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ASIA:

The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today:

• NIKKEI 225 decreased 844.72 points or -1.63% to 51,117.26

• Shanghai decreased 2.793 points or -0.07% to 4,082.979

• Hang Seng decreased 309.64 points or -1.17% to 26,149.31

• ASX 200 increased 25.20 points or 0.29% to 8,720.80

• SENSEX decreased 780.18 points or -0.92% to 84,180.96

• Nifty50 decreased 263.90 points or -1.01% to 25,876.85

The major Asian currency markets had a mixed day today:

• AUDUSD decreased 0.00269 or -0.40% to 0.66941

• NZDUSD decreased 0.00241 or -0.42% to 0.57489

• USDJPY increased 0.069 or 0.04% to 156.830

• USDCNY decreased 0.01096 or -0.16% to 6.98253

The above data was collected around 12:54 EST.

Precious Metals:

• Gold increased 6.88 USD/t oz. or 0.15% to 4,463.33

• Silver decreased 2.026 USD/t. oz. or -2.59% to 76.162

The above data was collected around 12:57 EST.

EUROPE/EMEA:

The major Europe stock markets had a mixed day today:

• CAC 40 increased 9.55 points or 0.12% to 8,243.47

• FTSE 100 decreased 3.52 points or -0.04% to 10,044.69

• DAX 30 increased 5.20 points or 0.02% to 25,127.46

The major Europe currency markets had a mixed day today:

• EURUSD decreased 0.00241 or -0.21% to 1.16501

• GBPUSD decreased 0.00214 or -0.16% to 1.34361

• USDCHF increased 0.00162 or 0.20% to 0.79947

The above data was collected around 13:02 EST.

US/AMERICAS:

• DJIA advanced by 270.03 points (0.55%) to 49,266.11

• S&P 500 advanced by 0.53 points (0.01%) to 6,921.46

• NASDAQ declined by 104.26 points (-0.44%) to 23,480.016

• Russell 2000 advanced by 28.34 points (1.10%) to 2,603.765

Canada Market Closings:

• TSX Composite advanced by 243.76 points (0.76%) to 32,379.25

• TSX 60 advanced by 16.43 points (0.87%) to 1,896.11

Brazil Market Closing:

• Bovespa advanced by 786.01 points (0.49%) to 162,761.25

ENERGY:

The oil markets had a mixed day today:

• Crude Oil increased 1.339 USD/BBL or 2.39% to 57.329

• Brent increased 1.542 USD/BBL or 2.57% to 61.502

• Natural gas decreased 0.1215 USD/MMBtu or -3.45% to 3.4035

• Gasoline increased 0.0496 USD/GAL or 2.92% to 1.7502

• Heating oil increased 0.0481 USD/GAL or 2.34% to 2.1048

The above data was collected around 13:05 EST.

• Top commodity gainers: Crude Oil (2.39%), Brent (2.57%), Gasoline (2.92%) and Lithium (3.75%)

• Top commodity losers: Orange Juice (-9.35%), Silicon (-4.61%), Methanol (-3.36%) and Natural Gas (-3.45%)

The above data was collected around 13:10 EST.

BONDS:

Japan 2.0800% (-4.12bp), US 2’s 3.49% (+0.014%), US 10’s 4.1750% (+1.6bps); US 30’s 4.85 (+0.015%), Bunds 2.8239% (+1.63bp), France 3.529% (+0.84bp), Italy 3.4640% (-0.78bp), Turkey 27.300% (+6bp), Greece 3.407% (-0.4bp), Portugal 3.155% (+0.6bp); Spain 3.266% (+1.5bp) and UK Gilts 4.395% (-2.18bp)

The above data was collected around 13:32 EST.

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