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    Market Talk – August 5, 2025

    Team_NationalNewsBriefBy Team_NationalNewsBriefAugust 6, 2025 World Economy No Comments3 Mins Read
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    ASIA:

    The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today:

    • NIKKEI 225 increased 258.84 points or 0.64% to 40,549.54

    • Shanghai increased 34.29 points or 0.96% to 3,617.60

    • Hang Seng increased 169.08 points or 0.68% to 24,902.53

    • ASX 200 increased 106.70 points or 1.23% to 8,770.40

    • SENSEX decreased 308.47 points or -0.38% to 80,710.25

    • Nifty50 decreased 73.20 points or -0.30% to 24,649.55

    The major Asian currency markets had a mixed day today:

    • AUDUSD increased 0.00031 or 0.05% to 0.64770

    • NZDUSD decreased 0.00148 or -0.25% to 0.59014

    • USDJPY increased 0.749 or 0.51% to 147.542

    • USDCNY increased 0.0079 or 0.11% to 7.18844

    The above data was collected around 13:33 EST.

    Precious Metals:

    • Gold increased 7.03 USD/t oz. or 0.21% to 3,381.29

    • Silver increased 0.429 USD/t. oz. or 1.15% to 37.849

    The above data was collected around 13:36 EST.

    EUROPE/EMEA:

    The major Europe stock markets had a mixed day today:

    • CAC 40 decreased 10.97 points or -0.14% to 7,621.04

    • FTSE 100 increased 14.43 points or 0.16% to 9,142.73

    • DAX 30 increased 88.38 points or 0.37% to 23,846.07

    The major Europe currency markets had a mixed day today:

    • EURUSD decreased 0.00034 or -0.03% to 1.15804

    • GBPUSD increased 0.00106 or 0.08% to 1.33083

    • USDCHF increased 0.00031 or 0.04% to 0.80741

    The above data was collected around 13:46 EST.

    US/AMERICAS:

    US Market Closings:

    • Dow declined by 61.90 points (0.14%) to 44,111.74

    • S&P 500 declined by 30.75 points (0.49%) to 6,299.19

    • NASDAQ declined by 137.03 points (0.65%) to 20,916.55

    • Russell 2000 advanced by 13.37 points (0.60%) to 2,225.68

    Canada Market Closings:

    • TSX Composite advanced by 549.65 points (2.03%) to 27,570.08

    • TSX 60 advanced by 32.84 points (2.05%) to 1,638.13

    Brazil Market Closing:

    ENERGY:

    The oil markets had a mixed day today:

    • Crude Oil decreased 1.048 USD/BBL or -1.58% to 65.242

    • Brent decreased 1.105 USD/BBL or -1.61% to 67.655

    • Natural gas increased 0.0846 USD/MMBtu or 2.89% to 3.0166

    • Gasoline decreased 0.0072 USD/GAL or -0.34% to 2.0932

    • Heating oil decreased 0.0639 USD/GAL or -2.76% to 2.2537

    The above data was collected around 13:50 EST.

    • Top commodity gainers: Natural Gas (2.89%), Coffee (3.18%), Palm Oil (2.48%) and Cocoa (3.27%)

    • Top commodity losers: Heating Oil (-2.76%), Palladium (-2.80%), Oat (-3.07%) and Methanol (-2.51%)

    The above data was collected around 14:00 EST.

    BONDS:

    Japan 1.4760% (-3.52bp), US 2’s 3.73% (+0.043%), US 10’s 4.2090% (+1.2bps); US 30’s 4.79(-0.009%), Bunds 2.6181% (-1.01bp), France 3.286% (+0.23bp), Italy 3.4530% (-0.84bp), Turkey 31.285% (+202.5bp), Greece 3.314% (-0.4bp), Portugal 3.047% (-0.4bp); Spain 3.196% (-0.6bp) and UK Gilts 4.5220% (+1.23bp)

    The above data was collected around 14:07 EST.



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