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    Market Talk – March 3, 2026

    Team_Benjamin Franklin InstituteBy Team_Benjamin Franklin InstituteMarch 3, 2026No Comments3 Mins Read
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    ASIA:

    The major Asian stock markets had a negative day today:

    • NIKKEI 225 decreased 1,778.19 points or -3.06% to 56,279.05

    • Shanghai decreased 59.915 points or -1.43% to 4,122.676

    • Hang Seng decreased 291.77 points or -1.12% to 25,768.08

    • ASX 200 decreased 123.60 points or -1.34% to 9,077.30

    • SENSEX closed

    • Nifty50 closed

    The major Asian currency markets had a mixed day today:

    • AUDUSD decreased 0.00714 or -1.01% to 0.70220

    • NZDUSD decreased 0.00589 or -0.99% to 0.58821

    • USDJPY increased 0.27 or 0.17% to 157.669

    • USDCNY increased 0.0207 or 0.30% to 6.92169

    The above data was collected around 11:45 EST.

    Precious Metals:

    • Gold decreased 212.31 USD/t oz. or -3.99% to 5,110.38

    • Silver decreased 6.365 USD/t. oz. or -7.13% to 82.916

    The above data was collected around 11:50 EST.

    EUROPE/EMEA:

    The major Europe stock markets had a negative day today:

    • CAC 40 decreased 290.48 points or -3.46% to 8,103.84

    • FTSE 100 decreased 295.98 points or -2.75% to 10,484.13

    • DAX 30 decreased 847.35 points or -3.44% to 23,790.65

    The major Europe currency markets had a mixed day today:

    • EURUSD decreased 0.0101 or -0.86% to 1.15868

    • GBPUSD decreased 0.00916 or -0.68% to 1.33165

    • USDCHF increased 0.00436 or 0.56% to 0.78367

    The above data was collected around 12:18 EST.

    NORTH AMERICA:

    US/AMERICAS:

    • Dow declined by 403.51 points (-0.83%) to 48,501.27

    • S&P 500 declined by 64.99 points (-0.94%) to 6,816.63

    • NASDAQ declined by 232.17 points (-1.02%) to 22,516.691

    • Russell 2000 declined by 47.59 points (-1.79%) to 2,608.357

    Canada Market Closings:

    • TSX Composite declined by 756.33 points (-2.19%) to 33,784.94

    • TSX 60 declined by 35.38 points (-1.78%) to 1,950.95

    Brazil Market Closing:

    ENERGY:

    The oil markets had a green day today:

    • Crude Oil increased 4.991 USD/BBL or 7.01% to 76.221

    • Brent increased 5.471 USD/BBL or 7.04% to 83.211

    • Natural gas increased 0.1806 USD/MMBtu or 6.10% to 3.1406

    • Gasoline increased 0.0982 USD/GAL or 4.12% to 2.4793

    • Heating oil increased 0.361 USD/GAL or 12.45% to 3.2614

    The above data was collected around 12:19 EST.

    • Top commodity gainers: Heating Oil (12.45%), Brent (7.04%), Methanol (6.56%) and Crude Oil (7.01%)

    • Top commodity losers: Lithium (-6.67%), Platinum (-10.96%), Palladium (-7.58%) and Silver (-7.13%)

    The above data was collected around 12:40 EST.

    BONDS:

    Japan 2.1330% (+6.82bp), US 2’s 3.51% (+0.029%), US 10’s 4.0680% (+2.8bps); US 30’s 4.71 (+0.031%), Bunds 2.7542% (+4.61bp), France 3.3730% (+7.47bp), Italy 3.4940% (+12.87bp), Turkey 30.470% (-13.5bp), Greece 3.476% (+14.2bp), Portugal 3.161% (+8.7bp); Spain 3.204% (+7bp) and UK Gilts 4.4080% (+9.74bp)

    The above data was collected around 12:42 EST.



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