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    Market Talk – May 8, 2026

    Team_NationalNewsBriefBy Team_NationalNewsBriefMay 9, 2026 World Economy No Comments3 Mins Read
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    ASIA:

    The major Asian stock markets had a negative day today:

    • NIKKEI 225 decreased 120.19 points or -0.19% to 62,713.65

    • Shanghai decreased 0.14 points or 0.00% to 4,179.952

    • Hang Seng decreased 232.57 points or -0.87% to 26,393.71

    • ASX 200 decreased 133.70 points or -1.51% to 8,744.40

    • SENSEX decreased 516.33 points or -0.66% to 77,328.19

    • Nifty50 decreased 150.50 points or -0.62% to 24,176.15

    The major Asian currency markets had a mixed day today:

    • AUDUSD increased 0.00344 or 0.48% to 0.72435

    • NZDUSD increased 0.00223 or 0.38% to 0.59603

    • USDJPY decreased 0.259 or -0.16% to 156.662

    • USDCNY decreased 0.01239 or -0.18% to 6.79632

    The above data was collected around 13:25 EST.

    Precious Metals:

    •  Gold increased 35.05 USD/t oz. or 0.75% to 4,721.39

    •  Silver increased 2.032 USD/t. oz. or 2.59% to 80.395

    The above data was collected around 13:29 EST.

    EUROPE/EMEA:

    The major Europe stock markets had a negative day today:

    •  CAC 40 decreased 89.51 points or -1.09% to 8,112.57

    •  FTSE 100 decreased 43.88 points or -0.43% to 10,233.07

    •  DAX 30 decreased 324.98 points or -1.32% to 24,338.63

    The major Europe currency markets had a mixed day today:

    • EURUSD increased 0.0049 or 0.42% to 1.17747

    • GBPUSD increased 0.00635 or 0.47% to 1.36209

    • USDCHF decreased 0.00323 or -0.41% to 0.77700

    The above data was collected around 13:39 EST.

    AMERICAS:

    US Markets:

    • DJIA advanced by 12.19 points (0.02%) to 49,609.16
    • S&P 500 advanced by 61.82 points (0.84%) to 7,398.93
    • NASDAQ advanced by 440.88 points (1.71%) to 26,247.076
    • Russell 2000 advanced by 21.584 points (0.76%) to 2,861.209

    Canada:

    • TSX Composite advanced by 221.14 points (0.65%) to 34,077.76
    • TSX 60 advanced by 12.34 points (0.63%) to 1,977.41

    Brazil:

    • Bovespa advanced by 977.95 points (0.53%) to 184,196.21

    ENERGY:

    The oil markets had a mixed day today:

    •  Crude Oil increased 0.757 USD/BBL or 0.80% to 95.567

    •  Brent increased 1.009 USD/BBL or 1.01% to 101.069

    •  Natural gas decreased 0.0138 USD/MMBtu or -0.50% to 2.7552

    •  Gasoline increased 0.0438 USD/GAL 1.27% to 3.4998

    •  Heating oil increased 0.0562 USD/GAL or 1.47% to 3.8728

    The above data was collected around 13:41 EST.

    •  Top commodity gainers: Lithium (1.84%), Silver (2.59%), Orange Juice (5.78%) and Copper (2.01%)

    •  Top commodity losers: Methanol (-1.43%), Oat (-1.75%), Cocoa (-4.27%) and Palladium (-1.71%)

    The above data was collected around 13:53 EST.

    BONDS:

    Japan 2.4760% (-0.67bp), US 2’s 3.90% (-0.014%), US 10’s 4.3670% (-2.8bps); US 30’s 4.95 (-0.024%), Bunds 3.0016% (+0.44bp), France 3.6240% (+0.66bp), Italy 3.7270% (-1.43bp), Turkey 33.655% (+277.5bp), Greece 3.674% (+1.3bp), Portugal 3.366% (-0.5bp); Spain 3.417% (-1.7bp) and UK Gilts 4.9150% (-5.5bp)

    The above data was collected around 13:54 EST.



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