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    Market Talk – October 1, 2026

    Team_NationalNewsBriefBy Team_NationalNewsBriefOctober 2, 2026 World Economy No Comments3 Mins Read
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    ASIA:

    The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today:

    • NIKKEI 225 increased 2,203.00 points or 3.30% to 68,956.72

    • Shanghai closed

    • Hang Seng closed

    • ASX 200 decreased 174.90 points or -1.99% to 8,614.40

    • SENSEX decreased 570.59 points or -0.79% to 71,909.70

    • Nifty50 decreased 198.50 points or -0.88% to 22,421.95

    The major Asian currency markets had a mixed day today:

    • AUDUSD decreased 0.0021 or -0.30% to 0.69265

    • NZDUSD decreased 0.00261 or -0.46% to 0.56069

    • USDJPY increased 0.313 or 0.20% to 157.728

    • USDCNY increased 0.00724 or 0.11% to 6.71611

    The above data was collected around 13:39 EST.

    Precious Metals:

    •  Gold increased 17.73 USD/t oz. or 0.43% to 4,175.53

    •  Silver increased 0.486 USD/t. oz. or 0.81% to 60.893

    The above data was collected around 13:41 EST.

    EUROPE/EMEA:

    The major Europe stock markets had a negative day today:

    •  CAC 40 decreased 129.20 points or -1.62% to 7,835.31

    •  FTSE 100 decreased 177.73 points or -1.68% to 10,428.27

    •  DAX 30 decreased 259.84 points or -1.03% to 24,939.35

    The major Europe currency markets had a negative day today:

    • EURUSD decreased 0.00994 or -0.88% to 1.12302

    • GBPUSD decreased 0.00696 or -0.52% to 1.31953

    • USDCHF decreased 0.00396 or -0.47% to 0.83183

    The above data was collected around 13:45 EST.

    AMERICAS:

    US Markets:

    • DJIA advanced by 20.51 points (0.04%) to 50,926.56
    • S&P 500 advanced by 14.91 points (0.19%) to 7,666.45
    • NASDAQ advanced by 10.53 points (0.04%) to 26,871.595
    • Russell 2000 advanced by 9.76 points (0.35%) to 2,806.625

    Canada:

    • TSX Composite declined by 81.11 points (0.23%) to 35,154.76
    • TSX 60 declined by 2.51 points (0.12%) to 2,069.14

    Brazil:

    • Bovespa advanced by 857 points (0.46%) to 187,197.46

    ENERGY:

    The oil markets had a mixed day today:

    •  Crude Oil increased 1.39 USD/BBL or 1.54% to 91.810

    •  Brent increased 2.861 USD/BBL or 2.92% to 100.891

    •  Natural gas decreased 0.0597 USD/MMBtu or -1.97% to 2.9663

    •  Gasoline increased 0.1169 USD/GAL 3.59% to 3.3774

    •  Heating oil decreased 0.092 USD/GAL or -1.96% to 4.5961

    The above data was collected around 13:48 EST.

    •  Top commodity gainers: Rubber (3.48%), Gasoline (3.59%), Rice (2.94%) and Brent (2.92%)

    •  Top commodity losers: Lumber (-2.12%), Orange Juice (-6.55%), Palladium (-2.06%) and Zinc (-2.62%)

    The above data was collected around 13:54 EST.

    BONDS:

    Japan 3.1020% (+3.6bp), US 2’s 4.80% (-0.104%), US 10’s 5.2450% (-4.6bps); US 30’s 5.60 (-0.031%), Bunds 3.5291% (-4.96bp), France 4.9020% (+5.73bp), Italy 4.6960% (+5.56bp), Turkey 32.84% (-6bp), Greece 4.5610% (+11.53bp), Portugal 4.0240% (-0.15bp); Spain 4.167% (+2.32bp) and UK Gilts 5.3934% (-2.99bp)

    The above data was collected around 14:03 EST.



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