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    ASIA:

    The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today:

    • NIKKEI 225 closed

    • Shanghai closed

    • Hang Seng increased 668.56 points or 2.53% to 27,081.91

    • ASX 200 decreased 55.40 points or -0.61% to 9,026.00

    • SENSEX increased 479.95 points or 0.58% to 83,294.66

    • Nifty50 increased 141.75 points or 0.55% to 25,713.00

    The major Asian currency markets had a negative day today:

    • AUDUSD decreased 0.00367 or -0.52% to 0.70494

    • NZDUSD decreased 0.00187 or -0.31% to 0.59563

    • USDJPY decreased 0.686 or -0.44% to 154.362

    • USDCNY decreased 0.00937 or -0.14% to 6.88839

    The above data was collected around 12:40 EST.

    Precious Metals:

    • Gold increased 92.11 USD/t oz. or 1.80% to 5,201.28

    • Silver increased 2.232 USD/t. oz. or 2.64% to 86.802

    The above data was collected around 12:43 EST.

    EUROPE/EMEA:

    The major Europe stock markets had a negative day today:

    • CAC 40 decreased 18.32 points or -0.22% to 8,497.17

    • FTSE 100 decreased 2.15 points or -0.02% to 10,684.74

    • DAX 30 decreased 268.72 points or -1.06% to 24,991.97

    The major Europe currency markets had a mixed day today:

    • EURUSD increased 0.00087 or 0.07% to 1.17932

    • GBPUSD increased 0.00093 or 0.07% to 1.34876

    • USDCHF decreased 0.00055 or -0.07% to 0.77387

    The above data was collected around 12:48 EST.

    NORTH AMERICA:

    US/AMERICAS:

    • Dow declined by 821.91 points (-1.66%) to 48,804.06

    • S&P 500 declined by 71.76 points (-1.04%) to 6,837.75

    • NASDAQ declined by 258.80 points (-1.13%) to 22,627.273

    • Russell 2000 declined by 42.79 points (-1.61%) to 2,620.988

    Canada Market Closings:

    • TSX Composite declined by 41.01 points (-0.12%) to 33,776.50

    • TSX 60 declined by 5.17 points (-0.26%) to 1,950.77

    Brazil Market Closing:

    ENERGY:

    The oil markets had a mixed day today:

    • Crude Oil decreased 0.27 USD/BBL or -0.41% to 66.210

    • Brent decreased 0.364 USD/BBL or -0.51% to 71.396

    • Natural gas decreased 0.0347 USD/MMBtu or -1.14% to 3.0123

    • Gasoline decreased 0.0038 USD/GAL or -0.19% to 1.9900

    • Heating oil increased 0.0526 USD/GAL or 2.03% to 2.6384

    The above data was collected around 12:50 EST.

    • Top commodity gainers: Heating Oil (2.03%), Silver (2.64%), Orange Juice (2.91%) and Gold (1.90%)

    • Top commodity losers: Platinum (-1.34%), Coffee (-2.79%), Rice (-1.93%) and Feeder Cattle (-1.23%)

    The above data was collected around 12:58 EST.

    BONDS:

    Japan 2.1090% (-0.03bp), US 2’s 3.45% (-0.033%), US 10’s 4.0240% (-6.7bps); US 30’s 4.69 (-0.037%), Bunds 2.7070% (-3.15bp), France 3.279% (-2.29bp), Italy 3.3300% (-2.08bp), Turkey 30.055% (+189.5bp), Greece 3.334% (-1.4bp), Portugal 3.074% (-1.3bp); Spain 3.128% (-2.3bp) and UK Gilts 4.3110% (-4.45bp)

    The above data was collected around 13:00 EST.



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