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    Market Talk – May 18, 2026

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    ASIA:

    The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today:

    • NIKKEI 225 decreased 593.34 points or -0.97% to 60,815.95

    • Shanghai decreased 3.862 points or -0.09% to 4,131.528

    • Hang Seng decreased 287.55 points or -1.11% to 25,675.18

    • ASX 200 decreased 125.50 points or -1.45% to 8,505.30

    • SENSEX increased 77.05 points or 0.10% to 75,315.04

    • Nifty50 increased 6.45 points or 0.03% to 23,649.95

    The major Asian currency markets had a mixed day today:

    • AUDUSD decreased 0.0002 or -0.03% to 0.71522

    • NZDUSD increased 0.00241 or 0.41% to 0.58631

    • USDJPY increased 0.282 or 0.18% to 159.011

    • USDCNY decreased 0.01092 or -0.16% to 6.80313

    The above data was collected around 14:39 EST.

    Precious Metals:

    •  Gold decreased 8.54 USD/t oz. or -0.19% to 4,539.35

    •  Silver increased 0.981 USD/t. oz. or 1.30% to 76.728

    The above data was collected around 14:41 EST.

    EUROPE/EMEA:

    The major Europe stock markets had a green day today:

    •  CAC 40 increased 34.94 points or 0.44% to 7,987.49

    •  FTSE 100 increased 128.38 points or 1.26% to 10,323.75

    •  DAX 30 increased 357.35 points or 1.49% to 24,307.92

    The major Europe currency markets had a mixed day today:

    • EURUSD increased 0.00106 or 0.09% to 1.16368

    • GBPUSD increased 0.0084 or 0.63% to 1.34104

    • USDCHF decreased 0.00113 or -0.14% to 0.78558

    The above data was collected around 14:46 EST.

    AMERICAS:

    US Markets:

    • DJIA advanced by 159.95 points (0.32%) to 49,686.12
    • S&P 500 declined by 5.45 points (-0.07%) to 7,403.05
    • NASDAQ declined by 134.411 points (-0.51%) to 26,090.734
    • Russell 2000 declined by 18.197 points (-0.65%) to 2,775.102

    Canada:

    • TSX Composite declined by 434.92 points (-1.27%) to 33,833.35
    • TSX 60 declined by 18.95 points (-0.95%) to 1,967.75

    Brazil:

    • Bovespa declined by 308.01 points (-0.17%) to 176,975.82

    ENERGY:

    The oil markets had a green day today:

    •  Crude Oil increased 3.038 USD/BBL or 2.88% to 108.458

    •  Brent increased 2.616 USD/BBL or 2.39% to 111.876

    •  Natural gas increased 0.0641 USD/MMBtu or 2.17% to 3.0241

    •  Gasoline increased 0.05 USD/GAL 1.35% to 3.7519

    •  Heating oil increased 0.0775 USD/GAL or 1.91% to 4.1309

    The above data was collected around 14:49 EST.

    •  Top commodity gainers: Soybeans (2.94%), Cotton (4.24%), Wheat (4.54%) and Corn (4.70%)

    •  Top commodity losers: Cocoa (-5.85%), Palladium (-1.12%), Methanol (-8.43%) and Orange Juice (-5.05%)

    The above data was collected around 14:55 EST.

    BONDS:

    Japan 2.7460% (+4.11bp), US 2’s 4.09% (+0.019%), US 10’s 4.6210% (+2.5bps); US 30’s 5.15 (+0.029%), Bunds 3.1609% (+0.74bp), France 3.8050% (+0.18bp), Italy 3.9410% (-1.68bp), Turkey 35.415% (+299.5bp), Greece 3.852% (-0.9bp), Portugal 3.520% (-2.9bp); Spain 3.584% (-2.5bp) and UK Gilts 5.0630% (-11.6bp)

    The above data was collected around 14:58 EST.



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