ASIA:
The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today:
• NIKKEI 225 increased 220.38 points or 0.43% to 51,063.31
• Shanghai decreased 2.618 points or -0.07% to 4,000.14
• Hang Seng increased 226.32 points or 0.85% to 26,922.73
• ASX 200 decreased 19.30 points or -0.22% to 8,799.50
• SENSEX increased 595.19 points or 0.71% to 84,466.51
• Nifty50 increased 180.85 points or 0.70% to 25,875.80
The major Asian currency markets had a mixed day today:
• AUDUSD increased 0.00133 or 0.20% to 0.65409
• NZDUSD increased 0.00025 or 0.04% to 0.56621
• USDJPY increased 0.463 or 0.30% to 154.621
• USDCNY decreased 0.01006 or -0.14% to 7.11223
The above data was collected around 12:03 EST.
Precious Metals:
• Gold increased 72.63 USD/t oz. or 1.76% to 4,199.43
• Silver increased 2.223 USD/t. oz. or 4.34% to 53.443
The above data was collected around 12:06 EST.
EUROPE/EMEA:
The major Europe stock markets had a green day today:
• CAC 40 increased 85.01 points or 1.04% to 8,241.24
• FTSE 100 increased 11.82 points or 0.12% to 9,911.42
• DAX 30 increased 293.40 points or 1.22% to 24,381.46
The major Europe currency markets had a mixed day today:
• EURUSD increased 0.00137 or 0.12% to 1.15962
• GBPUSD decreased 0.00152 or -0.12% to 1.31357
• USDCHF decreased 0.00349 or -0.44% to 0.79691
The above data was collected around 12:10 EST.
US/AMERICAS:
US Market Closings:
Dow advanced by 326.86 points (+0.68%) to 48,254.82
S&P 500 advanced by 4.31 points (+0.06%) to 6,850.92
NASDAQ declined by 61.84 points (-0.26%) to 23,406.46
Russell 2000 declined by 7.48 points (-0.30%) to 2,450.80
VIX advanced by 0.23 points (+1.33%) to 17.51
Canada Market Closings:
TSX Composite advanced by 418.33 points (+1.38%) to 30,827.58
TSX 60 advanced by 22.21 points (+1.24%) to 1,815.21
Brazil Market Closing:
ENERGY:
The oil markets had a negative day today:
• Crude Oil decreased 2.37 USD/BBL or -3.88% to 58.669
• Brent decreased 2.298 USD/BBL or -3.53% to 62.862
• Natural gas decreased 0.0655 USD/MMBtu or -1.43% to 4.4995
• Gasoline decreased 0.0466 USD/GAL or -2.32% to 1.9645
• Heating oil decreased 0.0912 USD/GAL or -3.54% to 2.4845
The above data was collected around 12:12 EST.
• Top commodity gainers: Silver (4.34%), Gold (1.76%), Platinum (1.85%) and Palladium (1.60%)
• Top commodity losers: Coffee (-3.98%), Orange Juice (-3.60%), Crude Oil (-3.88%) and Heating Oil (-3.54%)
The above data was collected around 12:19 EST.
BONDS:
Japan 1.6910% (-0.46bp), US 2’s 3.57% (-0.035%), US 10’s 4.0630% (-6.4bps); US 30’s 4.66 (-0.053%), Bunds 2.6453% (-1.21bp), France 3.3770% (-4.42bp), Italy 3.3690% (-3.29bp), Turkey 32.655% (+221.5bp), Greece 3.276% (-2.6bp), Portugal 2.989% (-6.6bp); Spain 3.141% (-2.1bp) and UK Gilts 4.403% (+1.16bp)
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