Market Talk - Thursday, Aug. 22 -

Market Talk – Thursday, Aug. 22

Aug 22, 2024Jeremy ParkinsonFinance0

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ASIA:The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today:• NIKKEI 225 increased 259.21 points or 0.68% to 38,211.01• Shanghai decreased 7.81 points or -0.27% to 2,848.77• Hang Seng increased 249.99 points or 1.44% to 17,641.00• ASX 200 increased 16.50 points or 0.21% to 8,027.00• KOSPI increased 6.54 points or 0.24% to 2,707.67• SENSEX increased 147.89 points or 0.18% to 81,053.19• Nifty50 increased 41.30 points or 0.17% to 24,811.50The major Asian currency markets had a mixed day today:• AUDUSD decreased 0.00408 or -0.60% to 0.67085• NZDUSD decreased 0.00210 or -0.34% to 0.61410• USDJPY increased 1.082 or 0.75% to 146.205• USDCNY increased 0.01559 or 0.22% to 7.14592The above data was collected around 15:14 EST.Precious Metals:• Gold decreased 30.58 USD/t oz. or -1.22% to 2,482.16• Silver decreased 0.649 USD/t. oz. or -2.19% to 28.954The above data was collected around 15:16 EST.
EUROPE/EMEA:The major Europe stock markets had a mixed day today:• CAC 40 decreased 0.61 points or -0.01% to 7,524.11• FTSE 100 increased 4.57 points or 0.06% to 8,288.00• DAX 30 increased 44.44 points or 0.24% to 18,493.39The major Europe currency markets had a mixed day today:• EURUSD decreased 0.00441 or -0.40% to 1.11108• GBPUSD decreased 0.00019 or -0.01% to 1.30905• USDCHF increased 0.00071 or 0.08% to 0.85185The above data was collected around 15:20 EST.
US/AMERICAS:US Market Closings:

Dow declined 177.71 points or -0.43% to 40,712.78

S&P 500 declined 50.21 points or -0.89% to 5,570.64

Nasdaq declined 299.63 points or 1.67% to 17,619.35

Russell 2000 declined 20.53 points or -0.95% to 2,150.03

Canada Market Closings:

TSX Composite declined 84.26 points or -0.36% to 23,037.47

TSX 60 declined 4.08 points or -0.29% to 1,380.44

Brazil Market Closing:

Bovespa declined 1,493 points or -1.09% to 134,970.65

ENERGY:The oil markets had a mixed day today:• Crude Oil increased 0.919 USD/BBL or 1.28% to 72.849• Brent increased 0.942 USD/BBL or 1.24% to 76.992• Natural gas decreased 0.1213 USD/MMBtu or -5.57% to 2.0557• Gasoline increased 0.0378 USD/GAL or 1.72% to 2.2364• Heating oil increased 0.0155 USD/GAL or 0.69% to 2.2636The above data was collected around 15:23 EST.• Top commodity gainers: Lumber (2.07%), Orange Juice (4.28%), Oat (5.05%) and Lean Hogs (4.40%)• Top commodity losers: Cheese (-7.46%), Corn (-6.81%), Steel (-3.46%) and Natural Gas (-5.57%)The above data was collected around 15:29 EST.
BONDS:Japan 0.8800% (+1.37bp), US 2’s 4.02% (+0.073%), US 10’s 3.8610% (+5.6bps); US 30’s 4.13% (+0.053%), Bunds 2.2525% (+5.15bp), France 2.950% (+4.2bp), Italy 3.6220% (+5.7bp), Turkey 28.500% (-22.5bp), Greece 3.281% (-0.1bp), Portugal 2.841% (+4.1bp); Spain 3.045% (+3.6bp) and UK Gilts 3.9620% (+6.85bp)The above data was collected around 15:32 EST.More By This Author:Market Talk – Wednesday, Aug. 21
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