Market Talk - Tuesday, Oct. 28

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ASIA:
The major Asian stock markets had a negative day today:
• NIKKEI 225 decreased 293.14 points or -0.58% to 50,219.18
• Shanghai decreased 8.721 points or -0.22% to 3,988.224
• Hang Seng decreased 87.56 points or -0.33% to 26,346.14
• ASX 200 decreased 43.10 points or -0.48% to 9,012.50
• SENSEX decreased 150.68 points or -0.18% to 84,628.16
• Nifty50 decreased 29.85 points or -0.11% to 25,936.20
The major Asian currency markets had a mixed day today:
• AUDUSD increased 0.00295 or 0.45% to 0.65849
• NZDUSD increased 0.00192 or 0.33% to 0.57833
• USDJPY decreased 0.651 or -0.43% to 152.224
• USDCNY decreased 0.01355 or -0.19% to 7.09577
The above data was collected around 12:36 EST.
Precious Metals:
• Gold decreased 24.73 USD/t oz. or -0.62% to 3,956.80
• Silver increased 0.215 USD/t. oz. or 0.46% to 47.035
The above data was collected around 12:39 EST.
EUROPE/EMEA:
The major Europe stock markets had a mixed day today:
• CAC 40 decreased 22.60 points or -0.27% to 8,216.58
• FTSE 100 increased 42.92 points or 0.44% to 9,696.74
• DAX 30 decreased 30.15 points or -0.12% to 24,278.63
The major Europe currency markets had a mixed day today:
• EURUSD increased 0.00176 or 0.15% to 1.16623
• GBPUSD decreased 0.00475 or -0.36% to 1.32875
• USDCHF decreased 0.0027 or -0.34% to 0.79300
The above data was collected around 12:58 EST.
US/AMERICAS:
US Market Closings:
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Dow advanced by 161.78 points (+0.34%) to 47,706.37
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S&P 500 advanced by 15.73 points (+0.23%) to 6,890.89
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NASDAQ advanced by 190.04 points (+0.80%) to 23,827.49
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Russell 2000 declined by 13.52 points (-0.54%) to 2,506.92
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VIX rose by 0.63 points (+3.99%) to 16.42
Canada Market Closings:
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TSX Composite advanced by 146.12 points (+0.48%) to 30,421.88
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TSX 60 advanced by 7.37 points (+0.41%) to 1,795.22
Brazil Market Closing:
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Bovespa advanced by 507.12 points (+0.35%) to 147,476.22
ENERGY:
The oil markets had a negative day today:
• Crude Oil decreased 1.248 USD/BBL or -2.04% to 60.062
• Brent decreased 1.333 USD/BBL or -2.03% to 64.287
• Natural gas decreased 0.1006 USD/MMBtu or -2.92% to 3.3414
• Gasoline decreased 0.0105 USD/GAL or -0.55% to 1.9122
• Heating oil decreased 0.0567 USD/GAL or -2.33% to 2.3794
The above data was collected around 13:57 EST.
• Top commodity gainers: Lithium (2.55%), Rapeseed (1.17%), Soybeans (1.10%) and Coffee (0.71%)
• Top commodity losers: Orange Juice (-5.07%), Cocoa (-2.73%), Natural Gas (-2.92%) and Heating Oil (-2.33%)
The above data was collected around 14:03 EST.
BONDS:
Japan 1.6400% (-3.43bp), US 2’s 3.51% (+0.007%), US 10’s 3.9860% (+0.7bps); US 30’s 4.55 (+0.005%), Bunds 2.6214% (+0.47bp), France 3.4180% (+0.02bp), Italy 3.3960% (+0.01bp), Turkey 31.655% (+212.5bp), Greece 3.294% (+0.5bp), Portugal 3.011% (+1.5bp); Spain 3.146% (+0.7bp) and UK Gilts 4.4050% (+0.03bp)
The above data was collected around 14:06 EST.
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