ASIA:The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today:• NIKKEI 225 increased 278.28 points or 0.72% to 38,798.37• Shanghai closed• Hang Seng increased 572.70 points or 2.83% to 20,789.96• ASX 200 decreased 5.40 points or -0.06% to 8,374.00• SENSEX increased 1,397.07 points or 1.81% to 78,583.81• Nifty50 increased 378.20 points or 1.62% to 23,739.25The major Asian currency markets had a mixed day today:• AUDUSD increased 0.00266 or 0.43% to 0.62531• NZDUSD increased 0.00555 or 0.99% to 0.56465• USDJPY decreased 0.173 or -0.11% to 154.570• USDCNY decreased 0.02733 or -0.37% to 7.28447The above data was collected around 12:13 EST.Precious Metals:• Gold increased 28.66 USD/t oz. or 1.02% to 2,842.44• Silver increased 0.837 USD/t. oz. or 2.66% to 32.330The above data was collected around 12:15 EST.
EUROPE/EMEA:The major Europe stock markets had a mixed day today:• CAC 40 increased 51.48 points or 0.66% to 7,906.40• FTSE 100 decreased 12.79 points or -0.15% to 8,570.77• DAX 30 increased 77.46 points or 0.36% to 21,505.70The major Europe currency markets had a mixed day today:• EURUSD increased 0.00283 or 0.27% to 1.03728• GBPUSD increased 0.00289 or 0.23% to 1.24784• USDCHF decreased 0.00505 or -0.55% to 0.90570The above data was collected around 12:39 EST.
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ENERGY:The oil markets had a mixed day today:• Crude Oil decreased 0.482 USD/BBL or -0.66% to 72.678• Brent increased 0.122 USD/BBL or 0.16% to 76.082• Natural gas decreased 0.0553 USD/MMBtu or -1.65% to 3.2967• Gasoline increased 0.0226 USD/GAL or 1.09% to 2.0964• Heating oil increased 0.0099 USD/GAL or 0.41% to 2.4346The above data was collected around 12:43 EST.• Top commodity gainers: Silver (2.66%), Wheat (1.50%), Corn (1.59%) and Sugar (1.56%)• Top commodity losers: Lumber (-3.73%), Natural Gas (-1.65%), Palladium (-3.69%) and Cocoa (-1.91%)The above data was collected around 12:56 EST.
BONDS:Japan 1.2760% (+2.66bp), US 2’s 4.22% (-0.043%), US 10’s 4.5310% (-3.3bps); US 30’s 4.77% (-0.028%), Bunds 2.3895% (+0.25bp), France 3.111% (-0.1bp), Italy 3.4880% (-1.85bp), Turkey 25.92% (-3bp), Greece 3.269% (+1.9bp), Portugal 2.897% (-1.5bp); Spain 3.057% (-0.9bp) and UK Gilts 4.5260% (+3.78bp)The above data was collected around 12:59 EST.More By This Author:Market Talk – Monday, Feb. 3Market Talk – Friday, Jan. 31Market Talk – Wednesday, Jan. 29
