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    Market Talk – March 5, 2026

    Team_Benjamin Franklin InstituteBy Team_Benjamin Franklin InstituteMarch 6, 2026No Comments3 Mins Read
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    ASIA:

    The major Asian stock markets had a green day today:

    • NIKKEI 225 increased 1,032.52 points or 1.90% to 55,278.06

    • Shanghai increased 26.093 points or 0.64% to 4,108.567

    • Hang Seng increased 71.86 points or 0.28% to 25,321.34

    • ASX 200 increased 39.10 points or 0.44% to 8,940.30

    • SENSEX increased 899.71 points or 1.14% to 80,015.90

    • Nifty50 increased 285.40 points or 1.17% to 24,765.90

    The major Asian currency markets had a mixed day today:

    • AUDUSD decreased 0.00887 or -1.25% to 0.69867

    • NZDUSD decreased 0.00634 or -1.07% to 0.58766

    • USDJPY increased 0.677 or 0.43% to 157.738

    • USDCNY increased 0.02092 or 0.30% to 6.91593

    The above data was collected around 11:23 EST.

    Precious Metals:

    • Gold decreased 73.48 USD/t oz. or -1.43% to 5,062.85

    • Silver decreased 2.192 USD/t. oz. or -2.62% to 81.314

    The above data was collected around 11:26 EST.

    EUROPE/EMEA:

    The major Europe stock markets had a negative day today:

    • CAC 40 decreased 121.93 points or -1.49% to 8,045.80

    • FTSE 100 decreased 153.71 points or -1.45% to 10,413.94

    • DAX 30 decreased 389.61 points or -1.61% to 23,815.75

    The major Europe currency markets had a mixed day today:

    • EURUSD decreased 0.0069 or -0.59% to 1.15646

    • GBPUSD decreased 0.00703 or -0.53% to 1.33036

    • USDCHF increased 0.00354 or 0.45% to 0.78287

    The above data was collected around 11:28 EST.

    AMERICAS:

    US/AMERICAS:

    • Dow declined by 784.67 points (-1.61%) to 47,954.74

    • S&P 500 declined by 38.79 points (-0.56%) to 6,830.71

    • NASDAQ declined by 58.50 points (-0.26%) to 22,748.986

    • Russell 2000 declined by 50.44 points (-1.91%) to 2,585.574

    Canada Market Closings:

    • TSX Composite declined by 332.89 points (-0.98%) to 33,609.97

    • TSX 60 declined by 13.82 points (-0.71%) to 1,946.23

    Brazil Market Closing:

    ENERGY:

    The oil markets had a green day today:

    • Crude Oil increased 4.507 USD/BBL or 6.04% to 79.167

    • Brent increased 3.194 USD/BBL or 3.92% to 84.594

    • Natural gas increased 0.0056 USD/MMBtu or 0.19% to 2.9226

    • Gasoline increased 0.0928 USD/GAL or 3.66% to 2.6308

    • Heating oil increased 0.2454 USD/GAL or 7.45% to 3.5392

    The above data was collected around 11:31 EST.

    • Top commodity gainers: Heating Oil (7.45%), Crude Oil (6.04%), Brent (3.92%) and Gasoline (3.66%)

    • Top commodity losers: Methanol (-4.05%), Orange Juice (-2.67%), Palladium (-2.71%) and Oat (-6.04%)

    The above data was collected around 11:42 EST.

    BONDS:

    Japan 2.1580% (+3.95bp), US 2’s 3.60% (+0.045%), US 10’s 4.1460% (+4.2bps); US 30’s 4.76 (+0.017%), Bunds 2.8442% (+9.83bp), France 3.4690% (+12.11bp), Italy 3.570% (+14.57bp), Turkey 30.505% (+186.5bp), Greece 3.488% (+6.1bp), Portugal 3.240% (+11.5bp); Spain 3.303% (+9.7bp) and UK Gilts 4.4730% (+9.68bp)

    The above data was collected around 11:46 EST.



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