Market Talk – January 21, 2026

ASIA:

The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today:

• NIKKEI 225 decreased 216.46 points or -0.41% to 52,774.64

• Shanghai increased 3.291 points or 0.08% to 4,116.94

• Hang Seng increased 97.55 points or 0.37% to 26,585.06

• ASX 200 decreased 33.00 points or -0.37% to 8,782.90

• SENSEX decreased 270.84 points or -0.33% to 81,909.63

• Nifty50 decreased 75.00 points or -0.30% to 25,157.50

The major Asian currency markets had a green day today:

• AUDUSD increased 0.00235 or 0.35% to 0.67602

• NZDUSD increased 0.00108 or 0.19% to 0.58438

• USDJPY increased 0.056 or 0.04% to 158.220

• USDCNY increased 0.00238 or 0.03% to 6.95935

The above data was collected around 13:52 EST.

Precious Metals:

• Gold increased 78.99 USD/t oz. or 1.66% to 4,842.43

• Silver decreased 1.311 USD/t. oz. or -1.39% to 93.266

The above data was collected around 13:55 EST.

EUROPE/EMEA:

The major Europe stock markets had a mixed day today:

• CAC 40 increased 6.59 points or 0.08% to 8,069.17

• FTSE 100 increased 11.31 points or 0.11% to 10,138.09

• DAX 30 decreased 142.14 points or -0.58% to 24,560.98

The major Europe currency markets had a mixed day today:

• EURUSD decreased 0.00288 or -0.25% to 1.16960

• GBPUSD decreased 0.00173 or -0.13% to 1.34212

• USDCHF increased 0.00365 or 0.46% to 0.79371

The above data was collected around 14:01 EST.

NORTH AMERICA:

ENERGY:

The oil markets had a green day today:

• Crude Oil increased 0.152 USD/BBL or 0.25% to 60.512

• Brent increased 0.227 USD/BBL or 0.35% to 65.147

• Natural gas increased 0.8845 USD/MMBtu or 22.64% to 4.7915

• Gasoline increased 0.0432 USD/GAL or 2.39% to 1.8516

• Heating oil increased 0.0896 USD/GAL or 3.83% to 2.4281

The above data was collected around 14:03 EST.

• Top commodity gainers: Natural Gas (22.64%), Heating Oil (3.83%), Lithium (3.93%) and Platinum (2.43%)

• Top commodity losers: Oat (-2.30%), Silver (-1.39%), Cocoa (-4.26%) and Potatoes (-16.67%)

The above data was collected around 14:15 EST.

BONDS:

Japan 2.2880% (-5.6bp), US 2’s 3.60% (-0.008%), US 10’s 4.2710% (-2.9bps); US 30’s 4.90 (-0.028%), Bunds 2.8779% (+1.76bp), France 3.5440% (+1.81bp), Italy 3.5076% (+4.52bp), Turkey 29.915% (+184.5bp), Greece 3.415% (+2.2bp), Portugal 3.276% (+2.6bp); Spain 3.276% (+2.2bp) and UK Gilts 4.463% (+0.09bp)

The above data was collected around 14:19 EST.