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    Market Talk – August 12, 2025

    Team_NationalNewsBriefBy Team_NationalNewsBriefAugust 12, 2025 World Economy No Comments3 Mins Read
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    ASIA:

    The major Asian stock markets had mixed day today:

    • NIKKEI 225 increased 897.69 points or 2.15% to 42,718.17

    • Shanghai increased 18.37 points or 0.50% to 3,665.92

    • Hang Seng increased 62.87 points or 0.25% to 24,969.68

    • ASX 200 increased 36.00 points or 0.41% to 8,880.80

    • SENSEX decreased 368.49 points or -0.46% to 80,235.59

    • Nifty50 decreased 97.65 points or -0.40% to 24,487.40

    The major Asian currency markets had a mixed day today:

    • AUDUSD increased 0.00175 or 0.27% to 0.65307

    • NZDUSD increased 0.00155 or 0.26% to 0.59543

    • USDJPY decreased 0.424 or -0.29% to 147.715

    • USDCNY decreased 0.00859 or -0.12% to 7.18559

    The above data was collected around 15:03 EST.

    Precious Metals:

    Gold increased 6 USD/t oz. or 0.18% to 3,348.97

    Silver increased 0.251 USD/t. oz or 0.67% to 37.871

    The above data was collected around 15:05 EST.

    EUROPE/EMEA:

    The major Europe stock markets had a mixed day today:

    •  CAC 40 increased 54.90 points or 0.71% to 7,753.42

    •  FTSE 100 increased 18.10 points, or 0.20% to 9,147.81

    •  DAX 30 decreased 56.56 points or -0.23% to 24,024.78

    The major Europe currency markets had a mixed day today:

    • EURUSD increased 0.0051 or 0.44% to 1.16673

    • GBPUSD increased 0.00581 or 0.43% to 1.34916

    • USDCHF decreased 0.00489 or -0.60% to 0.80715

    The above data was collected around 15:15 EST.

    US/AMERICAS:

    US Market Closings:

    • Dow advanced by 483.52 points (1.10%) to 44,458.61

    • S&P 500 advanced by 72.31 points (1.13%) to 6,445.76

    • NASDAQ advanced by 296.50 points (1.39%) to 21,681.90

    • Russell 2000 advanced by 66.40 points (3.00%) to 2,282.91

    Canada Market Closings:

    • TSX Composite advanced by 146.03 points (0.53%) to 27,921.26

    • TSX 60 advanced by 6.06 points (0.37%) to 1,656.89

    Brazil Market Closing:

    ENERGY:

    The oil markets had a negative day today:

    • Crude Oil decreased 0.718 USD/BBL or -1.12% to 63.242

    • Brent decreased 0.476 USD/BBL or -0.71% to 66.154

    • Natural gas decreased 0.1653 USD/MMBtu or -5.60% to 2.7887

    • Gasoline decreased 0.008 USD/GAL or -0.38% to 2.0728

    • Heating oil decreased 0.051 USD/GAL or -2.23% to 2.2400

    The above data was collected around 15:17 EST.

    •   Top commodity gainers: Feeder Cattle (1.66%), Lithium (4.70%), Sugar (2.84%), and Aluminum (1.70%)

    •   Top commodity losers: Natural Gas (-5.60%), Potatoes (-5.26%), Corn (-3.46%), and Canola (-4.48%)

    The above data was collected around 15:22 EST.

    BONDS:

    Japan 1.5000%(+0.7bp), US 2’s 3.74% (-0.040%), US 10’s 4.2970%(+0.8bps); US 30’s 4.88% (+0.030%), Bunds 2.7377% (+4.11bp), France 3.410% (+5.41bp), Italy 3.559% (+4.69bp), Turkey 31.195% (+203.5bp), Greece 3.422% (+4.6bp), Portugal 3.135% (+3.8bp), Spain 3.301% (+4.1bp) and UK Gilts 4.629% (+6.07bp).

    The above data was collected around 15:28 EST.



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