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    Market Talk – February 24, 2026

    Team_Benjamin Franklin InstituteBy Team_Benjamin Franklin InstituteFebruary 24, 2026No Comments3 Mins Read
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    ASIA:

    The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today:

    • NIKKEI 225 increased 495.39 points or 0.87% to 57,321.09

    • Shanghai increased 35.336 points or 0.87% to 4,117.409

    • Hang Seng decreased 491.59 points or -1.82% to 26,590.32

    • ASX 200 decreased 3.70 points or -0.04% to 9,022.30

    • SENSEX decreased 1,068.74 points or -1.28% to 82,225.92

    • Nifty50 decreased 288.35 points or -1.12% to 25,424.65

    The major Asian currency markets had a mixed day today:

    • AUDUSD increased 0.00079 or 0.11% to 0.70631

    • NZDUSD increased 0.0014 or 0.24% to 0.59700

    • USDJPY increased 1.073 or 0.69% to 155.744

    • USDCNY decreased 0.01144 or -0.17% to 6.87838

    The above data was collected around 13:55 EST.

    Precious Metals:

    • Gold decreased 64.87 USD/t oz. or -1.24% to 5,162.48

    • Silver decreased 0.738 USD/t. oz. or -0.84% to 87.446

    The above data was collected around 13:55 EST.

    EUROPE/EMEA:

    The major Europe stock markets had a mixed day today:

    • CAC 40 increased 22.04 points or 0.26% to 8,519.21

    • FTSE 100 decreased 4.15 points or -0.04% to 10,680.59

    • DAX 30 decreased 5.72 points or -0.02% to 24,986.25

    The major Europe currency markets had a mixed day today:

    • EURUSD decreased 0.00073 or -0.06% to 1.17777

    • GBPUSD increased 0.00151 or 0.11% to 1.35072

    • USDCHF decreased 0.00115 or -0.15% to 0.77365

    The above data was collected around 13:58 EST.

    NORTH AMERICA:

    US/AMERICAS:

    • Dow advanced by 370.44 points (+0.76%) to 49,174.50

    • S&P 500 advanced by 52.32 points (+0.77%) to 6,890.07

    • NASDAQ advanced by 236.41 points (+1.05%) to 22,863.682

    • Russell 2000 advanced by 31.34 points (+1.20%) to 2,652.328

    Canada Market Closings:

    • TSX Composite advanced by 193.88 points (+0.57%) to 33,970.38

    • TSX 60 advanced by 6.91 points (+0.35%) to 1,957.68

    Brazil Market Closing:

    ENERGY:

    The oil markets had a mixed day today:

    • Crude Oil decreased 0.341 USD/BBL or -0.51% to 65.969

    • Brent decreased 0.396 USD/BBL or -0.55% to 71.094

    • Natural gas decreased 0.0508 USD/MMBtu or -1.70% to 2.9342

    • Gasoline increased 0.0078 USD/GAL or 0.39% to 1.9975

    • Heating oil increased 0.0168 USD/GAL or 0.63% to 2.6950

    The above data was collected around 14:00 EST.

    • Top commodity gainers: Lithium (5.74%), Nickel (3.64%), Rhodium (5.15%) and Orange Juice (6.04%)

    • Top commodity losers: Lumber (-1.34%), Natural Gas (-1.70%), Rice (-0.95%) and Gold (-1.24%)

    The above data was collected around 14:05 EST.

    BONDS:

    Japan 2.1130% (+0.4bp), US 2’s 3.47% (+0.011%), US 10’s 4.0330% (-0.4bps); US 30’s 4.69 (-0.019%), Bunds 2.7094% (-0.59bp), France 3.2693% (-1.02bp), Italy 3.3308% (+0.26bp), Turkey 30.31% (+8.5bp), Greece 3.331% (-0.9bp), Portugal 3.072% (+0bp); Spain 3.120% (+0.2bp) and UK Gilts 4.3040% (-0.69bp)

    The above data was collected around 14:08 EST.



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