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ASIA:The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today:
NIKKEI 225 decreased 868.45 points or -2.19% to 38,820.49
Shanghai increased 22.44 points or 0.74% to 3,068.46
Hang Seng increased 234.18 points or 1.43% to 16,587.57
ASX 200 decreased 142.80 points or -1.82% to 7,704.20
Kospi decreased 20.51 points or -0.77% to 2,659.84
SENSEX decreased 616.75 points or -0.83% to 73,502.64
Nifty50 decreased 160.90 points or -0.72% to 22,332.65
The major Asian currency markets had a negative day today:
AUDUSD decreased 0.00187 or -0.28% to 0.66083
NZDUSD decreased 0.00069 or -0.11% to 0.61661
USDJPY decreased 0.056 or -0.04% to 147.014
USDCNY decreased 0.01809 or -0.25% to 7.18171
The above data was collected around 14:49 EST.Precious Metals:
Gold increased 0.38 USD/t oz. or 0.02% to 2,177.89
Silver increased 0.100 USD/t. oz or 0.41% to 24.406
The above data was collected around 14:51 EST.
EUROPE/EMEA:The major Europe stock markets had a mixed day today:
CAC 40 decreased 8.28 points or -0.10% to 8,019.73
FTSE 100 increased 9.49 points or 0.12% to 7,669.23
DAX 30 decreased 68.24 points or -0.38% to 17.746.27
The major Europe currency markets had a mixed day today:
EURUSD decreased 0.0012 or -0.11% to 1.09250
GBPUSD decreased 0.00491 or -0.38% to 1.28079
USDCHF increased 0.0007 or 0.08% to 0.87820
The above data was collected around 14:57 EST.
US/AMERICAS:US Market Closings:
Dow advanced 46.97 points or 0.12% to 38,369.66
S&P 500 declined 5.75 points or -0.11% to 5,117.94
Nasdaq declined 65.84 points or -0.41% to 16,019.27
Russell 2000 declined 16.83 points or -0.81% to 2,065.88
Canada Market Closings:
TSX Composite advanced 31.69 points or 0.15% to 21,769.22
TSX 60advanced 1.95 points or 0.15% to 1,313.84
Brazil Market Closing:
Bovespa declined 947.23 points or -0.75% to 126,123.56
ENERGY:The oil markets had a mixed day today:
Crude Oil increased 0.03 USD/BBL or 0.04% to 78.040
Brent increased 0.207 USD/BBL or 0.25% to 82.287
Natural gas decreased 0.0394 USD/MMBtu or -2.18% to 1.7656
Gasoline increased 0.063 USD/GAL or 2.49% to 2.5902
Heating oil increased 0.0193 USD/GAL or 0.73% to 2.6602
The above data was collected around 15:01 EST.
Top commodity gainers: Gasoline (2.49%), Platinum (2.40%), Cocoa (5.79%) and Sugar (3.78%)
Top commodity losers: Lean Hogs (-1.30%), Steel (-1.54%), Coal (-1.23%) and Natural Gas (-2.18%)
The above data was collected around 15:09 EST.
BONDS:Japan 0.764% (+2.9bp), US 2’s 4.53% (+0.048%) , US 10’s 4.0982% (+1.02bps); US 30’s 4.27% (+0.005%), Bunds 2.301% (+3.3bp), France 2.76% (+4bp), Italy 3.631% (+5bp), Turkey 25.88% (-46bp), Greece 3.229% (+4.4bp), Portugal 2.989% (+5.9bp); Spain 3.132% (+5.1bp) and UK Gilts 3.97% (-0.9bp)The above data was collected around 15:12 EST.More By This Author: