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    Market Talk – October 8, 2024

    Team_NationalNewsBriefBy Team_NationalNewsBriefOctober 8, 2024 World Economy No Comments3 Mins Read
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    ASIA:

    The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today:

    • NIKKEI 225 decreased 395.20 points or -1.00% to 38,937.54

    • Shanghai increased 153.28 points or 4.59% to 3,489.78

    • Hang Seng decreased 2,172.99 points or -9.41% to 20,926.79

    • ASX 200 decreased 28.50 points or -0.35% to 8,176.90

    • SENSEX increased 584.81 points or 0.72% to 81,634.81

    • Nifty50 increased 217.40 points or 0.88% to 25,013.15

    The major Asian currency markets had a mixed day today:

    • AUDUSD decreased 0.00169 or -0.25% to 0.67384

    • NZDUSD decreased 0.0009 or -0.15% to 0.61184

    • USDJPY increased 0.105 or 0.07% to 148.235

    • USDCNY increased 0.00426 or 0.06% to 7.07081

    The above data was collected around 13:41 EST.

    Precious Metals:

    •  Gold decreased 27.41 USD/t oz. or -1.04% to 2,615.52

    •  Silver decreased 1.282 USD/t. oz. or -4.05% to 30.358

    The above data was collected around 13:44 EST.

    EUROPE/EMEA:

    The major Europe stock markets had a negative day today:

    •  CAC 40 decreased 54.70 points or -0.72% to 7,521.32

    •  FTSE 100 decreased 113.01 points or -1.36% to 8,190.61

    •  DAX 30 decreased 37.63 points or -0.20% to 19,066.47

    The major Europe currency markets had a mixed day today:

    • EURUSD decreased 0.0003 or -0.03% to 1.09712

    • GBPUSD increased 0.00004 or 0.00% to 1.30847

    • USDCHF increased 0.0031 or 0.36% to 0.85763

    The above data was collected around 13:49 EST.

     

    US/AMERICAS:

     

    US Market Closings:

    • Dow advanced 126.13 points or 0.3% to 42,080.37
    • S&P 500 advanced 55.19 points or 0.97% to 5,751.13
    • Nasdaq advanced 259.01 points or 1.45% to 18,182.92
    • Russell 2000 advanced 1.89 points or 0.09% to 2,194.98

     

    Canada Market Closings:

    • TSX Composite declined 30.2 points or -0.13% to 24,072.51
    • TSX 60 declined 1.2 points or -0.08% to 1,441.95

     

    Brazil Market Closing:

    • Bovespa declined 466.93 points or -0.35% to 131,550.91

    ENERGY:

    The oil markets had a mixed day today:

    •  Crude Oil decreased 2.815 USD/BBL or -3.65% to 74.325

    •  Brent decreased 2.984 USD/BBL or -3.69% to 77.946

    •  Natural gas increased 0.0035 USD/MMBtu or 0.13% to 2.7495

    •  Gasoline decreased 0.0724 USD/GAL or -3.36% to 2.0793

    •  Heating oil decreased 0.0814 USD/GAL or -3.40% to 2.3110

    The above data was collected around 13:51 EST.

    •  Top commodity gainers: Methanol (2.16%), Cheese (9.63%), Cocoa (1.55%) and Bitumen (3.21%)

    •  Top commodity losers: Crude Oil (-3.65%), Brent (-3.69%), Heating Oil (-3.40%) and Silver (-4.05%)

    The above data was collected around 13:55 EST.

    BONDS:

    Japan 0.9260% (+0.03bp), US 2’s 3.97% (-0.031%), US 10’s 4.0340% (+0.1bps); US 30’s 4.32% (+0.009%), Bunds 2.2460% (-0.4bp), France 3.012% (-0.9bp), Italy 3.5520% (-1.6bp), Turkey 29.970% (+194bp), Greece 3.200% (-1.1bp), Portugal 2.7450% (-2.8bp); Spain 2.993% (-1.8bp) and UK Gilts 4.1870% (-2.96bp)

    The above data was collected around 13:59 EST.



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