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    Market Talk – March 19, 2026

    Team_Benjamin Franklin InstituteBy Team_Benjamin Franklin InstituteMarch 20, 2026No Comments3 Mins Read
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    ASIA:

    The major Asian stock markets had a negative day today:

    • NIKKEI 225 decreased 1,866.87 points or -3.38% to 53,372.53

    • Shanghai decreased 56.432 points or -1.39% to 4,006.552

    • Hang Seng decreased 524.84 points or -2.02% to 25,500.58

    • ASX 200 decreased 142.80 points or -1.65% to 8,497.80

    • SENSEX decreased 2,496.89 points or -3.26% to 74,207.24

    • Nifty50 decreased 775.65 points or -3.26% to 23,002.15

    The major Asian currency markets had a mixed day today:

    • AUDUSD increased 0.00156 or 0.22% to 0.70394

    • NZDUSD increased 0.00414 or 0.71% to 0.58364

    • USDJPY decreased 1.765 or -1.10% to 158.082

    • USDCNY decreased 0.00873 or -0.13% to 6.89284

    The above data was collected around 13:10 EST.

    Precious Metals:

    •  Gold decreased 234.89 USD/t oz. or -4.87% to 4,584.65

    •  Silver decreased 4.91 USD/t. oz. or -6.52% to 70.428

    The above data was collected around 13:12 EST.

    EUROPE/EMEA:

    The major Europe stock markets had a negative day today:

    •  CAC 40 decreased 162.01 points or -2.03% to 7,807.87

    •  FTSE 100 decreased 241.79 points or -2.35% to 10,063.50

    •  DAX 30 decreased 662.69 points or -2.82% to 22,839.56

    The major Europe currency markets had a mixed day today:

    • EURUSD increased 0.0091 or 0.79% to 1.15431

    • GBPUSD increased 0.0123 or 0.93% to 1.33803

    • USDCHF decreased 0.00205 or -0.26% to 0.79116

    The above data was collected around 13:14 EST.

    Americas:

    US Markets:

    • DJIA declined by 203.72 points (-0.44%) to 46,021.43

    • S&P 500 declined by 18.21 points (-0.27%) to 6,606.49

    • NASDAQ declined by 61.73 points (-0.28%) to 22,090.691

    • Russell 2000 advanced by 16.07 points (0.65%) to 2,494.711

    Canada:

    • TSX Composite declined by 457.69 points (-1.42%) to 31,854.98

    • TSX 60 declined by 22.08 points (-1.17%) to 1,862.44

    Brazil:

    ENERGY:

    The oil markets had a green day today:

    •  Crude Oil increased 1.454 USD/BBL or 1.51% to 97.774

    •  Brent increased 2.135 USD/BBL or 1.99% to 109.515

    •  Natural gas increased 0.0853 USD/MMBtu or 2.78% to 3.1503

    •  Gasoline increased 0.0411 USD/GAL 1.33% to 3.1396

    •  Heating oil increased 0.1605 USD/GAL or 3.82% to 4.3583

    The above data was collected around 13:17 EST.

    •  Top commodity gainers: Heating Oil (3.82%), Natural Gas (2.78%), Sugar (4.16%) and Methanol (5.50%)

    •  Top commodity losers: Silver (-6.52%), Palladium (-5.37%), Platinum (-5.71%) and Aluminum (-4.96%)

    The above data was collected around 13:24 EST.

    BONDS:

    Japan 2.2680% (+4.97bp), US 2’s 3.87% (+0.092%), US 10’s 4.2850% (+2bps); US 30’s 4.84 (-0.043%), Bunds 2.9691% (+2.66bp), France 3.6420% (+3.24bp), Italy 3.7790% (+3.17bp), Turkey 33.595% (+297.5bp), Greece 3.798% (+10.1bp), Portugal 3.429% (+4.7bp); Spain 3.472% (+1.8bp) and UK Gilts 4.7840% (+10.39bp)

    The above data was collected around 13:25 EST.



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