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    Market Talk – December 17, 2025

    Team_NationalNewsBriefBy Team_NationalNewsBriefDecember 17, 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 128.99 points or 0.26% to 49,512.28

    • Shanghai increased 45.466 points or 1.19% to 3,870.278

    • Hang Seng increased 233.37 points or 0.92% to 25,468.78

    • ASX 200 decreased 13.70 points or -0.16% to 8,585.20

    • SENSEX decreased 120.21 points or -0.14% to 84,559.65

    • Nifty50 decreased 41.55 points or -0.16% to 25,818.55

    The major Asian currency markets had a mixed day today:

    • AUDUSD decreased 0.00238 or -0.36% to 0.66076

    • NZDUSD decreased 0.00031 or -0.05% to 0.57769

    • USDJPY increased 0.843 or 0.54% to 155.567

    • USDCNY increased 0.00219 or 0.03% to 7.03837

    The above data was collected around 12:28 EST.

    Precious Metals:

    • Gold increased 34.96 USD/t oz. or 0.81% to 4,338.55

    • Silver increased 2.814 USD/t. oz. or 4.41% to 66.553

    The above data was collected around 12:33 EST.

    EUROPE/EMEA:

    The major Europe stock markets had a mixed day today:

    • CAC 40 decreased 20.11 points or -0.25% to 8,086.05

    • FTSE 100 increased 89.53 points or 0.92% to 9,774.32

    • DAX 30 decreased 116.28 points or -0.48% to 23,960.59

    The major Europe currency markets had a mixed day today:

    • EURUSD increased 0.00013 or 0.01% to 1.17481

    • GBPUSD decreased 0.00354 or -0.26% to 1.33875

    • USDCHF decreased 0.00023 or -0.03% to 0.79505

    The above data was collected around 12:37 EST.

    NORTH AMERICA:

    US/AMERICAS:

    • DJIA declined by 228.29 points (-0.47%) to 47,885.97

    • S&P 500 declined by 78.83 points (-1.16%) to 6,721.43

    • NASDAQ declined by 418.14 points (-1.81%) to 22,693.323

    • Russell 2000 declined by 27.01 points (-1.07%) to 2,492.295

    Canada Market Closings:

    • TSX Composite declined by 13.91 points (-0.04%) to 31,250.02

    • TSX 60 advanced by 0.31 points (0.02%) to 1,834.37

    Brazil Market Closing:

    ENERGY:

    The oil markets had a green day today:

    • Crude Oil increased 0.837 USD/BBL or 1.51% to 56.107

    • Brent increased 0.865 USD/BBL or 1.47% to 59.785

    • Natural gas increased 0.1178 USD/MMBtu or 3.03% to 4.0038

    • Gasoline increased 0.0101 USD/GAL or 0.60% to 1.6933

    • Heating oil increased 0.0153 USD/GAL or 0.72% to 2.1439

    The above data was collected around 12:39 EST.

    • Top commodity gainers: Platinum (3.07%), Silver (4.41%), Bitumen (3.66%) and Palladium (3.19%)

    • Top commodity losers: Wheat (-0.79%), Coffee (-8.23%), Lean Hogs (-2.05%) and Soybeans (-0.60%)

    The above data was collected around 12:46 EST.

    BONDS:

    Japan 1.9850% (+2.97bp), US 2’s 3.51% (+0.006%), US 10’s 4.1620% (+1.7bps); US 30’s 4.83 (+0.018%), Bunds 2.8661% (+1.95bp), France 3.5740% (+2.49bp), Italy 3.5300% (+2.25bp), Turkey 30.575% (+186.5bp), Greece 3.464% (+0.2bp), Portugal 3.169% (-1.9bp); Spain 3.302% (+1.3bp) and UK Gilts 4.487% (-3.59bp)

    The above data was collected around 12:49 EST.



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