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    Market Talk – August 4, 2025

    Team_NationalNewsBriefBy Team_NationalNewsBriefAugust 4, 2025 World Economy No Comments3 Mins Read
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    ASIA:

    The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today:

    • NIKKEI 225 decreased 508.90 points or -1.25% to 40,290.70

    • Shanghai increased 23.36 points or 0.66% to 3,583.31

    • Hang Seng increased 225.64 points or 0.92% to 24,733.45

    • ASX 200 increased 1.70 points or 0.02% to 8,663.70

    • SENSEX increased 418.81 points or 0.52% to 81,018.72

    • Nifty50 increased 157.40 points or 0.64% to 24,722.75

    The major Asian currency markets had a negative day today:

    • AUDUSD decreased 0.00067 or -0.10% to 0.64629

    • NZDUSD decreased 0.00049 or -0.08% to 0.59044

    • USDJPY decreased 0.306 or -0.21% to 146.962

    • USDCNY decreased 0.00853 or -0.12% to 7.18371

    The above data was collected around 14:14 EST.

    Precious Metals:

    • Gold increased 12.74 USD/t oz. or 0.38% to 3,375.67

    • Silver increased 0.3 USD/t. oz. or 0.81% to 37.330

    The above data was collected around 14:20 EST.

    EUROPE/EMEA:

    The major Europe stock markets had a green day today:

    • CAC 40 increased 85.85 points or 1.14% to 7,632.01

    • FTSE 100 increased 59.72 points or 0.66% to 9,128.30

    • DAX 30 increased 331.72 points or 1.42% to 23,757.69

    The major Europe currency markets had a mixed day today:

    • EURUSD decreased 0.0014 or -0.12% to 1.15764

    • GBPUSD increased 0.00071 or 0.05% to 1.32846

    • USDCHF increased 0.00391 or 0.49% to 0.80771

    The above data was collected around 14:24 EST.

    US/AMERICAS:

    US Market Closings:

    • Dow advanced by 585.06 points (+1.34%) to 44,173.64

    • S&P 500 advanced by 91.93 points (+1.47%) to 6,329.94

    • NASDAQ advanced by 403.45 points (+1.95%) to 21,053.58

    • Russell 2000 advanced by 45.52 points (+2.10%) to 2,212.30

    Canada Market Closings:

    • TSX Composite declined by 239.35 points (−0.88%) to 27,020.43

    • TSX 60 declined by 15.24 points (−0.94%) to 1,605.29

    Brazil Market Closing:

    ENERGY:

    The oil markets had a mixed day today:

    • Crude Oil decreased 1.082 USD/BBL or -1.61% to 66.248

    • Brent decreased 0.994 USD/BBL or -1.43% to 68.676

    • Natural gas decreased 0.1439 USD/MMBtu or -4.67% to 2.9391

    • Gasoline decreased 0.0065 USD/GAL or -0.31% to 2.1011

    • Heating oil increased 0.0199 USD/GAL or 0.87% to 2.3198

    The above data was collected around 14:26 EST.

    • Top commodity gainers: Platinum (1.00%), Coffee (2.03%), Heating Oil (0.87%) and Silver (0.81%)

    • Top commodity losers: Crude Oil (-1.61%), Natural Gas (-4.67%), Oat (-3.05%) and Bitumen (-3.10%)

    The above data was collected around 14:34 EST.

    BONDS:

    Japan 1.5110% (-4.15bp), US 2’s 3.70% (+0.002%), US 10’s 4.2050% (-2bps); US 30’s 4.80(-0.038%), Bunds 2.6171% (-4.79bp), France 3.284% (-6.6bp), Italy 3.4690% (-7.1bp), Turkey 29.26% (-18bp), Greece 3.318% (-3.6bp), Portugal 3.053% (-6.2bp); Spain 3.196% (-6.7bp) and UK Gilts 4.5100% (-2.02bp)

    The above data was collected around 14:37 EST.



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