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    Market Talk – October 21, 2026

    Team_NationalNewsBriefBy Team_NationalNewsBriefOctober 21, 2026 World Economy No Comments3 Mins Read
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    ASIA:

    The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today:

    • NIKKEI 225 increased 545.82 points or 0.85% to 64,621.24

    • Shanghai decreased 22.343 points or -0.60% to 3,713.028

    • Hang Seng decreased 215.87 points or -0.90% to 23,651.87

    • ASX 200 increased 14.40 points or 0.16% to 8,831.30

    • SENSEX decreased 143.21 points or -0.19% to 73,709.69

    • Nifty50 decreased 77.60 points or -0.34% to 22,811.35

    The major Asian currency markets had a mixed day today:

    • AUDUSD increased 0.00254 or 0.36% to 0.70284

    • NZDUSD increased 0.00099 or 0.17% to 0.56959

    • USDJPY decreased 0.08 or -0.05% to 158.095

    • USDCNY decreased 0.00045 or -0.01% to 6.67431

    The above data was collected around 12:35 EST.

    Precious Metals:

    •  Gold increased 3.42 USD/t oz. or 0.08% to 4,128.15

    •  Silver decreased 0.522 USD/t. oz. or -0.90% to 57.444

    The above data was collected around 12:38 EST.

    EUROPE/EMEA:

    The major Europe stock markets had a green day today:

    •  CAC 40 increased 83.19 points or 1.06% to 7,921.68

    •  FTSE 100 increased 19.88 points or 0.19% to 10,752.88

    •  DAX 30 increased 340.62 points or 1.35% to 25,645.04

    The major Europe currency markets had a mixed day today:

    • EURUSD decreased 0.00063 or -0.06% to 1.12310

    • GBPUSD increased 0.00169 or 0.13% to 1.33966

    • USDCHF decreased 0.00012 or -0.01% to 0.82448

    The above data was collected around 12:42 EST.

    AMERICAS:

    US Markets:

    • DJIA advanced by 360.21 points (0.69%) to 52,856.09
    • S&P 500 advanced by 44.6 points (0.58%) to 7,757.17
    • NASDAQ advanced by 278.04 points (1.05%) to 26,702.858
    • Russell 2000 advanced by 7.61 points (0.27%) to 2,781.033

    Canada:

    • TSX Composite advanced by 217.03 points (0.6%) to 36,324.99
    • TSX 60 advanced by 13.85 points (0.65%) to 2,154.65

    Brazil:

    • Bovespa declined by 1,916.02 points (0.92%) to 206,379.96

    ENERGY:

    The oil markets had a negative day today:

    •  Crude Oil decreased 1.152 USD/BBL or -1.18% to 96.668

    •  Brent decreased 0.473 USD/BBL or -0.44% to 108.317

    •  Natural gas decreased 0.1349 USD/MMBtu or -4.55% to 2.8281

    •  Gasoline decreased 0.03 USD/GAL -0.96% to 3.0872

    •  Heating oil decreased 0.1676 USD/GAL or -3.40% to 4.7574

    The above data was collected around 12:45 EST.

    •  Top commodity gainers: Coffee (1.71%), Bitumen (1.39%), Nickel (2.97%) and Methanol (3.43%)

    •  Top commodity losers: Wheat (-2.31%), Cheese (-2.49%), Heating Oil (-3.40%) and Natural Gas (-4.55%)

    The above data was collected around 13:02 EST.

    BONDS:

    Japan 2.8960% (-0.41bp), US 2’s 4.80% (+0.011%), US 10’s 5.1140% (-0.1bps); US 30’s 5.41 (-0.015%), Bunds 3.4218% (+2.82bp), France 5.0010% (+8.53bp), Italy 4.5950% (+7.04bp), Turkey 32.96% (+0bp), Greece 4.4150% (+0.96bp), Portugal 3.9450% (+5.85bp); Spain 4.089% (+3.5bp) and UK Gilts 5.3790% (-4.48bp)

    The above data was collected around 13:06 EST.



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