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    Market Talk – April 30, 2026

    Team_NationalNewsBriefBy Team_NationalNewsBriefApril 30, 2026 World Economy No Comments3 Mins Read
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    ASIA:

    The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today:

    • NIKKEI 225 decreased 632.54 points or -1.06% to 59,284.92

    • Shanghai increased 4.645 points or 0.11% to 4,112.159

    • Hang Seng decreased 335.31 points or -1.28% to 25,776.53

    • ASX 200 decreased 21.20 points or -0.24% to 8,665.80

    • SENSEX decreased 582.86 points or -0.75% to 76,913.50

    • Nifty50 decreased 180.10 points or -0.74% to 23,997.55

    The major Asian currency markets had a mixed day today:

    • AUDUSD increased 0.00817 or 1.15% to 0.71979

    • NZDUSD increased 0.00766 or 1.31% to 0.59066

    • USDJPY decreased 4.019 or -2.51% to 156.356

    • USDCNY decreased 0.0166 or -0.24% to 6.83085

    The above data was collected around 14:48 EST.

    Precious Metals:

    •  Gold increased 77.64 USD/t oz. or 1.71% to 4,623.66

    •  Silver increased 2.427 USD/t. oz. or 3.40% to 73.736

    The above data was collected around 14:53 EST.

    EUROPE/EMEA:

    The major Europe stock markets had a green day today:

    •  CAC 40 increased 42.71 points or 0.53% to 8,114.84

    •  FTSE 100 increased 165.71 points or 1.62% to 10,378.82

    •  DAX 30 increased 337.82 points or 1.41% to 24,292.38

    The major Europe currency markets had a mixed day today:

    • EURUSD increased 0.00602 or 0.52% to 1.17387

    • GBPUSD increased 0.01312 or 0.97% to 1.36064

    • USDCHF decreased 0.01023 or -1.29% to 0.78092

    The above data was collected around 15:01 EST.

    AMERICAS:

    US Markets:

    • DJIA advanced by 790.33 points (1.62%) to 49,652.14
    • S&P 500 advanced by 73.06 points (1.02%) to 7,209.01
    • NASDAQ advanced by 219.07 points (0.89%) to 24,892.313
    • Russell 2000 advanced by 60.43 points (2.21%) to 2,799.905

    Canada:

    • TSX Composite advanced by 645.94 points (1.94%) to 33,964.33
    • TSX 60 advanced by 38.92 points (2.00%) to 1,982.72

    Brazil:

    • Bovespa advanced by 2,627.52 points (1.42%) to 187,377.94

    ENERGY:

    The oil markets had a mixed day today:

    •  Crude Oil decreased 1.812 USD/BBL or -1.69% to 105.068

    •  Brent increased 0.221 USD/BBL or 0.20% to 110.661

    •  Natural gas increased 0.1168 USD/MMBtu or 4.41% to 2.7638

    •  Gasoline increased 0.0267 USD/GAL 0.74% to 3.6189

    •  Heating oil decreased 0.0171 USD/GAL or -0.42% to 4.0815

    The above data was collected around 15:03 EST.

    •  Top commodity gainers: Natural Gas (4.41%), Platinum (4.71%), Palladium (4.70%) and Cocoa (4.46%)

    •  Top commodity losers: Coffee (-1.72%), Oat (-3.41%), Wheat (-3.15%) and Lean Hogs (-1.81%)

    The above data was collected around 15:15 EST.

    BONDS:

    Japan 2.5250% (+6bp), US 2’s 3.89% (-0.078%), US 10’s 4.3900% (-4.4bps); US 30’s 4.99 (-0.021%), Bunds 3.0357% (-6.07bp), France 3.6975% (-7bp), Italy 3.8597% (-10.01bp), Turkey 31.760% (+30bp), Greece 3.838% (-4.3bp), Portugal 3.468% (-5.5bp); Spain 3.494% (-10.7bp) and UK Gilts 5.0380% (-2.6bp)

    The above data was collected around 15:31 EST.



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