ASIA:
The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today:
• NIKKEI 225 increased 225.41 points or 0.59% to 38,536.74
• Shanghai decreased 1.32 points or -0.04% to 3,387.40
• Hang Seng decreased 80.69 points or -0.34% to 23,980.30
• ASX 200 decreased 7.10 points or -0.08% to 8,541.30
• SENSEX decreased 212.85 points or -0.26% to 81,583.30
• Nifty50 decreased 93.10 points or -0.37% to 24,853.40
The major Asian currency markets had a mixed day today:
• AUDUSD decreased 0.00176 or -0.27% to 0.65058
• NZDUSD decreased 0.00226 or -0.37% to 0.60472
• USDJPY increased 0.271 or 0.19% to 145.042
• USDCNY increased 0.00374 or 0.05% to 7.18629
The above data was collected around 11:39 EST.
Precious Metals:
• Gold decreased 6.4 USD/t oz. or -0.19% to 3,377.80
• Silver increased 0.843 USD/t. oz. or 2.32% to 37.163
The above data was collected around 11:42 EST.
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EUROPE/EMEA:
The major Europe stock markets had a negative day today:
• CAC 40 decreased 58.51 points or -0.76% to 7,683.73
• FTSE 100 decreased 41.19 points or -0.46% to 8,834.03
• DAX 30 decreased 264.47 points or -1.12% to 23,434.65
The major Europe currency markets had a mixed day today:
• EURUSD decreased 0.00287 or -0.25% to 1.15324
• GBPUSD decreased 0.00621 or -0.46% to 1.35129
• USDCHF increased 0.00011 or 0.01% to 0.81394
The above data was collected around 11:43 EST.
US/AMERICAS:
US Market Closings:
Dow declined 299.29 points or -0.7% to 42,215.8
S&P 500 declined 50.39 points or -0.84% to 5,982.72
Nasdaq declined 180.12 points or -0.91% to 19,521.72
Russell 2000 declined 22.17 points or -1.04% to 2,101.96
Canada Market Closings:
TSX Composite declined 27.22 points or 0.1% to 26,541.39
TSX 60 declined 2.42 points or 0.15% to 1.580.09
Brazil Market Closing:
Bovespa declined 415.89 points or 0.3% to 138,840.02
ENERGY:
The oil markets had a mixed day today:
• Crude Oil increased 1.43 USD/BBL or 1.99% to 73.200
• Brent increased 1.514 USD/BBL or 2.07% to 74.744
• Natural gas increased 0.1156 USD/MMBtu or 3.08% to 3.8636
• Gasoline decreased 0.0029 USD/GAL or -0.13% to 2.2360
• Heating oil increased 0.018 USD/GAL or 0.74% to 2.4667
The above data was collected around 11:45 EST.
• Top commodity gainers: Natural Gas (3.08%), Wheat (2.15%), Silver (2.32%) and Potatoes (8.28%)
• Top commodity losers: Methanol (-2.80%), Lead (-1.63%), Coffee (-2.20%) and Sugar (-3.14%)
The above data was collected around 11:50 EST.
BONDS:
Japan 1.4730% (+1.95bp), US 2’s 3.97% (-0.014%), US 10’s 4.4180% (-3.8bps); US 30’s 4.92% (-0.061%), Bunds 2.535% (+0.65bp), France 3.249% (+2.1bp), Italy 3.5170% (+7bp), Turkey 31.40% (-10bp), Greece 3.3110% (+6.1bp), Portugal 3.056% (+3.15bp); Spain 3.2280% (+8.95bp) and UK Gilts 4.5620% (+2.81bp)
The above data was collected around 11:53 EST.
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