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    Market Talk – March 18, 2026

    Team_Benjamin Franklin InstituteBy Team_Benjamin Franklin InstituteMarch 18, 2026No Comments3 Mins Read
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    ASIA:

    The major Asian stock markets had a green day today:

    • NIKKEI 225 increased 1,539.01 points or 2.87% to 55,239.40

    • Shanghai increased 13.077 points or 0.32% to 4,062.984

    • Hang Seng increased 156.88 points or 0.61% to 26,025.42

    • ASX 200 increased 26.30 points or 0.31% to 8,640.60

    • SENSEX increased 633.29 points or 0.83% to 76,704.13

    • Nifty50 increased 196.65 points or 0.83% to 23,777.80

    The major Asian currency markets had a mixed day today:

    • AUDUSD decreased 0.00309 or -0.43% to 0.70741

    • NZDUSD decreased 0.00232 or -0.40% to 0.58338

    • USDJPY increased 0.532 or 0.33% to 159.531

    • USDCNY increased 0.00628 or 0.09% to 6.88913

    The above data was collected around 13:16 EST.

    Precious Metals:

    •  Gold decreased 118.76 USD/t oz. or -2.37% to 4,888.17

    •  Silver decreased 2.03 USD/t. oz. or -2.56% to 77.284

    The above data was collected around 13:17 EST.

    EUROPE/EMEA:

    The major Europe stock markets had a negative day today:

    •  CAC 40 decreased 4.61 points or -0.06% to 7,969.88

    •  FTSE 100 decreased 98.31 points or -0.94% to 10,305.29

    •  DAX 30 decreased 228.67 points or -0.96% to 23,502.25

    The major Europe currency markets had a mixed day today:

    • EURUSD decreased 0.0032 or -0.28% to 1.15079

    • GBPUSD decreased 0.00256 or -0.19% to 1.33299

    • USDCHF increased 0.00522 or 0.67% to 0.79002

    The above data was collected around 13:20 EST.

    Americas:

    US Markets:

    • DJIA declined by 768.11 points (-1.63%) to 46,225.15

    • S&P 500 declined by 91.39 points (-1.36%) to 6,624.70

    • NASDAQ declined by 327.11 points (-1.46%) to 22,152.421

    • Russell 2000 declined by 41.35 points (-1.64%) to 2,478.642

    Canada:

    • TSX Composite declined by 616.42 points (-1.87%) to 32,312.67

    • TSX 60 declined by 31.20 points (-1.63%) to 1,884.52

    Brazil:

    ENERGY:

    The oil markets had a green day today:

    •  Crude Oil increased 1.917 USD/BBL or 1.99% to 98.127

    •  Brent increased 4.994 USD/BBL or 4.83% to 108.414

    •  Natural gas increased 0.018 USD/MMBtu or 0.59% to 3.0510

    •  Gasoline increased 0.0561 USD/GAL 1.80% to 3.1795

    •  Heating oil increased 0.2136 USD/GAL or 5.32% to 4.2294

    The above data was collected around 13:23 EST.

    •  Top commodity gainers: Heating Oil (5.32%), Brent (4.83%), Wheat (2.66%) and Bitumen (5.31%)

    •  Top commodity losers: Butter (-3.32%), Palladium (-5.57%), Platinum (-3.66%) and Orange Juice (-5.23%)

    The above data was collected around 13:29 EST.

    BONDS:

    Japan 2.2180% (-4.49bp), US 2’s 3.73% (+0.043%), US 10’s 4.2360% (+3.3bps); US 30’s 4.87 (+0.021%), Bunds 2.9511% (+4.83bp), France 3.6040% (+4.46bp), Italy 3.7340% (+7.14bp), Turkey 32.300% (+198bp), Greece 3.696% (+2.2bp), Portugal 3.398% (+7.2bp); Spain 3.445% (+5.5bp) and UK Gilts 4.6800% (+5.47bp)

    The above data was collected around 13:33 EST.



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