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    Market Talk – December 22, 2025

    Team_NationalNewsBriefBy Team_NationalNewsBriefDecember 23, 2025 World Economy No Comments3 Mins Read
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    ASIA:

    The major Asian stock markets had a green day today:

    • NIKKEI 225 increased 895.18 points or 1.81% to 50,402.39

    • Shanghai increased 26.916 points or 0.69% to 3,917.364

    • Hang Seng increased 111.24 points or 0.43% to 25,801.77

    • ASX 200 increased 78.50 points or 0.91% to 8,699.90

    • SENSEX increased 638.12 points or 0.75% to 85,567.48

    • Nifty50 increased 206.00 points or 0.79% to 26,172.40

    The major Asian currency markets had a mixed day today:

    • AUDUSD increased 0.00453 or 0.69% to 0.66557

    • NZDUSD increased 0.00403 or 0.70% to 0.57973

    • USDJPY decreased 0.866 or -0.55% to 156.891

    • USDCNY decreased 0.00203 or -0.03% to 7.03158

    The above data was collected around 13:20 EST.

    Precious Metals:

    • Gold increased 94.81 USD/t oz. or 2.18% to 4,437.54

    • Silver increased 1.395 USD/t. oz. or 2.08% to 68.532

    The above data was collected around 13:22 EST.

    EUROPE/EMEA:

    The major Europe stock markets had a negative day today:

    • CAC 40 decreased 30.31 points or -0.37% to 8,121.07

    • FTSE 100 decreased 31.45 points or -0.32% to 9,865.97

    • DAX 30 decreased 4.43 points or -0.02% to 24,283.97

    The major Europe currency markets had a mixed day today:

    • EURUSD increased 0.00402 or 0.34% to 1.17500

    • GBPUSD increased 0.00806 or 0.60% to 1.34584

    • USDCHF decreased 0.00318 or -0.40% to 0.79238

    The above data was collected around 13:34 EST.

    NORTH AMERICA:

    US/AMERICAS:

    • DJIA advanced by 227.79 points (0.47%) to 48,362.68

    • S&P 500 advanced by 43.99 points (0.64%) to 6,878.49

    • NASDAQ advanced by 121.21 points (0.52%) to 23,428.829

    • Russell 2000 advanced by 29.36 points (1.16%) to 2,558.782

    Canada Market Closings:

    • TSX Composite advanced by 244.33 points (0.77%) to 32,000.10

    • TSX 60 advanced by 9.41 points (0.50%) to 1,872.93

    Brazil Market Closing:

    ENERGY:

    The oil markets had a mixed day today:

    • Crude Oil increased 1.393 USD/BBL or 2.46% to 57.913

    • Brent increased 1.525 USD/BBL or 2.52% to 61.995

    • Natural gas decreased 0.0531 USD/MMBtu or -1.33% to 3.9309

    • Gasoline increased 0.035 USD/GAL or 2.05% to 1.7461

    • Heating oil increased 0.0356 USD/GAL or 1.68% to 2.1575

    The above data was collected around 13:38 EST.

    • Top commodity gainers: Brent (2.52%), Orange Juice (4.14%), Canola (3.61%) and Platinum (4.19%)

    • Top commodity losers: Lead (-0.80%), Methanol (-0.66%), Lumber (-1.52%) and Natural Gas (-1.33%)

    The above data was collected around 13:48 EST.

    BONDS:

    Japan 2.0810% (+5.75bp), US 2’s 3.52% (+0.027%), US 10’s 4.1720% (+2.8bps); US 30’s 4.84 (+0.019%), Bunds 2.8993% (+0.68bp), France 3.6170% (+0.42bp), Italy 3.5720% (+2.52bp), Turkey 30.245% (+203.5bp), Greece 3.522% (+3.9bp), Portugal 3.238% (+5bp); Spain 3.357% (+3bp) and UK Gilts 4.538% (+0.8bp)

    The above data was collected around 13:50 EST.



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