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    Market Talk – August 21, 2026

    Team_NationalNewsBriefBy Team_NationalNewsBriefAugust 22, 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 200.43 points or -0.30% to 66,016.36

    • Shanghai increased 1.482 points or 0.04% to 3,905.203

    • Hang Seng increased 310.97 points or 1.21% to 26,009.46

    • ASX 200 decreased 24.90 points or -0.27% to 9,058.90

    • SENSEX increased 3.11 points or 0.00% to 77,540.83

    • Nifty50 increased 20.15 points or 0.08% to 24,252.00

    The major Asian currency markets had a mixed day today:

    • AUDUSD increased 0.00621 or 0.87% to 0.71753

    • NZDUSD increased 0.00392 or 0.66% to 0.59812

    • USDJPY decreased 0.056 or -0.03% to 158.993

    • USDCNY decreased 0.00458 or -0.07% to 6.72070

    The above data was collected around 13:29 EST.

    Precious Metals:

    •  Gold increased 105.23 USD/t oz. or 2.33% to 4,621.01

    •  Silver increased 1.462 USD/t. oz. or 2.15% to 69.537

    The above data was collected around 13:32 EST.

    EUROPE/EMEA:

    The major Europe stock markets had a green day today:

    •  CAC 40 increased 31.34 points or 0.37% to 8,484.43

    •  FTSE 100 increased 68.40 points or 0.64% to 10,816.56

    •  DAX 30 increased 153.52 points or 0.59% to 26,136.56

    The major Europe currency markets had a green day today:

    • EURUSD increased 0.00040 or 0.04% to 1.16827

    • GBPUSD increased 0.00180 or 0.13% to 1.36488

    • USDCHF increased 0.0005 or 0.06% to 0.80093

    The above data was collected around 13:38 EST.

    AMERICAS:

    US Markets:

    • DJIA advanced by 517.8 points (0.98%) to 53,277.01
    • S&P 500 advanced by 33.21 points (0.43%) to 7,674.37
    • NASDAQ advanced by 113.29 points (0.44%) to 26,180.455
    • Russell 2000 advanced by 25.44 points (0.85%) to 3,017.871

    Canada:

    • TSX Composite advanced by 254.81 points (0.7%) to 36,620.23
    • TSX 60 advanced by 13.44 points (0.63%) to 2,144.95

    Brazil:

    • Bovespa advanced by 3,104.58 points (1.85%) to 171,031.73

    ENERGY:

    The oil markets had a green day today:

    •  Crude Oil increased 0.372 USD/BBL or 0.43% to 87.202

    •  Brent increased 0.734 USD/BBL or 0.78% to 94.514

    •  Natural gas increased 0.0276 USD/MMBtu or 1.01% to 2.7606

    •  Gasoline increased 0.0933 USD/GAL 2.86% to 3.3562

    •  Heating oil increased 0.0334 USD/GAL or 0.75% to 4.5137

    The above data was collected around 13:41 EST.

    •  Top commodity gainers: Gasoline (2.86%), Gold (2.33%), Platinum (2.68%) and Rice (2.60%)

    •  Top commodity losers: Orange Juice (-1.81%), Canola (-2.43%), Wool (-3.26%) and Cocoa (-1.52%)

    The above data was collected around 13:47 EST.

    BONDS:

    Japan 2.8750% (+2.2bp), US 2’s 4.24% (+0.038%), US 10’s 4.7440% (+3.8bps); US 30’s 5.28 (+0.031%), Bunds 3.2676% (+1.21bp), France 4.133% (+0.72bp), Italy 4.084% (-0.11bp), Turkey 32.220% (-24bp), Greece 3.920% (-0.54bp), Portugal 3.618% (-0.17bp); Spain 3.719% (+1.6bp) and UK Gilts 5.0643% (+0.02bp)

    The above data was collected around 13:50 EST.



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