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    Market Talk – February 5, 2026

    Team_NationalNewsBriefBy Team_NationalNewsBriefFebruary 5, 2026 World Economy No Comments3 Mins Read
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    ASIA:

    The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today:

    • NIKKEI 225 decreased 475.32 points or -0.88% to 53,818.04

    • Shanghai decreased 26.285 points or -0.64% to 4,075.917

    • Hang Seng increased 37.92 points or 0.14% to 26,885.24

    • ASX 200 decreased 38.60 points or -0.43% to 8,889.20

    • SENSEX decreased 503.76 points or -0.60% to 83,313.93

    • Nifty50 decreased 133.20 points or -0.52% to 25,642.80

    The major Asian currency markets had a mixed day today:

    • AUDUSD decreased 0.00251 or -0.36% to 0.69726

    • NZDUSD decreased 0.00139 or -0.23% to 0.59901

    • USDJPY increased 0.031 or 0.02% to 156.890

    • USDCNY decreased 0.00776 or -0.11% to 6.93382

    The above data was collected around 11:57 EST.

    Precious Metals:

    • Gold decreased 78.97 USD/t oz. or -1.59% to 4,886.27

    • Silver decreased 11.169 USD/t. oz. or -12.67% to 77.000

    The above data was collected around 12:00 EST.

    EUROPE/EMEA:

    The major Europe stock markets had a negative day today:

    • CAC 40 decreased 23.99 points or -0.29% to 8,238.17

    • FTSE 100 decreased 93.12 points or -0.90% to 10,309.22

    • DAX 30 decreased 111.98 points or -0.46% to 24,491.06

    The major Europe currency markets had a negative day today:

    • EURUSD decreased 0.00052 or -0.04% to 1.18018

    • GBPUSD decreased 0.011 or -0.81% to 1.35447

    • USDCHF decreased 0.00027 or -0.03% to 0.77710

    The above data was collected around 12:05 EST.

    NORTH AMERICA:

    US/AMERICAS:

    • DJIA declined by 592.58 points (-1.20%) to 48,908.72

    • S&P 500 declined by 84.32 points (-1.23%) to 6,798.40

    • NASDAQ declined by 363.99 points (-1.59%) to 22,540.586

    • Russell 2000 declined by 46.90 points (-1.79%) to 2,577.644

    Canada Market Closings:

    • TSX Composite declined by 576.95 points (-1.77%) to 31,994.60

    • TSX 60 declined by 25.27 points (-1.34%) to 1,860.57

    Brazil Market Closing:

    ENERGY:

    The oil markets had a negative day today:

    • Crude Oil decreased 1.698 USD/BBL or -2.61% to 63.442

    • Brent decreased 1.78 USD/BBL or -2.56% to 67.680

    • Natural gas decreased 0.0128 USD/MMBtu or -0.37% to 3.4522

    • Gasoline decreased 0.0226 USD/GAL or -1.16% to 1.9291

    • Heating oil decreased 0.0702 USD/GAL or -2.84% to 2.3998

    The above data was collected around 12:07 EST.

    • Top commodity gainers: Soybeans (1.55%), Rubber (1.61%), Oat (1.57%) and Cocoa (2.86%)

    • Top commodity losers: Orange Juice (-5.15%), Silver (-12.67%), Lithium (-5.88%) and Platinum (-5.69%)

    The above data was collected around 12:12 EST.

    BONDS:

    Japan 2.2280% (-2.31bp), US 2’s 3.50% (-0.053%), US 10’s 4.217% (-6.3bps); US 30’s 4.86 (-0.057%), Bunds 2.8430% (-1.9bp), France 3.4450% (-0.46bp), Italy 3.4820% (+0.11bp), Turkey 30.205% (+239.5bp), Greece 3.468% (+9.6bp), Portugal 3.216% (-0.2bp); Spain 3.224% (-1bp) and UK Gilts 4.563% (+0.58bp)

    The above data was collected around 12:16 EST.



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