Market Talk - Tuesday, June 18

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ASIA:

The major Asian stock markets had mixed day today:

  • NIKKEI 225 increased 379.67 points or 1.00% to 38,482.11
  • Shanghai increased 14.36 points or 0.48% to 3,030.25
  • Hang Seng decreased 20.57 points or -0.11% to 17,915.55
  • ASX 200 increased 77.80 points or 1.01% to 7,778.10
  • Kospi increased 19.82 points or 0.72% to 2,763.92
  • SENSEX increased 308.37 points or 0.40% to 77,301.14
  • Nifty50 increased 92.30 points or 0.39% to 23,557.90

The major Asian currency markets had a green day today:

  • AUDUSD increased 0.00374 or 0.57% to 0.66550
  • NZDUSD increased 0.00094 or 0.15% to 0.61444
  • USDJPY increased 0.043 or 0.03% to 157.740
  • USDCNY increased 0.00148 or 0.02% to 7.27083

The above data was collected around 12:55 EST.

Precious Metals:

  •  Gold increased 9.78 USD/t oz. or 0.42% to 2,330.48
  •  Silver decreased 0.003 USD/t. oz or -0.01%% to 29.491

The above data was collected around 13:02 EST.


EUROPE/EMEA:

The major Europe stock markets had a green day today:

  •  CAC 40 increased 57.23 points or 0.76% to 7,628.80
  •  FTSE 100 increased 49.14 points, or 0.60% to 8,191.29
  •  DAX 30 increased 63.76 points or 0.35% to 18,131.97

The major Europe currency markets had a negative day today:

  • EURUSD decreased 0.00043 or -0.04% to 1.07355
  • GBPUSD decreased 0.00132 or -0.10% to 1.27007
  • USDCHF decreased 0.00401 or -0.45% to 0.88439

The above data was collected around 13:25 EST.


US/AMERICAS:

US Market Closings:

  • Dow advanced 56.76 points or 0.15% to 38,834.86
  • S&P 500 advanced 13.8 points or 0.25% to 5,487.03
  • Nasdaq advanced 5.21 points or 0.03% to 17,862.23
  • Russell 2000 declined advanced

Canada Market Closings:

  • TSX Compositeadvanced 23.42 points or 0.11% to 21,611.3
  • TSX 60 advanced 0.49 of a point or 0.04% to 1,289.43

Brazil Market Closing:

  • Bovespa advanced 359.6 points or 0.3% to 119,487.46


ENERGY:

The oil markets had a green day today:

  •  Crude Oil increased 0.916 USD/BBL or 1.14% to 81.246
  •  Brent increased 0.734 USD/BBL or 0.87% to 84.984
  •  Natural gas increased 0.0951 USD/MMBtu or 3.41% to 2.8831
  •  Gasoline increased 0.0173 USD/GAL or 0.71% to 2.4697
  •  Heating oil increased 0.0209 USD/GAL or 0.84% to 2.5047

The above data was collected around 13:27 EST.

  • Top commodity gainers: Natural Gas (3.41%), Cotton (2.08%), Oat (2.96%), and Bitumen (2.95%)
  • Top commodity losers: Cheese (-3.22%), Rubber (-1.74%), Orange Juice (-2.12%), and HRC Steel (-1.36%)

The above data was collected around 13:35 EST.


BONDS:

Japan 0.947%(+1.54bp), US 2’s 4.71% (-0.060%), US 10’s 4.223%(-6.18bps); US 30’s 4.36% (-0.045%), Bunds 2.3915% (-1.65bp), France 3.105% (-6.04bp), Italy 3.887% (-5.7bp), Turkey 26.800% (-1bp), Greece 3.578% (-9.5bp), Portugal 3.123% (-2.9bp), Spain 3.317% (-2.9bp) and UK Gilts 4.054% (-6.57bp).

The above data was collected around 13.40 EST.


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