Market Talk - Wednesday, Dec. 3

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ASIA:
The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today:
• NIKKEI 225 increased 561.23 points or 1.14% to 49,864.68
• Shanghai decreased 19.712 points or -0.51% to 3,878.00
• Hang Seng decreased 334.32 points or -1.28% to 25,760.73
• ASX 200 increased 15.50 points or 0.18% to 8,595.20
• SENSEX decreased 31.46 points or -0.04% to 85,106.81
• Nifty50 decreased 46.20 points or -0.18% to 25,986.00
The major Asian currency markets had a mixed day today:
• AUDUSD increased 0.00389 or 0.59% to 0.66015
• NZDUSD increased 0.00031 or 0.05% to 0.57751
• USDJPY decreased 0.617 or -0.40% to 155.241
• USDCNY decreased 0.00825 or -0.12% to 7.05868
The above data was collected around 15:49 EST.
Precious Metals:
• Gold increased 1.07 USD/t oz. or 0.03% to 4,207.21
• Silver increased 0.053 USD/t. oz. or 0.09% to 58.491
The above data was collected around 15:52 EST.
EUROPE/EMEA:
The major Europe stock markets had a mixed day today:
• CAC 40 increased 12.81 points or 0.16% to 8,087.42
• FTSE 100 decreased 9.73 points or -0.10% to 9,692.07
• DAX 30 decreased 17.15 points or -0.07% to 23,693.71
The major Europe currency markets had a mixed day today:
• EURUSD increased 0.00430 or 0.37% to 1.16672
• GBPUSD increased 0.01380 or 1.04% to 1.33503
• USDCHF decreased 0.00340 or -0.42% to 0.79970
The above data was collected around 15:58 EST.
ENERGY:
The oil markets had a mixed day today:
• Crude Oil increased 0.447 USD/BBL or 0.76% to 59.087
• Brent increased 0.367 USD/BBL or 0.59% to 62.817
• Natural gas increased 0.1672 USD/MMBtu or 3.45% to 5.0072
• Gasoline decreased 0.001 USD/GAL or -0.05% to 1.8269
• Heating oil decreased 0.0031 USD/GAL or -0.13% to 2.2960
The above data was collected around 15:59 EST.
• Top commodity gainers: Natural Gas (3.45%), Copper (2.39%), Oat (1.83%) and Bitumen (2.38%)
• Top commodity losers: Corn (-1.45%), Orange Juice (-1.29%), Rice (-2.13%) and Canola (-2.50%)
The above data was collected around 16:03 EST.
US/AMERICAS:
US Market Closings:
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Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 408.44 points (0.86%) to 47,882.90
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S&P 500 rose 20.35 points (0.30%) to 6,849.72
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NASDAQ Composite gained 40.42 points (0.17%) to 23,454.09
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Russell 2000 surged 47.15 points (1.91%) to 2,512.14
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VIX declined 0.51 points (-3.07%) to 16.08
Canada Market Closings:
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TSX Composite advanced 111.26 points (0.36%) to 31,160.54
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TSX 60 rose 6.02 points (0.33%) to 1,831.05
Brazil Market Closing:
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Bovespa advanced 646.92 points (0.40%) to 161,739.17
BONDS:
Japan 1.8950% (+3.26bp), US 2’s 3.49% (-0.024%), US 10’s 4.0630% (-3.2bps); US 30’s 4.73 (-0.020%), Bunds 2.7410% (-1.05bp), France 3.4921% (-0.04bp), Italy 3.4414% (-2.57bp), Turkey 29.010% (-11bp), Greece 3.363% (-2.2bp), Portugal 3.115% (+0.8bp); Spain 3.228% (-0.3bp) and UK Gilts 4.451% (-2.15bp)
The above data was collected around 16:05 EST.
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