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ASIA:

The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today:

• NIKKEI 225 decreased 556.10 points or -1.06% to 51,961.98

• Shanghai increased 2.105 points or 0.05% to 4,085.772

• Hang Seng decreased 251.50 points or -0.94% to 26,458.95

• ASX 200 increased 12.80 points or 0.15% to 8,695.60

• SENSEX decreased 102.20 points or -0.12% to 84,961.14

• Nifty50 decreased 37.95 points or -0.14% to 26,140.75

The major Asian currency markets had a mixed day today:

• AUDUSD decreased 0.00097 or -0.14% to 0.67278

• NZDUSD decreased 0.00045 or -0.08% to 0.57805

• USDJPY increased 0.024 or 0.02% to 156.666

• USDCNY increased 0.00957 or 0.14% to 6.99113

The above data was collected around 12:18 EST.

Precious Metals:

• Gold decreased 34.72 USD/t oz. or -0.77% to 4,461.40

• Silver decreased 2.615 USD/t. oz. or -3.22% to 78.620

The above data was collected around 12:22 EST.

EUROPE/EMEA:

The major Europe stock markets had a mixed day today:

• CAC 40 decreased 3.51 points or -0.04% to 8,233.92

• FTSE 100 decreased 74.52 points or -0.74% to 10,048.21

• DAX 30 increased 230.06 points or 0.92% to 25,122.26

The major Europe currency markets had a mixed day today:

• EURUSD increased 0.00011 or 0.01% to 1.16898

• GBPUSD decreased 0.003 or -0.22% to 1.34704

• USDCHF increased 0.00089 or 0.11% to 0.79675

The above data was collected around 12:35 EST.

US/AMERICAS:

• DJIA declined by 466.00 points (-0.94%) to 48,996.08

• S&P 500 declined by 23.89 points (-0.34%) to 6,920.93

• NASDAQ advanced by 37.10 points (0.16%) to 23,584.275

• Russell 2000 declined by 7.47 points (-0.29%) to 2,575.424

Canada Market Closings:

• TSX Composite declined by 271.53 points (-0.84%) to 32,135.49

• TSX 60 declined by 16.17 points (-0.85%) to 1,879.68

Brazil Market Closing:

• Bovespa declined by 1,688.64 points (-1.03%) to 161,975.24

ENERGY:

The oil markets had a mixed day today:

• Crude Oil decreased 1.13 USD/BBL or -1.98% to 56.000

• Brent decreased 0.771 USD/BBL or -1.27% to 59.929

• Natural gas increased 0.1365 USD/MMBtu or 4.07% to 3.4865

• Gasoline increased 0.0108 USD/GAL or 0.64% to 1.7008

• Heating oil decreased 0.0306 USD/GAL or -1.47% to 2.0524

The above data was collected around 12:37 EST.

• Top commodity gainers: Lithium (4.71%), Natural Gas (4.07%), Wheat (1.85%) and Orange Juice (2.00%)

• Top commodity losers: Nickel (-3.42%), Palladium (-5.35%), Platinum (-6.61%) and Silver (-3.22%)

The above data was collected around 12:46 EST.

BONDS:

Japan 2.1210% (-0.92bp), US 2’s 3.48% (+0.003%), US 10’s 4.1390% (-3bps); US 30’s 4.82 (-0.054%), Bunds 2.8053% (-4.13bp), France 3.523% (-3.36bp), Italy 3.4700% (-2.59bp), Turkey 29.125% (+188.5bp), Greece 3.407% (-4.1bp), Portugal 3.116% (-3.3bp); Spain 3.25% (-3bp) and UK Gilts 4.417% (-6.96bp)

The above data was collected around 12:48 EST.

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