Market Talk - Wednesday, Jan. 28

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ASIA:
The major Asian stock markets had mixed day today:
• NIKKEI 225 increased 25.17 points or 0.05% to 53,358.71
• Shanghai increased 11.334 points or 0.27% to 4,151.238
• Hang Seng increased 699.96 points or 2.58% to 27,826.91
• ASX 200 decreased 7.70 points or -0.09% to 8,933.90
• SENSEX increased 487.20 points or 0.60% to 82,344.68
• Nifty50 increased 167.35 points or 0.66% to 25,342.75
The major Asian currency markets had a mixed day today:
• AUDUSD decreased 0.00114 or -0.16% to 0.69997
• NZDUSD decreased 0.00149 or -0.25% to 0.60321
• USDJPY increased 1.419 or 0.93% to 153.636
• USDCNY increased 0.01413 or 0.20% to 6.94751
The above data was collected around 13:25 EST.
Precious Metals:
Gold increased 122.91 USD/t oz. or 2.37% to 5,304.04
Silver increased 0.524 USD/t. oz or 0.47% to 112.660
The above data was collected around 13:29 EST.
EUROPE/EMEA:
The major Europe stock markets had a negative day today:
• CAC 40 decreased 86.14 points or -1.06% to 8,066.68
• FTSE 100 decreased 53.37 points, or -0.52% to 10,154.43
• DAX 30 decreased 71.65 points or -0.29% to 24,822.79
The major Europe currency markets had a mixed day today:
• EURUSD decreased 0.01144 or -0.95% to 1.19253
• GBPUSD decreased 0.00779 or -0.56% to 1.37693
• USDCHF increased 0.00978 or 1.28% to 0.77112
The above data was collected around 13:40 EST.
US/AMERICAS:
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DJIA advanced by 12.19 points (0.02%) to 49,015.60
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S&P 500 declined by 0.57 points (-0.01%) to 6,978.03
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NASDAQ advanced by 40.35 points (0.17%) to 23,857.447
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Russell 2000 declined by 13.15 points (-0.49%) to 2,653.546
Canada Market Closings:
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TSX Composite advanced by 79.67 points (0.24%) to 33,176.07
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TSX 60 advanced by 1.65 points (0.09%) to 1,909.13
Brazil Market Closing:
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Bovespa advanced by 2,664.84 points (1.46%) to 184,583.97
ENERGY:
The oil markets had a mixed day today:
• Crude Oil increased 0.759 USD/BBL or 1.22% to 63.149
• Brent increased 0.762 USD/BBL or 1.13% to 68.332
• Natural gas decreased 0.104 USD/MMBtu or -2.72% to 3.7160
• Gasoline increased 0.0147 USD/GAL or 0.78% to 1.8932
• Heating oil increased 0.0307 USD/GAL or 1.16% to 2.6769
The above data was collected around 14:17 EST.
• Top commodity gainers: Platinum (2.53%), Orange Juice (3.09%), Bitumen (2.67%), and Palladium (7.37%)
• Top commodity losers: Natural Gas (-2.72%), Lean Hogs (-1.48%), Coffee (-5.02%), and Cocoa (-6.53%)
The above data was collected around 14:29 EST.
BONDS:
Japan 2.2420%(-4.57bp), US 2’s 3.60% (+0.016%), US 10’s 4.2690%(+1.9bps); US 30’s 4.87% (+0.010%), Bunds 2.8648% (-0.65bp), France 3.4280% (-1.3bp), Italy 3.482% (+0.37bp), Turkey 29.405% (+187.5bp), Greece 3.353% (-0.5bp), Portugal 3.226% (-0.4bp), Spain 3.22% (-1.2bp) and UK Gilts 4.553% (+1.88bp).
The above data was collected around 14:35 EST.
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