
Japan 0.8110% (-5.32bp), US 2’s 3.55% (-0.044%), US 10’s 3.7330% (-1.8bps); US 30’s 4.09% (-0.008%), Bunds 2.1375% (-3.75bp), France 2.915% (-3.2bp), Italy 3.4680% (-5bp), Turkey 28.25% (-6bp), Greece 3.126% (-5.2bp), Portugal 2.7000% (-0.7bp); Spain 2.923% (-1.5bp) and UK Gilts 3.9420% (+1.78bp)
The above data was collected around 14:36 EST.
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