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    ASIA:

    The major Asian stock markets had a green day today:

    • NIKKEI 225 increased 2,878.86 points or 5.39% to 56,308.42

    • Shanghai increased 104.833 points or 2.69% to 3,994.998

    • Hang Seng increased 776.49 points or 3.09% to 25,893.02

    • ASX 200 increased 223.00 points or 2.55% to 8,951.80

    • SENSEX increased 2,946.32 points or 3.95% to 77,562.90

    • Nifty50 increased 873.70 points or 3.78% to 23,997.35

    The major Asian currency markets had a mixed day today:

    • AUDUSD increased 0.008 or 1.15% to 0.70535

    • NZDUSD increased 0.00982 or 1.71% to 0.58322

    • USDJPY decreased 1.21 or -0.76% to 158.411

    • USDCNY decreased 0.02643 or -0.39% to 6.82960

    The above data was collected around 12:18 EST.

    Precious Metals:

    •  Gold increased 41.7 USD/t oz. or 0.89% to 4,749.77

    •  Silver increased 2.37 USD/t. oz. or 3.25% to 75.307

    The above data was collected around 12:22 EST.

    EUROPE/EMEA:

    The major Europe stock markets had a green day today:

    •  CAC 40 increased 355.13 points or 4.49% to 8,263.87

    •  FTSE 100 increased 260.09 points or 2.51% to 10,608.88

    •  DAX 30 increased 1,159.04 points or 5.06% to 24,080.63

    The major Europe currency markets had a mixed day today:

    • EURUSD increased 0.00843 or 0.73% to 1.16790

    • GBPUSD increased 0.01308 or 0.98% to 1.34220

    • USDCHF decreased 0.00757 or -0.95% to 0.79030

    The above data was collected around 12:31 EST.

    Americas:

    US Markets:

    • DJIA declined by 85.42 points (-0.18%) to 46,584.46
    • S&P 500 advanced by 5.02 points (0.08%) to 6,616.85
    • NASDAQ advanced by 21.51 points (0.10%) to 22,017.849
    • Russell 2000 advanced by 3.61 points (0.14%) to 2,544.254

    Canada:

    • TSX Composite advanced by 49.98 points (0.15%) to 33,231.95
    • TSX 60 advanced by 3.81 points (0.20%) to 1,931.49

    Brazil:

    • Bovespa declined by 323.84 points (-0.17%) to 187,838.13

    ENERGY:

    The oil markets had a negative day today:

    •  Crude Oil decreased 17.988 USD/BBL or -15.93% to 94.962

    •  Brent decreased 14.131 USD/BBL or -12.93% to 95.139

    •  Natural gas decreased 0.1437 USD/MMBtu or -5.01% to 2.7263

    •  Gasoline decreased 0.305 USD/GAL -9.23% to 3.0002

    •  Heating oil decreased 0.6441 USD/GAL or -14.39% to 3.8333

    The above data was collected around 12:36 EST.

    •  Top commodity gainers: Platinum (6.07%), Orange Juice (4.85%), Cocoa (5.23%) and Palladium (9.65%)

    •  Top commodity losers: Crude Oil (-15.93%), Heating Oil (-14.39%), Methanol (-10.70%) and Brent (-12.93%)

    The above data was collected around 12:51 EST.

    BONDS:

    Japan 2.3720% (-3.78bp), US 2’s 3.78% (-0.017%), US 10’s 4.2820% (-1.8bps); US 30’s 4.88 (+0.006%), Bunds 2.9470% (-13.6bp), France 3.5790% (-20.42bp), Italy 3.7150% (-26.49bp), Turkey 31.390% (+94bp), Greece 3.682% (-18.5bp), Portugal 3.350% (-17.3bp); Spain 3.388% (-17.1bp) and UK Gilts 4.6510% (-18.79bp)

    The above data was collected around 12:54 EST.



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