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    Market Talk – August 2, 2026

    Team_NationalNewsBriefBy Team_NationalNewsBriefSeptember 3, 2026 World Economy No Comments3 Mins Read
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    ASIA:

    The major Asian stock markets had a negative day today:

    • NIKKEI 225 decreased 1,889.70 points or -2.85% to 64,325.64

    • Shanghai decreased 38.501 points or -0.97% to 3,941.386

    • Hang Seng decreased 18.52 points or -0.07% to 25,311.21

    • ASX 200 decreased 88.30 points or -0.97% to 8,978.40

    • SENSEX decreased 373.93 points or -0.49% to 76,570.35

    • Nifty50 decreased 141.35 points or -0.59% to 23,914.45

    The major Asian currency markets had a mixed day today:

    • AUDUSD increased 0.00252 or 0.35% to 0.71699

    • NZDUSD decreased 0.00456 or -0.77% to 0.58464

    • USDJPY decreased 1.327 or -0.83% to 158.852

    • USDCNY decreased 0.00438 or -0.07% to 6.71774

    The above data was collected around 14:05 EST.

    Precious Metals:

    •  Gold increased 44.96 USD/t oz. or 1.04% to 4,373.68

    •  Silver increased 0.962 USD/t. oz. or 1.50% to 65.028

    The above data was collected around 14:10 EST.

    EUROPE/EMEA:

    The major Europe stock markets had a negative day today:

    •  CAC 40 decreased 21.22 points or -0.26% to 8,280.63

    •  FTSE 100 decreased 32.83 points or -0.30% to 10,756.45

    •  DAX 30 decreased 130.78 points or -0.50% to 25,839.33

    The major Europe currency markets had a mixed day today:

    • EURUSD decreased 0.00068 or -0.06% to 1.15860

    • GBPUSD decreased 0.00306 or -0.23% to 1.34855

    • USDCHF increased 0.00181 or 0.22% to 0.81341

    The above data was collected around 14:15 EST.

    AMERICAS:

    US Markets:

    • DJIA advanced by 295.07 points (0.56%) to 53,061.95
    • S&P 500 advanced by 35.13 points (0.46%) to 7,666.6
    • NASDAQ advanced by 118.05 points (0.45%) to 26,217.828
    • Russell 2000 advanced by 33.03 points (1.13%) to 2,953.166

    Canada:

    • TSX Composite advanced by 265.88 points (0.74%) to 36,091.61
    • TSX 60 advanced by 13.7 points (0.65%) to 2,121.47

    Brazil:

    • Bovespa advanced by 5,482.61 points (3.05%) to 185,205.09

    ENERGY:

    The oil markets had a mixed day today:

    •  Crude Oil increased 1.102 USD/BBL or 1.22% to 91.322

    •  Brent increased 1.069 USD/BBL or 1.13% to 95.719

    •  Natural gas increased 0.0465 USD/MMBtu or 1.60% to 2.9505

    •  Gasoline decreased 0.0246 USD/GAL -0.78% to 3.1105

    •  Heating oil increased 0.0158 USD/GAL or 0.34% to 4.6931

    The above data was collected around 14:18 EST.

    •  Top commodity gainers: Natural Gas (1.60%), Sugar (1.91%), Palladium (2.52%) and Orange Juice (2.00%)

    •  Top commodity losers: Coffee (-3.72%), Cocoa (-4.28%), Oat (-2.89%) and Rubber (-3.25%)

    The above data was collected around 14:30 EST.

    BONDS:

    Japan 3.0180% (+2.22bp), US 2’s 4.39% (-0.016%), US 10’s 4.7980% (+0.1bps); US 30’s 5.27 (-0.007%), Bunds 3.3759% (+3.72bp), France 4.253% (+4.7bp), Italy 4.2220% (+3.76bp), Turkey 34.590% (+272bp), Greece 4.0720% (+4.99bp), Portugal 3.7230% (+2.2bp); Spain 3.832% (+0.5bp) and UK Gilts 5.2320% (-3.08bp)

    The above data was collected around 14:34 EST.



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