ASIA:The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today:
NIKKEI 225 increased 72.77 points or 0.18% to 40,888.43
Shanghai decreased 29.08 points or -0.95% to 3,048.03
Hang Seng decreased 363.63 points or -2.16% to 16,499.47
ASX 200 decreased 11.40 points or -0.15% to 7,770.60
Kospi decreased 6.30 points or -0.23% to 2,748.56
SENSEX increased 190.75 points or 0.26% to 72,831.94
Nifty50 increased 84.80 points or 0.39% to 22,096.75
The major Asian currency markets had a mixed day today:
AUDUSD decreased 0.00579 or -0.88% to 0.65111
NZDUSD decreased 0.00503 or -0.83% to 0.59907
USDJPY decreased 0.17 or -0.11% to 151.440
USDCNY increased 0.0562 or 0.78% to 7.27670
The above data was collected around 15:34 EST.Precious Metals:
Gold decreased 17.8 USD/t oz. or -0.82% to 2,163.01
Silver decreased 0.091 USD/t. oz or -0.37% to 24.674
The above data was collected around 15:38 EST.
EUROPE/EMEA:The major Europe stock markets had a mixed day today:
CAC 40 decreased 27.80 points or -0.34% to 8,151.92
FTSE 100 increased 48.37 points or 0.61% to 7,930.92
DAX 30 increased 26.69 points or 0.15% to 18.205.94
The major Europe currency markets had a mixed day today:
EURUSD decreased 0.00553 or -0.51% to 1.08047
GBPUSD decreased 0.00639 or -0.50% to 1.25921
USDCHF increased 0.00088 or 0.10% to 0.89838
The above data was collected around 15:43 EST.
US/AMERICAS:US Market Closings:
Dow declined 305.47 points or -0.77% to 39,475.9
S&P 500 declined 7.35 points or -0.14% to 5,234.18
Nasdaq advanced 26.98 points or 0.16% to 16,428.82
Russell 2000 declined 26.56 points or -1.27% to 2,072
Canada Market Closings:
TSX Composite declined 103.18 points or -0.47% to 21,984.08
TSX 60 declined 6.61 points or -0.5% to 1,323.77
Brazil Market Closing:
Bovespa declined 1,094.2 points or -0.85% to 127,064.37
ENERGY:The oil markets had a mixed day today:
Crude Oil decreased 0.192 USD/BBL or -0.24% to 80.878
Brent decreased 0.295 USD/BBL or -0.34% to 85.485
Natural gas decreased 0.0255 USD/MMBtu or -1.52% to 1.6575
Gasoline increased 0.0055 USD/GAL or 0.20% to 2.7326
Heating oil decreased 0.0126 USD/GAL or -0.47% to 2.6562
The above data was collected around 15:48 EST.
Top commodity gainers: Orange Juice (2.59%), Wheat (1.46%), Cocoa (4.44%) and Steel (0.70%)
Top commodity losers: Palladium (-1.95%), Rubber (-2.62%), Zinc (-1.80%) and Soybeans (-1.61%)
The above data was collected around 16:03 EST.
BONDS:Japan 0.729% (+0.4bp), US 2’s 4.60% (-0.032%) , US 10’s 4.2080% (-5.6bps); US 30’s 4.39% (-0.044%), Bunds 2.3190% (-7.95bp), France 2.798% (-4.7bp), Italy 3.637% (-3.6bp), Turkey 24.92% (+16bp), Greece 3.239% (-3.3bp), Portugal 2.993% (-4.8bp); Spain 3.154% (-4.8bp) and UK Gilts 3.968% (-4.9bp)The above data was collected around 16:05 EST.More By This Author:Market Talk – Thursday, March 21
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