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    Market Talk – January 20, 2026

    Team_Benjamin Franklin InstituteBy Team_Benjamin Franklin InstituteJanuary 20, 2026No Comments3 Mins Read
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    ASIA:

    The major Asian stock markets had a negative day today:

    • NIKKEI 225 decreased 592.47 points or -1.11% to 52,991.10

    • Shanghai decreased 0.351 points or -0.01% to 4,113.649

    • Hang Seng decreased 76.39 points or -0.29% to 26,487.51

    • ASX 200 decreased 58.60 points or -0.66% to 8,815.90

    • SENSEX decreased 1,065.71 points or -1.28% to 82,180.47

    • Nifty50 decreased 353.00 points or -1.38% to 25,232.50

    The major Asian currency markets had a mixed day today:

    • AUDUSD increased 0.00284 or 0.42% to 0.67424

    • NZDUSD increased 0.00439 or 0.76% to 0.58439

    • USDJPY decreased 0.211 or -0.13% to 157.905

    • USDCNY decreased 0.00176 or -0.03% to 6.95489

    The above data was collected around 12:43 EST.

    Precious Metals:

    • Gold increased 76.24 USD/t oz. or 1.63% to 4,754.05

    • Silver decreased 0.507 USD/t. oz. or -0.54% to 94.173

    The above data was collected around 12:46 EST.

    EUROPE/EMEA:

    The major Europe stock markets had a negative day today:

    • CAC 40 decreased 49.44 points or -0.61% to 8,062.58

    • FTSE 100 decreased 68.57 points or -0.67% to 10,126.78

    • DAX 30 decreased 255.94 points or -1.03% to 24,703.12

    The major Europe currency markets had a mixed day today:

    • EURUSD increased 0.00859 or 0.74% to 1.17318

    • GBPUSD increased 0.00329 or 0.25% to 1.34581

    • USDCHF decreased 0.00787 or -0.99% to 0.78942

    The above data was collected around 12:51 EST.

    NORTH AMERICA:

    US/AMERICAS:

    • DJIA declined by 870.74 points (-1.76%) to 48,488.59

    • S&P 500 declined by 143.15 points (-2.06%) to 6,796.86

    • NASDAQ declined by 561.07 points (-2.39%) to 22,954.322

    • Russell 2000 declined by 32.40 points (-1.21%) to 2,645.343

    Canada Market Closings:

    • TSX Composite declined by 340.68 points (-1.03%) to 32,750.28

    • TSX 60 declined by 26.64 points (-1.39%) to 1,896.43

    Brazil Market Closing:

    ENERGY:

    The oil markets had a green day today:

    • Crude Oil increased 0.937 USD/BBL or 1.58% to 60.277

    • Brent increased 0.738 USD/BBL or 1.15% to 64.868

    • Natural gas increased 0.76 USD/MMBtu or 24.49% to 3.8630

    • Gasoline increased 0.0368 USD/GAL or 2.06% to 1.8222

    • Heating oil increased 0.1043 USD/GAL or 4.66% to 2.3419

    The above data was collected around 12:56 EST.

    • Top commodity gainers: Natural Gas (24.49%), Heating Oil (4.66%), Gasoline (2.06%) and Platinum (2.98%)

    • Top commodity losers: Orange Juice (-6.62%), Coffee (-2.64%), Cocoa (-9.24%) and Potatoes (-4.76%)

    The above data was collected around 13:00 EST.

    BONDS:

    Japan 2.3440% (+7.29bp), US 2’s 3.60% (+0.002%), US 10’s 4.2820% (+5.6bps); US 30’s 4.91 (+0.066%), Bunds 2.8593% (+1.91bp), France 3.5270% (+2.94bp), Italy 3.4790% (+5.2bp), Turkey 30.005% (+14.5bp), Greece 3.387% (+3.7bp), Portugal 3.258% (+3.2bp); Spain 3.254% (+2.8bp) and UK Gilts 4.462% (+4.07bp)

    The above data was collected around 13:05 EST.



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