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    Market Talk – January 6, 2026

    Team_Benjamin Franklin InstituteBy Team_Benjamin Franklin InstituteJanuary 7, 2026No Comments3 Mins Read
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    ASIA:

    The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today:

    • NIKKEI 225 increased 685.28 points or 1.32% to 52,518.08

    • Shanghai increased 60.25 points or 1.50% to 4,083.667

    • Hang Seng increased 363.21 points or 1.38% to 26,710.45

    • ASX 200 decreased 45.80 points or -0.52% to 8,682.80

    • SENSEX decreased 376.28 points or -0.44% to 85,063.34

    • Nifty50 decreased 71.60 points or -0.27% to 26,178.70

    The major Asian currency markets had a mixed day today:

    • AUDUSD increased 0.00159 or 0.24% to 0.67299

    • NZDUSD decreased 0.00128 or -0.22% to 0.57762

    • USDJPY increased 0.362 or 0.23% to 156.718

    • USDCNY decreased 0.00179 or -0.03% to 6.98215

    The above data was collected around 11:55 EST.

    Precious Metals:

    • Gold increased 41.00 USD/t oz. or 0.92% to 4,487.40

    • Silver increased 4.122 USD/t. oz. or 5.38% to 80.695

    The above data was collected around 11:58 EST.

    EUROPE/EMEA:

    The major Europe stock markets had a green day today:

    • CAC 40 increased 25.93 points or 0.32% to 8,237.43

    • FTSE 100 increased 118.16 points or 1.18% to 10,122.73

    • DAX 30 increased 23.51 points or 0.09% to 24,892.20

    The major Europe currency markets had a mixed day today:

    • EURUSD decreased 0.00338 or -0.29% to 1.16880

    • GBPUSD decreased 0.00475 or -0.35% to 1.34942

    • USDCHF increased 0.00364 or 0.46% to 0.79544

    The above data was collected around 11:59 EST.

    US/AMERICAS:

    US/AMERICAS:

    • DJIA advanced by 484.90 points (0.99%) to 49,462.08

    • S&P 500 advanced by 42.77 points (0.62%) to 6,944.82

    • NASDAQ advanced by 151.35 points (0.65%) to 23,547.173

    • Russell 2000 advanced by 34.97 points (1.37%) to 2,582.893

    Canada Market Closings:

    • TSX Composite advanced by 187.07 points (0.58%) to 32,407.02

    • TSX 60 advanced by 8.08 points (0.43%) to 1,895.85

    Brazil Market Closing:

    ENERGY:

    The oil markets had a mixed day today:

    • Crude Oil decreased 0.392 USD/BBL or -0.67% to 57.928

    • Brent decreased 0.288 USD/BBL or -0.47% to 61.472

    • Natural gas decreased 0.1275 USD/MMBtu or -3.62% to 3.3955

    • Gasoline increased 0.0048 USD/GAL or 0.28% to 1.7216

    • Heating oil decreased 0.0332 USD/GAL or -1.55% to 2.1096

    The above data was collected around 12:02 EST.

    • Top commodity gainers: Lithium (6.69%), Nickel (7.25%), Palladium (8.07%) and Platinum (7.50%)

    • Top commodity losers: Natural Gas (-3.62%), Soda Ash (-1.63%), Titanium (-2.17%) and Cocoa (-1.86%)

    The above data was collected around 12:09 EST.

    BONDS:

    Japan 2.1300% (+1.03bp), US 2’s 3.49% (+0.023%), US 10’s 4.1880% (+2.1bps); US 30’s 4.88 (+0.020%), Bunds 2.8443% (-2.87bp), France 3.554% (-1.79bp), Italy 3.4950% (-3.43bp), Turkey 29.105% (+198.5bp), Greece 3.446% (-3.4bp), Portugal 3.150% (-5.9bp); Spain 3.28% (-2.8bp) and UK Gilts 4.487% (-2bp)

    The above data was collected around 12:12 EST.



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