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Market Talk – October 25, 2024
ASIA:
The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today:
• NIKKEI 225 decreased 229.37 points or -0.60% to 37,913.92
• Shanghai increased 19.44 points or 0.59% to 3,299.70
• Hang Seng increased 100.53 points or 0.49% to 20,590.15
• ASX 200 increased 5.00 points or 0.06% to 8,211.30
• SENSEX decreased 662.87 points or -0.83% to 79,402.29
• Nifty50 decreased 218.60 points or -0.90% to 24,180.80
The major Asian currency markets had a mixed day today:
• AUDUSD decreased 0.00259 or -0.39% to 0.66087
• NZDUSD decreased 0.00265 or -0.44% to 0.59811
• USDJPY increased 0.457 or 0.30% to 152.256
• USDCNY increased 0.00721 or 0.10% to 7.13272
The above data was collected around 13:10 EST.
Precious Metals:
• Gold increased 6.4 USD/t oz. or 0.23% to 2,740.20
• Silver decreased 0.002 USD/t. oz. or -0.01% to 33.665
The above data was collected around 13:15 EST.
EUROPE/EMEA:
The major Europe stock markets had a mixed day today:
• CAC 40 decreased 5.74 points or -0.08% to 7,497.54
• FTSE 100 decreased 20.54 points or -0.25% to 8,248.84
• DAX 30 increased 20.59 points or 0.11% to 19,463.59
The major Europe currency markets had a mixed day today:
• EURUSD decreased 0.00216 or -0.20% to 1.08022
• GBPUSD decreased 0.00001 or 0.00% to 1.29715
• USDCHF increased 0.00034 or 0.04% to 0.86626
The above data was collected around 13:24 EST.
US/AMERICAS:
US Market Closings:
- Dow declined 259.96 points or -0.61% to 42,114.4
- S&P 500 declined 1.74 points or -0.03% to 5,808.12
- Nasdaq advanced 103.12 points or 0.56% to 18,518.61
- Russell 2000 declined 10.58 points or -0.48% to 2,208.34
Canada Market Closings:
- TSX Composite declined 88.07 points or -0.36% to 24,463.48
- TSX 60 declined 5.29 points or -0.36% to 1,462.95
Brazil Market Closing:
- Bovespa declined 111.44 points or -0.09% to 129,955.51
ENERGY:
The oil markets had a green day today:
• Crude Oil increased 1.497 USD/BBL or 2.13% to 71.687
• Brent increased 1.533 USD/BBL or 2.06% to 75.913
• Natural gas increased 0.0122 USD/MMBtu or 0.48% to 2.5342
• Gasoline increased 0.0436 USD/GAL or 2.15% to 2.0742
• Heating oil increased 0.0302 USD/GAL or 1.37% to 2.2412
The above data was collected around 13:30 EST.
• Top commodity gainers: Gasoline (2.15%), Cheese (13.71%), Orange Juice (3.79%) and Palladium (3.20%)
• Top commodity losers: Wheat (-2.37%), Corn (-1.50%), Lead (-1.37%) and Zinc (-2.54%)
The above data was collected around 13:45 EST.
BONDS:
Japan 0.9520% (-0.58bp), US 2’s 4.09% (-0.005%), US 10’s 4.2210% (+0.4bps); US 30’s 4.49% (+0.015%), Bunds 2.2930% (+3.6bp), France 3.045% (+5.8bp), Italy 3.5080% (+3.8bp), Turkey 30.220% (+204bp), Greece 3.167% (+3bp), Portugal 2.741% (+5.5bp); Spain 3.004% (+5.6bp) and UK Gilts 4.2390% (-0.62bp)
The above data was collected around 13:51 EST.
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