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ASIA:
The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today:
• NIKKEI 225 increased 10.48 points or 0.02% to 50,412.87
• Shanghai increased 2.615 points or 0.07% to 3,919.979
• Hang Seng decreased 27.63 points or -0.11% to 25,774.14
• ASX 200 increased 95.80 points or 1.10% to 8,795.70
• SENSEX decreased 42.64 points or -0.05% to 85,524.84
• Nifty50 increased 4.75 points or 0.02% to 26,177.15
The major Asian currency markets had a mixed day today:
• AUDUSD increased 0.00393 or 0.59% to 0.66967
• NZDUSD increased 0.00409 or 0.71% to 0.58369
• USDJPY decreased 0.83 or -0.53% to 156.227
• USDCNY decreased 0.01297 or -0.18% to 7.01830
The above data was collected around 14:32 EST.
Precious Metals:
• Gold increased 44.62 USD/t oz. or 1.00% to 4,489.53
• Silver increased 2.2 USD/t. oz. or 3.19% to 71.235
The above data was collected around 14:34 EST.
EUROPE/EMEA:
The major Europe stock markets had a mixed day today:
• CAC 40 decreased 17.22 points or -0.21% to 8,103.85
• FTSE 100 increased 23.25 points or 0.24% to 9,889.22
• DAX 30 increased 56.09 points or 0.23% to 24,340.06
The major Europe currency markets had a mixed day today:
• EURUSD increased 0.00252 or 0.21% to 1.17864
• GBPUSD increased 0.00302 or 0.22% to 1.34907
• USDCHF decreased 0.00395 or -0.50% to 0.78805
The above data was collected around 14:39 EST.
NORTH AMERICA:
US/AMERICAS:
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DJIA advanced by 79.73 points (0.16%) to 48,442.41
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S&P 500 advanced by 31.30 points (0.46%) to 6,909.79
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NASDAQ advanced by 133.02 points (0.57%) to 23,561.844
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Russell 2000 declined by 17.66 points (-0.69%) to 2,541.122
Canada Market Closings:
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TSX Composite advanced by 58.63 points (0.18%) to 32,058.73
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TSX 60 advanced by 3.42 points (0.18%) to 1,876.35
Brazil Market Closing:
ENERGY:
The oil markets had a mixed day today:
• Crude Oil increased 0.329 USD/BBL or 0.57% to 58.339
• Brent increased 0.332 USD/BBL or 0.53% to 62.402
• Natural gas increased 0.4609 USD/MMBtu or 11.62% to 4.4259
• Gasoline decreased 0.0016 USD/GAL or -0.09% to 1.7409
• Heating oil increased 0.0323 USD/GAL or 1.50% to 2.1904
The above data was collected around 14:42 EST.
• Top commodity gainers: Natural Gas (11.62%), Silver (3.19%), Palladium (4.75%) and Platinum (6.11%)
• Top commodity losers: Butter (-0.88%), Canola (-0.95%), Oat (-1.40%) and Rapeseed (-1.03%)
The above data was collected around 14:50 EST.
BONDS:
Japan 2.0400% (-4.08bp), US 2’s 3.54% (+0.029%), US 10’s 4.1720% (+0.8bps); US 30’s 4.84 (+0.004%), Bunds 2.8634% (-4.1bp), France 3.5661% (-5.87bp), Italy 3.5164% (-5.2bp), Turkey 28.21% (+0bp), Greece 3.493% (-2.7bp), Portugal 3.193% (-4.5bp); Spain 3.297% (-4.1bp) and UK Gilts 4.513% (-2.53bp)
The above data was collected around 14:54 EST.