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    ASIA:

    The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today:

    • NIKKEI 225 decreased 841.28 points or -1.30% to 64,075.42

    • Shanghai increased 4.45 points or 0.12% to 3,735.37

    • Hang Seng decreased 319.09 points or -1.32% to 23,867.74

    • ASX 200 decreased 28.80 points or -0.33% to 8,816.90

    • SENSEX closed

    • Nifty50 closed

    The major Asian currency markets had a mixed day today:

    • AUDUSD increased 0.00205 or 0.29% to 0.70002

    • NZDUSD increased 0.00186 or 0.33% to 0.56826

    • USDJPY decreased 0.324 or -0.20% to 158.174

    • USDCNY decreased 0.00716 or -0.11% to 6.67489

    The above data was collected around 14:29 EST.

    Precious Metals:

    •  Gold decreased 16.37 USD/t oz. or -0.40% to 4,124.53

    •  Silver increased 0.771 USD/t. oz. or 1.35% to 57.852

    The above data was collected around 14:32 EST.

    EUROPE/EMEA:

    The major Europe stock markets had a negative day today:

    •  CAC 40 decreased 29.56 points or -0.38% to 7,838.49

    •  FTSE 100 decreased 31.69 points or -0.29% to 10,733.00

    •  DAX 30 decreased 15.35 points or -0.06% to 25,304.42

    The major Europe currency markets had a mixed day today:

    • EURUSD increased 0.00241 or 0.21% to 1.12371

    • GBPUSD increased 0.00774 or 0.58% to 1.33823

    • USDCHF decreased 0.00205 or -0.25% to 0.82470

    The above data was collected around 14:43 EST.

    AMERICAS:

    US Markets:

    • DJIA advanced by 529.85 points (1.02%) to 52,495.88
    • S&P 500 advanced by 21.84 points (0.28%) to 7,712.57
    • NASDAQ declined by 6.07 points (0.02%) to 26,424.817
    • Russell 2000 advanced by 45.12 points (1.65%) to 2,773.42

    Canada:

    • TSX Composite advanced by 179.33 points (0.5%) to 36,107.96
    • TSX 60 advanced by 13.4 points (0.63%) to 2,140.8

    Brazil:

    • Bovespa advanced by 2,938.38 points (1.43%) to 208,017.63

    ENERGY:

    The oil markets had a mixed day today:

    •  Crude Oil decreased 0.69 USD/BBL or -0.70% to 97.850

    •  Brent decreased 0.547 USD/BBL or -0.50% to 109.003

    •  Natural gas decreased 0.0678 USD/MMBtu or -2.22% to 2.9902

    •  Gasoline decreased 0.0728 USD/GAL -2.28% to 3.1186

    •  Heating oil increased 0.0237 USD/GAL or 0.48% to 4.9438

    The above data was collected around 14:47 EST.

    •  Top commodity gainers: Silver (1.35%), Cheese (1.53%), Cocoa (1.89%) and Lean Hogs (1.21%)

    •  Top commodity losers: Orange Juice (-2.09%), Methanol (-2.22%), Gasoline (-2.28%) and Natural Gas (-2.22%)

    The above data was collected around 15:00 EST.

    BONDS:

    Japan 2.9000% (-1.16bp), US 2’s 4.80% (+0.015%), US 10’s 5.1220% (-1.7bps); US 30’s 5.43 (-0.040%), Bunds 3.4166% (-3.62bp), France 4.9160% (-1.49bp), Italy 4.5430% (-2.78bp), Turkey 35.785% (+287.5bp), Greece 4.3510% (-4.09bp), Portugal 3.8940% (-4.54bp); Spain 4.054% (-4.2bp) and UK Gilts 5.4287% (-1.59bp)

    The above data was collected around 15:13 EST.



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