Market Talk - Thursday, July 24

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ASIA:

The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today:

• NIKKEI 225 increased 655.02 points or 1.59% to 41,826.34

• Shanghai increased 23.43 points or 0.65% to 3,605.73

• Hang Seng increased 129.11 points or 0.51% to 25,667.18

• ASX 200 decreased 27.80 points or -0.32% to 8,709.40

• SENSEX decreased 542.47 points or -0.66% to 82,184.17

• Nifty50 decreased 157.80 points or -0.63% to 25,062.10

The major Asian currency markets had a mixed day today:

• AUDUSD decreased 0.00048 or -0.07% to 0.65967

• NZDUSD decreased 0.00093 or -0.15% to 0.60379

• USDJPY increased 0.485 or 0.33% to 146.828

• USDCNY increased 0.00183 or 0.03% to 7.15271

The above data was collected around 12:36 EST.

Precious Metals:

• Gold decreased 17.47 USD/t oz. or -0.52% to 3,370.35

• Silver decreased 0.249 USD/t. oz. or -0.63% to 39.011

The above data was collected around 12:39 EST.


EUROPE/EMEA:

The major Europe stock markets had a mixed day today:

• CAC 40 decreased 32.15 points or -0.41% to 7,818.28

• FTSE 100 increased 76.88 points or 0.85% to 9,138.37

• DAX 30 increased 55.11 points or 0.23% to 24,295.93

The major Europe currency markets had a mixed day today:

• EURUSD decreased 0.00082 or -0.07% to 1.17652

• GBPUSD decreased 0.00685 or -0.50% to 1.35101

• USDCHF increased 0.0021 or 0.27% to 0.79429

The above data was collected around 12:46 EST.


US/AMERICAS:

US Market Closings:

  • Dow declined by 316.38 points (−0.70%) to 44,693.91

  • S&P 500 advanced by 4.44 points (+0.07%) to 6,363.35

  • NASDAQ advanced by 37.94 points (+0.18%) to 21,057.96

  • Russell 2000 declined by 31.00 points (−1.36%) to 2,252.13

Canada Market Closings:

  • TSX Composite declined by 44.15 points (−0.16%) to 27,372.26

  • TSX 60 declined by 2.31 points (−0.14%) to 1,627.22

Brazil Market Closing:

  • Bovespa declined by 1,560.68 points (−1.15%) to 133,807.59


ENERGY:

The oil markets had a mixed day today:

• Crude Oil increased 0.37 USD/BBL or 0.57% to 65.620

• Brent increased 0.315 USD/BBL or 0.46% to 68.825

• Natural gas increased 0.0404 USD/MMBtu or 1.31% to 3.1174

• Gasoline decreased 0.0283 USD/GAL or -1.34% to 2.0908

• Heating oil decreased 0.0598 USD/GAL or -2.44% to 2.3892

The above data was collected around 12:48 EST.

• Top commodity gainers: Rhodium (4.17%), Soda Ash (2.22%), Oat (2.08%) and Sugar (2.16%)

• Top commodity losers: Cocoa (-2.77%), Heating Oil (-2.44%), Potatoes (-4.55%) and Palladium (-3.48%)

The above data was collected around 12:54 EST.


BONDS:

Japan 1.6030% (+0.58bp), US 2’s 3.92% (+0.037%), US 10’s 4.4070% (+1.9bps); US 30’s 4.95% (+0.005%), Bunds 2.7010% (+3.6bp), France 3.379% (+10.6bp), Italy 3.5880% (+12.4bp), Turkey 29.24% (-1bp), Greece 3.407% (+10.2bp), Portugal 3.145% (+8bp); Spain 3.310% (+11bp) and UK Gilts 4.6250% (-2.28bp)

The above data was collected around 12:57 EST.


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