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    Market Talk – December 4, 2025

    Team_NationalNewsBriefBy Team_NationalNewsBriefDecember 5, 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 1,163.74 points or 2.33% to 51,028.42

    • Shanghai decreased 2.206 points or -0.06% to 3,875.793

    • Hang Seng increased 175.17 points or 0.68% to 25,935.90

    • ASX 200 increased 23.20 points or 0.27% to 8,618.40

    • SENSEX increased 158.51 points or 0.19% to 85,265.32

    • Nifty50 increased 47.75 points or 0.18% to 26,033.75

    The major Asian currency markets had a mixed day today:

    • AUDUSD increased 0.00154 or 0.23% to 0.66163

    • NZDUSD increased 0.00005 or 0.01% to 0.57725

    • USDJPY decreased 0.337 or -0.22% to 154.899

    • USDCNY increased 0.01184 or 0.17% to 7.06982

    The above data was collected around 12:29 EST.

    Precious Metals:

    • Gold increased 7.88 USD/t oz. or 0.19% to 4,211.11

    • Silver decreased 1.405 USD/t. oz. or -2.40% to 57.081

    The above data was collected around 12:34 EST.

    EUROPE/EMEA:

    The major Europe stock markets had a green day today:

    • CAC 40 increased 34.61 points or 0.43% to 8,122.03

    • FTSE 100 increased 18.80 points or 0.19% to 9,710.87

    • DAX 30 increased 188.32 points or 0.79% to 23,882.03

    The major Europe currency markets had a mixed day today:

    • EURUSD decreased 0.00154 or -0.13% to 1.16558

    • GBPUSD decreased 0.00068 or -0.05% to 1.33457

    • USDCHF increased 0.00275 or 0.34% to 0.80234

    The above data was collected around 12:40 EST.

    US/AMERICAS:

    US/AMERICAS:

    • DJIA declined by 31.96 points (-0.07%) to 47,850.94

    • S&P 500 advanced by 7.40 points (0.11%) to 6,857.12

    • NASDAQ advanced by 51.04 points (0.22%) to 23,505.136

    • Russell 2000 advanced by 19.02 points (0.76%) to 2,531.159

    • VIX declined by 0.30 points (-1.87%) to 15.78

    Canada Market Closings:

    • TSX Composite advanced by 317.03 points (1.02%) to 31,477.57

    • TSX 60 advanced by 19.41 points (1.06%) to 1,850.46

    Brazil Market Closing:

     

    ENERGY:

    The oil markets had a mixed day today:

    • Crude Oil increased 0.838 USD/BBL or 1.42% to 59.788

    • Brent increased 0.657 USD/BBL or 1.05% to 63.328

    • Natural gas decreased 0.0696 USD/MMBtu or -1.39% to 4.9254

    • Gasoline increased 0.0054 USD/GAL or 0.30% to 1.8290

    • Heating oil decreased 0.0062 USD/GAL or -0.27% to 2.2946

    The above data was collected around 12:43 EST.

    • Top commodity gainers: Orange Juice (2.16%), Coffee (2.01%), Rice (1.73%) and Oat (1.94%)

    • Top commodity losers: Cocoa (-2.40%), Natural Gas (-1.39%), Palladium (-1.59%) and Silver (-2.40%)

    The above data was collected around 12:48 EST.

    BONDS:

    Japan 1.9410% (+4.63bp), US 2’s 3.53% (+0.035%), US 10’s 4.1030% (+3.6bps); US 30’s 4.76 (+0.026%), Bunds 2.7700% (+2.39bp), France 3.5240% (+3.23bp), Italy 3.4720% (+2.57bp), Turkey 30.850% (+184bp), Greece 3.398% (+3.5bp), Portugal 3.107% (-0.8bp); Spain 3.252% (+2.4bp) and UK Gilts 4.441% (-0.97bp)

    The above data was collected around 12:51 EST.



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