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ASIA:The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today:• NIKKEI 225 increased 153.26 points or 0.40% to 38,364.27• Shanghai increased 5.60 points or 0.20% to 2,854.37• Hang Seng decreased 28.90 points or -0.16% to 17,612.10• ASX 200 decreased 3.10 points or -0.04% to 8,023.90• KOSPI decreased 5.98 points or -0.22% to 2,701.69• SENSEX increased 33.02 points or 0.04% to 81,086.21• Nifty50 increased 11.65 points or 0.05% to 24,823.15The major Asian currency markets had a mixed day today:• AUDUSD increased 0.00900 or 1.34% to 0.67963• NZDUSD increased 0.00900 or 1.47% to 0.62317• USDJPY decreased 2.049 or -1.40% to 144.156• USDCNY decreased 0.03010 or -0.42% to 7.11531The above data was collected around 15:51 EST.Precious Metals:•  Gold increased 23.56 USD/t oz. or 0.95% to 2,511.13•  Silver increased 0.810 USD/t. oz. or 2.79% to 29.850The above data was collected around 15:54 EST.
EUROPE/EMEA:The major Europe stock markets had a green day today:•  CAC 40 increased 52.93 points or 0.70% to 7,577.04•  FTSE 100 increased 39.78 points or 0.48% to 8,327.78•  DAX 30 increased 139.71 points or 0.76% to 18,633.10The major Europe currency markets had a mixed day today:• EURUSD increased 0.00760 or 0.69% to 1.11924• GBPUSD increased 0.01120 or 0.86% to 1.32098• USDCHF decreased 0.00450 or -0.53% to 0.84726The above data was collected around 15:58 EST.
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ENERGY:The oil markets had a mixed day today:•  Crude Oil increased 1.849 USD/BBL or 2.53% to 74.859•  Brent increased 1.748 USD/BBL or 2.26% to 78.968•  Natural gas decreased 0.0225 USD/MMBtu or -1.10% to 2.0305•  Gasoline increased 0.0411 USD/GAL or 1.83% to 2.2837•  Heating oil increased 0.0359 USD/GAL or 1.58% to 2.3070The above data was collected around 16:01 EST.•  Top commodity gainers: Sugar (3.26%), Orange Juice (4.19%), Oat (3.19%) and Palladium (3.56%)•  Top commodity losers: Cheese (-4.37%), Corn (-6.43%), Lumber (-3.06%) and Bitumen (-1.72%)The above data was collected around 16:10 EST.
BONDS:Japan 0.8960% (+1.65bp), US 2’s 3.92% (-0.094%), US 10’s 3.8070% (-5bps); US 30’s 4.10% (-0.026%), Bunds 2.2260% (-1.9bp), France 2.930% (-2bp), Italy 3.5680% (-4.7bp), Turkey 28.365% (-13.5bp), Greece 3.302% (+2.1bp), Portugal 2.798% (-4.2bp); Spain 3.006% (-4.6bp) and UK Gilts 3.9160% (-4.59bp)The above data was collected around 16:13 EST.More By This Author:Market Talk – Thursday, Aug. 22
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