Market Talk – Thursday, Feb. 26

ASIA:

The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today:

• NIKKEI 225 increased 170.27 points or 0.29% to 58,753.39

• Shanghai decreased 0.599 points or -0.01% to 4,146.631

• Hang Seng decreased 384.70 points or -1.44% to 26,381.02

• ASX 200 increased 47.00 points or 0.51% to 9,175.30

• SENSEX decreased 27.46 points or -0.03% to 82,248.61

• Nifty50 increased 14.05 points or 0.06% to 25,496.55

The major Asian currency markets had a mixed day today:

• AUDUSD decreased 0.00453 or -0.64% to 0.70780

• NZDUSD decreased 0.00424 or -0.71% to 0.59596

• USDJPY increased 0.022 or 0.01% to 156.390

• USDCNY decreased 0.00394 or -0.06% to 6.85004

The above data was collected around 13:11 EST.

Precious Metals:

• Gold increased 7.46 USD/t oz. or 0.14% to 5,172.29

• Silver decreased 2.53 USD/t. oz. or -2.84% to 86.679

The above data was collected around 13:15 EST.

EUROPE/EMEA:

The major Europe stock markets had a green day today:

• CAC 40 increased 61.86 points or 0.72% to 8,620.93

• FTSE 100 increased 40.29 points or 0.37% to 10,846.70

• DAX 30 increased 113.08 points or 0.45% to 25,289.02

The major Europe currency markets had a mixed day today:

• EURUSD decreased 0.00331 or -0.28% to 1.17772

• GBPUSD decreased 0.01078 or -0.80% to 1.34513

• USDCHF increased 0.0022 or 0.28% to 0.77490

The above data was collected around 13:20 EST.

US/AMERICAS:

• Dow advanced by 17.05 points (+0.03%) to 49,499.20

• S&P 500 declined by 37.27 points (-0.54%) to 6,908.86

• NASDAQ declined by 273.69 points (-1.18%) to 22,878.383

• Russell 2000 advanced by 13.96 points (+0.52%) to 2,677.289

Canada Market Closings:

• TSX Composite advanced by 374.63 points (+1.10%) to 34,501.96

• TSX 60 advanced by 16.83 points (+0.85%) to 1,985.60

Brazil Market Closing:

• Bovespa declined by 261.23 points (-0.14%) to 190,986.23

ENERGY:

The oil markets had a mixed day today:

• Crude Oil increased 0.687 USD/BBL or 1.05% to 66.107

• Brent increased 0.811 USD/BBL or 1.14% to 71.661

• Natural gas decreased 0.0565 USD/MMBtu or -1.97% to 2.8115

• Gasoline increased 0.0255 USD/GAL or 1.28% to 2.0177

• Heating oil increased 0.0117 USD/GAL or 0.44% to 2.6857

The above data was collected around 13:24 EST.

• Top commodity gainers: Lithium (6.96%), Oat (2.01%), Rubber (2.86%) and Orange Juice (1.45%)

• Top commodity losers: Platinum (-3.68%), Palladium (-4.66%), Silver (-2.84%) and Cheese (-4.13%)

The above data was collected around 13:29 EST.

BONDS:

Japan 2.1570% (+1.02bp), US 2’s 3.46% (-0.026%), US 10’s 4.0270% (-2.2bps); US 30’s 4.68 (-0.025%), Bunds 2.6914% (-1.76bp), France 3.2490% (-0.91bp), Italy 3.3030% (-1.16bp), Turkey 30.195% (+198.5bp), Greece 3.312% (-1.1bp), Portugal 3.051% (-0.2bp); Spain 3.098% (-1.7bp) and UK Gilts 4.2760% (-4.72bp)

The above data was collected around 13:33 EST.