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    Market Talk – March 4, 2026

    Team_Benjamin Franklin InstituteBy Team_Benjamin Franklin InstituteMarch 4, 2026No Comments3 Mins Read
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    ASIA:

    The major Asian stock markets had a negative day today:

    • NIKKEI 225 decreased 2,033.51 points or -3.61% to 54,245.54

    • Shanghai decreased 40.202 points or -0.98% to 4,082.474

    • Hang Seng decreased 518.60 points or -2.01% to 25,249.48

    • ASX 200 decreased 176.10 points or -1.94% to 8,901.20

    • SENSEX decreased 1,122.66 points or -1.40% to 79,116.19

    • Nifty50 decreased 385.20 points or -1.55% to 24,480.50

    The major Asian currency markets had a mixed day today:

    • AUDUSD increased 0.00361 or 0.51% to 0.70720

    • NZDUSD increased 0.00415 or 0.70% to 0.59319

    • USDJPY decreased 0.778 or -0.49% to 156.947

    • USDCNY decreased 0.02832 or -0.41% to 6.89025

    The above data was collected around 11:50 EST.

    Precious Metals:

    • Gold increased 57.9 USD/t oz. or 1.14% to 5,146.75

    • Silver increased 1.692 USD/t. oz. or 2.06% to 83.672

    The above data was collected around 11:52 EST.

    EUROPE/EMEA:

    The major Europe stock markets had a green day today:

    • CAC 40 increased 63.89 points or 0.79% to 8,167.73

    • FTSE 100 increased 83.52 points or 0.80% to 10,567.65

    • DAX 30 increased 414.71 points or 1.74% to 24,205.36

    The major Europe currency markets had a mixed day today:

    • EURUSD increased 0.00239 or 0.21% to 1.16386

    • GBPUSD increased 0.00147 or 0.11% to 1.33693

    • USDCHF decreased 0.00221 or -0.28% to 0.77980

    The above data was collected around 11:54 EST.

    AMERICAS:

    US/AMERICAS:

    • Dow advanced by 238.14 points (+0.49%) to 48,739.41

    • S&P 500 advanced by 52.87 points (+0.78%) to 6,869.50

    • NASDAQ advanced by 290.79 points (+1.29%) to 22,807.484

    • Russell 2000 advanced by 27.66 points (+1.06%) to 2,636.012

    Canada Market Closings:

    • TSX Composite advanced by 157.92 points (+0.47%) to 33,942.86

    • TSX 60 advanced by 9.10 points (+0.47%) to 1,960.05

    Brazil Market Closing:

    ENERGY:

    The oil markets had a mixed day today:

    • Crude Oil decreased 0.451 USD/BBL or -0.61% to 74.109

    • Brent decreased 0.333 USD/BBL or -0.41% to 81.067

    • Natural gas decreased 0.1384 USD/MMBtu or -4.53% to 2.9156

    • Gasoline increased 0.0129 USD/GAL or 0.52% to 2.4861

    • Heating oil increased 0.0447 USD/GAL or 1.40% to 3.2316

    The above data was collected around 11:58 EST.

    • Top commodity gainers: Milk (10.60%), Platinum (4.08%), Silicon (3.86%) and Orange Juice (4.22%)

    • Top commodity losers: Lithium (-4.35%), Bitumen (-2.30%), Natural Gas (-4.53%) and Oat (-5.91%)

    The above data was collected around 12:06 EST.

    BONDS:

    Japan 2.1180% (-1.49bp), US 2’s 3.53% (+0.019%), US 10’s 4.0730% (+0.1bps); US 30’s 4.72 (+0.009%), Bunds 2.7570% (-1.82bp), France 3.3480% (-3.54bp), Italy 3.4290% (-4.73bp), Turkey 31.180% (+236bp), Greece 3.424% (-6.5bp), Portugal 3.147% (-3.5bp); Spain 3.198% (+1.2bp) and UK Gilts 4.3760% (-3.15bp)

    The above data was collected around 12:10 EST.



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