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    Market Talk – August 26, 2026

    Team_NationalNewsBriefBy Team_NationalNewsBriefAugust 26, 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 405.73 points or 0.62% to 66,262.16

    • Shanghai increased 23.079 points or 0.59% to 3,912.524

    • Hang Seng increased 141.87 points or 0.56% to 25,652.97

    • ASX 200 decreased 36.80 points or -0.40% to 9,127.80

    • SENSEX decreased 183.15 points or -0.24% to 77,472.94

    • Nifty50 decreased 126.80 points or -0.52% to 24,207.75

    The major Asian currency markets had a mixed day today:

    • AUDUSD increased 0.00106 or 0.15% to 0.71735

    • NZDUSD decreased 0.00343 or -0.57% to 0.59427

    • USDJPY increased 0.175 or 0.11% to 159.378

    • USDCNY increased 0.00568 or 0.08% to 6.72297

    The above data was collected around 13:30 EST.

    Precious Metals:

    •  Gold decreased 57.37 USD/t oz. or -1.23% to 4,600.74

    •  Silver decreased 0.476 USD/t. oz. or -0.69% to 68.120

    The above data was collected around 13:33 EST.

    EUROPE/EMEA:

    The major Europe stock markets had a mixed day today:

    •  CAC 40 increased 23.19 points or 0.27% to 8,462.39

    •  FTSE 100 decreased 8.04 points or -0.07% to 10,878.12

    •  DAX 30 increased 19.82 points or 0.08% to 26,285.96

    The major Europe currency markets had a mixed day today:

    • EURUSD decreased 0.0022 or -0.19% to 1.16527

    • GBPUSD decreased 0.00553 or -0.41% to 1.35936

    • USDCHF increased 0.0038 or 0.47% to 0.80525

    The above data was collected around 13:42 EST.

    AMERICAS:

    US Markets:

    • DJIA declined by 113.52 points (0.21%) to 53,463.88
    • S&P 500 declined by 1.58 points (0.02%) to 7,675.7
    • NASDAQ declined by 21.1 points (0.08%) to 26,130.197
    • Russell 2000 declined by 4.12 points (0.14%) to 3,005.9

    Canada:

    • TSX Composite declined by 143.98 points (0.39%) to 36,813.65
    • TSX 60 declined by 8.56 points (0.4%) to 2,157.92

    Brazil:

    • Bovespa declined by 177.42 points (0.1%) to 174,399.38

    ENERGY:

    The oil markets had a mixed day today:

    •  Crude Oil increased 0.216 USD/BBL or 0.26% to 82.576

    •  Brent decreased 0.275 USD/BBL or -0.31% to 88.305

    •  Natural gas increased 0.1294 USD/MMBtu or 4.67% to 2.8994

    •  Gasoline increased 0.0825 USD/GAL 2.54% to 3.3354

    •  Heating oil increased 0.0431 USD/GAL or 1.02% to 4.2869

    The above data was collected around 13:47 EST.

    •  Top commodity gainers: Natural Gas (4.67%), Rice (3.21%), Oat (3.77%) and Wheat (6.56%)

    •  Top commodity losers: Orange Juice (-5.67%), Lithium (-2.71%), Coffee (-4.34%) and Methanol (-6.93%)

    The above data was collected around 13:52 EST.

    BONDS:

    Japan 2.8880% (-0.37bp), US 2’s 4.24% (+0.051%), US 10’s 4.6720% (+3.8bps); US 30’s 5.19 (+0.023%), Bunds 3.2388% (+3.55bp), France 4.082% (+1.85bp), Italy 4.0690% (+5.69bp), Turkey 31.990% (-9bp), Greece 3.8800% (+0.07bp), Portugal 3.5890% (+3.02bp); Spain 3.695% (+4.4bp) and UK Gilts 5.0423% (+7.57bp)

    The above data was collected around 13:57 EST.



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