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    Market Talk – March 6, 2026

    Team_Benjamin Franklin InstituteBy Team_Benjamin Franklin InstituteMarch 7, 2026No Comments3 Mins Read
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    ASIA:

    The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today:

    • NIKKEI 225 increased 342.78 points or 0.62% to 55,620.84

    • Shanghai increased 15.627 points or 0.38% to 4,124.194

    • Hang Seng increased 435.95 points or 1.72% to 25,757.29

    • ASX 200 decreased 89.30 points or -1.00% to 8,851.00

    • SENSEX decreased 1,097.00 points or -1.37% to 78,918.90

    • Nifty50 decreased 315.45 points or -1.27% to 24,450.45

    The major Asian currency markets had a mixed day today:

    • AUDUSD increased 0.00181 or 0.26% to 0.70259

    • NZDUSD increased 0.00066 or 0.11% to 0.59016

    • USDJPY increased 0.309 or 0.20% to 157.879

    • USDCNY decreased 0.01112 or -0.16% to 6.90668

    The above data was collected around 15:09 EST.

    Precious Metals:

    • Gold increased 74.31 USD/t oz. or 1.46% to 5,158.50

    • Silver increased 2.018 USD/t. oz. or 2.45% to 84.290

    The above data was collected around 15:09 EST.

    EUROPE/EMEA:

    The major Europe stock markets had a negative day today:

    • CAC 40 decreased 52.31 points or -0.65% to 7,993.49

    • FTSE 100 decreased 129.19 points or -1.24% to 10,284.75

    • DAX 30 decreased 224.72 points or -0.94% to 23,591.03

    The major Europe currency markets had a mixed day today:

    • EURUSD decreased 0.00057 or -0.05% to 1.16033

    • GBPUSD increased 0.00314 or 0.24% to 1.33903

    • USDCHF decreased 0.00377 or -0.48% to 0.77710

    The above data was collected around 15:13 EST.

    AMERICAS:

    US/AMERICAS:

    • Dow declined by 453.19 points (-0.95%) to 47,501.55

    • S&P 500 declined by 90.69 points (-1.33%) to 6,740.02

    • NASDAQ declined by 361.31 points (-1.59%) to 22,387.679

    • Russell 2000 declined by 60.27 points (-2.33%) to 2,525.301

    Canada Market Closings:

    • TSX Composite declined by 526.25 points (-1.57%) to 33,083.72

    • TSX 60 declined by 30.20 points (-1.55%) to 1,916.03

    Brazil Market Closing:

    ENERGY:

    The oil markets had a green day today:

    • Crude Oil increased 9.654 USD/BBL or 11.92% to 90.664

    • Brent increased 6.997 USD/BBL or 8.19% to 92.407

    • Natural gas increased 0.187 USD/MMBtu or 6.23% to 3.1900

    • Gasoline increased 0.1156 USD/GAL or 4.39% to 2.7502

    • Heating oil increased 0.0083 USD/GAL or 0.23% to 3.6226

    The above data was collected around 15:14 EST.

    • Top commodity gainers: Cocoa (5.73%), Crude Oil (11.92%), Brent (8.19%) and Natural Gas (6.23%)

    • Top commodity losers: Cheese (-2.03%), Orange Juice (-5.03%), Rubber (-1.62%) and Feeder Cattle (-2.02%)

    The above data was collected around 15:20 EST.

    BONDS:

    Japan 2.1660% (+0.82bp), US 2’s 3.57% (-0.024%), US 10’s 4.1430% (+0.3bps); US 30’s 4.76 (+0.008%), Bunds 2.8610% (+0.75bp), France 3.5117% (+4.26bp), Italy 3.6221% (+5.08bp), Turkey 31.275% (+291.5bp), Greece 3.602% (+11.4bp), Portugal 3.306% (+5.8bp); Spain 3.349% (+4.2bp) and UK Gilts 4.5730% (+9.16bp)

    The above data was collected around 15:23 EST.



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