ASIA:The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today:
NIKKEI 225 increased 599.03 points or 1.57% to 38,835.10
Shanghai increased 7.02 points or 0.22% to 3,147.74
Hang Seng decreased 98.93 points or -0.53% to 18,479.37
ASX 200 increased 110.90 points or 1.44% to 7,793.30
Kospi increased 57.73 points or 2.16% to 2,734.36
SENSEX decreased 383.69 points or -0.52% to 73,511.85
Nifty50 decreased 140.20 points or -0.62% to 22,302.50
The major Asian currency markets had a mixed day today:
AUDUSD decreased 0.00212 or -0.32% to 0.66022
NZDUSD decreased 0.00006 or -0.01% to 0.60082
USDJPY increased 0.302 or 0.20% to 154.542
USDCNY increased 0.0066 or 0.09% to 7.22387
The above data was collected around 12:47 EST.Precious Metals:
Gold decreased 11.96 USD/t oz. or -0.51% to 2,314.02
Silver decreased 0.142 USD/t. oz. or -0.52% to 27.310
The above data was collected around 12:50 EST.
EUROPE/EMEA:The major Europe stock markets had a green day today:
CAC 40 increased 79.04 points or 0.99% to 8,075.68
FTSE 100 increased 100.18 points or 1.22% to 8,313.67
DAX 30 increased 254.84 points or 1.40% to 18,430.05
The major Europe currency markets had a mixed day today:
EURUSD increased 0.00041 or 0.04% to 1.07713
GBPUSD decreased 0.00293 or -0.23% to 1.25299
USDCHF increased 0.00097 or 0.11% to 0.90772
The above data was collected around 12:54 EST.
US/AMERICAS:US Market Closings:
Dow advanced 31.99 points or 0.08% to 38,884.26
S&P 500 advanced 6.96 points or 0.13% to 5,187.7
Nasdaq declined 16.69 points or -0.1% to 16,332.56
Russell 2000 advanced 3.97 points or 0.19% to 2,064.64
Canada Market Closings:
TSX Composite advanced 31.15 points or -.14% to 22,290.62
TSX 60 advanced 2.06 points or 0.15% to 1,336.36
Brazil Market Closing:
Bovespa advanced 707.75 points or 0.55% to 1129,173.44
ENERGY:The oil markets had a mixed day today:
Crude Oil increased 0.213 USD/BBL or 0.27% to 78.693
Brent increased 0.124 USD/BBL or 0.15% to 83.454
Natural gas increased 0.0063 USD/MMBtu or 0.29% to 2.2013
Gasoline decreased 0.0366 USD/GAL or -1.41% to 2.5527
Heating oil increased 0.0013 USD/GAL or 0.05% to 2.4714
The above data was collected around 12:57 EST.
Top commodity gainers: Soybeans (6.78%), Sugar (2.48%), Potatoes (7.14%) and Cocoa (13.24%)
Top commodity losers: Gasoline (-1.41%), Corn (-2.89%), Cheese (-5.57%) and Wheat (-3.54%)
The above data was collected around 13:08 EST.
BONDS:Japan 0.872% (-3.4bp), US 2’s 4.82% (-0.019%) , US 10’s 4.446% (-4.75bps); US 30’s 4.59% (-0.046%), Bunds 2.4235% (-3.8bp), France 2.917% (-5.6bp), Italy 3.763% (-3.9bp), Turkey 28.785% (-24.5bp), Greece 3.428% (-1.4bp), Portugal 3.072% (-1.8bp); Spain 3.211% (-2bp) and UK Gilts 4.133% (-9.43bp)The above data was collected around 13:17 EST.More By This Author:Market Talk – Thursday, May 2Market Talk – Tuesday, April 30Market Talk – Monday, April 29
