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    Market Talk – February 25, 2026

    Team_Benjamin Franklin InstituteBy Team_Benjamin Franklin InstituteFebruary 26, 2026No Comments3 Mins Read
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    ASIA:

    The major Asian stock markets had a green day today:

    • NIKKEI 225 increased 1,262.03 points or 2.20% to 58,583.12

    • Shanghai increased 29.822 points or 0.72% to 4,147.231

    • Hang Seng increased 175.40 points or 0.66% to 26,765.72

    • ASX 200 increased 106.00 points or 1.17% to 9,128.30

    • SENSEX increased 50.15 points or 0.06% to 82,276.07

    • Nifty50 increased 57.85 points or 0.23% to 25,482.50

    The major Asian currency markets had a mixed day today:

    • AUDUSD increased 0.00612 or 0.87% to 0.71189

    • NZDUSD increased 0.00280 or 0.47% to 0.59944

    • USDJPY increased 0.488 or 0.31% to 156.356

    • USDCNY decreased 0.02537 or -0.37% to 6.85408

    The above data was collected around 13:11 EST.

    Precious Metals:

    • Gold increased 67.17 USD/t oz. or 1.31% to 5,207.22

    • Silver increased 3.836 USD/t. oz. or 4.40% to 90.941

    The above data was collected around 13:16 EST.

    EUROPE/EMEA:

    The major Europe stock markets had a green day today:

    • CAC 40 increased 39.86 points or 0.47% to 8,559.07

    • FTSE 100 increased 125.82 points or 1.18% to 10,806.41

    • DAX 30 increased 189.69 points or 0.76% to 25,175.94

    The major Europe currency markets had a mixed day today:

    • EURUSD increased 0.00342 or 0.29% to 1.18067

    • GBPUSD increased 0.00624 or 0.46% to 1.35516

    • USDCHF decreased 0.00173 or -0.22% to 0.77245

    The above data was collected around 13:41 EST.

    NORTH AMERICA:

    US/AMERICAS:

    • Dow advanced by 307.65 points (+0.63%) to 49,482.15

    • S&P 500 advanced by 56.06 points (+0.81%) to 6,946.13

    • NASDAQ advanced by 288.40 points (+1.26%) to 23,152.077

    • Russell 2000 advanced by 11.00 points (+0.41%) to 2,663.329

    Canada Market Closings:

    • TSX Composite advanced by 156.95 points (+0.46%) to 34,127.33

    • TSX 60 advanced by 11.09 points (+0.57%) to 1,968.77

    Brazil Market Closing:

    ENERGY:

    The oil markets had a mixed day today:

    • Crude Oil increased 0.082 USD/BBL or 0.13% to 65.712

    • Brent increased 0.299 USD/BBL or 0.42% to 71.069

    • Natural gas increased 0.0706 USD/MMBtu or 2.49% to 2.9016

    • Gasoline increased 0.0137 USD/GAL or 0.69% to 1.9982

    • Heating oil decreased 0.0287 USD/GAL or -1.07% to 2.6582

    The above data was collected around 13:43 EST.

    • Top commodity gainers: Lithium (6.41%), Butter (4.97%), Platinum (6.65%) and Silver (4.40%)

    • Top commodity losers: Methanol (-1.47%), Heating Oil (-1.07%), Oat (-4.82%) and Rapeseed (-1.78%)

    The above data was collected around 13:49 EST.

    BONDS:

    Japan 2.1470% (+3.42bp), US 2’s 3.48% (+0.024%), US 10’s 4.0460% (+0.8bps); US 30’s 4.69 (+0.004%), Bunds 2.7080% (+0.04bp), France 3.2570% (-1.35bp), Italy 3.3060% (-1.59bp), Turkey 30.33% (+217bp), Greece 3.322% (-0.9bp), Portugal 3.066% (+0.8bp); Spain 3.111% (-0.9bp) and UK Gilts 4.3230% (+1.93bp)

    The above data was collected around 13:52 EST.



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