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    Market Talk – February 27, 2026

    Team_Benjamin Franklin InstituteBy Team_Benjamin Franklin InstituteFebruary 27, 2026No Comments3 Mins Read
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    ASIA:

    The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today:

    • NIKKEI 225 increased 96.88 points or 0.16% to 58,850.27

    • Shanghai increased 16.25 points or 0.39% to 4,162.882

    • Hang Seng increased 249.52 points or 0.95% to 26,630.54

    • ASX 200 increased 23.30 points or 0.25% to 9,198.60

    • SENSEX decreased 961.42 points or -1.17% to 81,287.19

    • Nifty50 decreased 317.90 points or -1.25% to 25,178.65

    The major Asian currency markets had a mixed day today:

    • AUDUSD increased 0.00097 or 0.14% to 0.71148

    • NZDUSD increased 0.00158 or 0.26% to 0.59968

    • USDJPY decreased 0.132 or -0.08% to 155.995

    • USDCNY increased 0.01584 or 0.23% to 6.86039

    The above data was collected around 15:01 EST.

    Precious Metals:

    • Gold increased 67.49 USD/t oz. or 1.30% to 5,251.83

    • Silver increased 4.964 USD/t. oz. or 5.62% to 93.235

    The above data was collected around 15:04 EST.

    EUROPE/EMEA:

    The major Europe stock markets had a mixed day today:

    • CAC 40 decreased 40.18 points or -0.47% to 8,580.75

    • FTSE 100 increased 63.85 points or 0.59% to 10,910.55

    • DAX 30 decreased 4.76 points or -0.02% to 25,284.26

    The major Europe currency markets had a mixed day today:

    • EURUSD increased 0.00248 or 0.21% to 1.18222

    • GBPUSD increased 0.00017 or 0.01% to 1.34839

    • USDCHF decreased 0.00634 or -0.82% to 0.76800

    The above data was collected around 15:09 EST.

    NORTH AMERICA:

    US/AMERICAS:

    • Dow declined by 521.28 points (-1.05%) to 48,977.92

    • S&P 500 declined by 29.98 points (-0.43%) to 6,878.88

    • NASDAQ declined by 210.17 points (-0.92%) to 22,668.212

    • Russell 2000 declined by 44.93 points (-1.68%) to 2,632.361

    Canada Market Closings:

    • TSX Composite declined by 161.97 points (-0.47%) to 34,339.99

    • TSX 60 declined by 13.65 points (-0.69%) to 1,971.95

    Brazil Market Closing:

    ENERGY:

    The oil markets had a green day today:

    • Crude Oil increased 1.881 USD/BBL or 2.88% to 67.091

    • Brent increased 2.157 USD/BBL or 3.04% to 72.997

    • Natural gas increased 0.0233 USD/MMBtu or 0.82% to 2.8503

    • Gasoline increased 0.0313 USD/GAL or 1.39% to 2.2850

    • Heating oil increased 0.0692 USD/GAL or 2.74% to 2.5950

    The above data was collected around 15:11 EST.

    • Top commodity gainers: Brent (3.04%), Silver (5.62%), Platinum (6.14%) and Wheat (3.76%)

    • Top commodity losers: Live Cattle (-2.03%), Feeder Cattle (-1.64%), Orange Juice (-4.57%) and Cocoa (-5.49%)

    The above data was collected around 15:20 EST.

    BONDS:

    Japan 2.1120% (-4.48bp), US 2’s 3.39% (-0.051%), US 10’s 3.9710% (-3.7bps); US 30’s 4.64 (-0.025%), Bunds 2.6475% (-5.09bp), France 3.2176% (-3.17bp), Italy 3.2730% (-3.24bp), Turkey 30.230% (+213bp), Greece 3.301% (-0.6bp), Portugal 3.044% (-0.1bp); Spain 3.060% (-4bp) and UK Gilts 4.2340% (-4.22bp)

    The above data was collected around 15:23 EST.



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