Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Market Talk will be postponed until we embark on the new year.
ASIA:
The major Asian stock markets had a negative day today:
• NIKKEI 225 decreased 111.68 points or -0.29% to 38,701.90
• Shanghai decreased 1.96 points or -0.06% to 3,368.07
• Hang Seng decreased 31.81 points or -0.16% to 19,720.70
• ASX 200 decreased 101.20 points or -1.24% to 8,067.00
• SENSEX decreased 1,013.03 points or -1.28% to 78,205.02
• Nifty50 decreased 364.20 points or -1.52% to 23,587.50
The major Asian currency markets had a mixed day today:
• AUDUSD increased 0.00342 or 0.55% to 0.62722
• NZDUSD increased 0.00284 or 0.50% to 0.56694
• USDJPY decreased 1.413 or -0.90% to 156.005
• USDCNY decreased 0.0126 or -0.17% to 7.29640
The above data was collected around 12:12 EST.
Precious Metals:
• Gold increased 32.99 USD/t oz. or 1.27% to 2,626.50
• Silver increased 0.425 USD/t. oz. or 1.46% to 29.448
The above data was collected around 12:17 EST.
EUROPE/EMEA:
The major Europe stock markets had a negative day today:
• CAC 40 decreased 19.89 points or -0.27% to 7,274.48
• FTSE 100 decreased 20.71 points or -0.26% to 8,084.61
• DAX 30 decreased 85.11 points or -0.43% to 19,884.75
The major Europe currency markets had a mixed day today:
• EURUSD increased 0.00802 or 0.77% to 1.04422
• GBPUSD increased 0.01054 or 0.84% to 1.26084
• USDCHF decreased 0.00701 or -0.78% to 0.89199
The above data was collected around 12:19 EST.
US/AMERICAS:
US Market Closings:
- Dow advanced 497.77 points or 1.18% to 42,840.01
- S&P 500 advanced 63.82 points or 1.09% to 5,930.9
- Nasdaq advanced 199.83 points or 1.03% to 19,572.6
- Russell 2000 advanced 20.89 points or 0.94% to 2,242.39
Canada Market Closings:
- TSX Composite advanced 185.54 points or 0.76% to 24,599.48
- TSX 60 advanced 10.88 points or 0.74% to 1,475.72
Brazil Market Closing:
- Bovespa advanced 601.08 points or 0.5% to 121,788.99
ENERGY:
The oil markets had a green day today:
• Crude Oil increased 0.185 USD/BBL or 0.27% to 69.565
• Brent increased 0.101 USD/BBL or 0.14% to 72.981
• Natural gas increased 0.0881 USD/MMBtu or 2.46% to 3.6721
• Gasoline increased 0.0279 USD/GAL or 1.46% to 1.9432
• Heating oil increased 0.0039 USD/GAL or 0.18% to 2.2320
The above data was collected around 12:22 EST.
• Top commodity gainers: Natural Gas (2.46%), Nickel (1.62%), Canola (1.96%) and Lean Hogs (1.99%)
• Top commodity losers: Palm Oil (-1.73%), Cheese (-4.61%), Orange Juice (-3.65%) and Rice (-2.26%)
The above data was collected around 12:34 EST.
BONDS:
Japan 1.0550% (-3.12bp), US 2’s 4.30% (-0.029%), US 10’s 4.4980% (-7.7bps); US 30’s 4.69% (-0.045%), Bunds 2.2890% (-1.55bp), France 3.077% (-3.3bp), Italy 3.4520% (-1.9bp), Turkey 28.24% (-8bp), Greece 3.134% (-2.6bp), Portugal 2.766% (-1.1bp); Spain 2.989% (-1.4bp) and UK Gilts 4.5090% (-7.47bp)
The above data was collected around 12:38 EST.
