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    Market Talk – April 1, 2026

    Team_Benjamin Franklin InstituteBy Team_Benjamin Franklin InstituteApril 1, 2026No Comments3 Mins Read
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    ASIA:

    The major Asian stock markets had a green day today:

    • NIKKEI 225 increased 2,675.96 points or 5.24% to 53,739.68

    • Shanghai increased 56.692 points or 1.46% to 3,948.552

    • Hang Seng increased 505.89 points or 2.04% to 25,294.03

    • ASX 200 increased 190.00 points or 2.24% to 8,671.80

    • SENSEX increased 1,186.77 points or 1.65% to 73,134.32

    • Nifty50 increased 348.00 points or 1.56% to 22,679.40

    The major Asian currency markets had a mixed day today:

    • AUDUSD increased 0.00379 or 0.55% to 0.69380

    • NZDUSD increased 0.00179 or 0.31% to 0.57659

    • USDJPY decreased 0.015 or -0.01% to 158.705

    • USDCNY decreased 0.01654 or -0.24% to 6.87302

    The above data was collected around 12:42 EST.

    Precious Metals:

    •  Gold increased 109.21 USD/t oz. or 2.34% to 4,783.73

    •  Silver increased 0.718 USD/t. oz. or 0.96% to 75.758

    The above data was collected around 12:45 EST.

    EUROPE/EMEA:

    The major Europe stock markets had a green day today:

    •  CAC 40 increased 164.33 points or 2.10% to 7,981.27

    •  FTSE 100 increased 188.34 points or 1.85% to 10,364.79

    •  DAX 30 increased 618.85 points or 2.73% to 23,298.89

    The major Europe currency markets had a mixed day today:

    • EURUSD increased 0.00627 or 0.54% to 1.16158

    • GBPUSD increased 0.01098 or 0.83% to 1.33334

    • USDCHF decreased 0.00743 or -0.93% to 0.79256

    The above data was collected around 12:56 EST.

    AMERICAS:

    US Markets:

    • DJIA advanced by 224.23 points (0.48%) to 46,565.74
    • S&P 500 advanced by 46.80 points (0.72%) to 6,575.32
    • NASDAQ advanced by 250.32 points (1.16%) to 21,840.947
    • Russell 2000 advanced by 16.29 points (0.65%) to 2,512.668

    Canada:

    • TSX Composite advanced by 190.00 points (0.58%) to 32,958.04
    • TSX 60 advanced by 8.41 points (0.44%) to 1,913.66

    Brazil:

    • Bovespa advanced by 374.11 points (0.20%) to 187,835.95

    ENERGY:

    The oil markets had a negative day today:

    •  Crude Oil decreased 1.315 USD/BBL or -1.30% to 100.065

    •  Brent decreased 2.276 USD/BBL or -2.19% to 101.694

    •  Natural gas decreased 0.0683 USD/MMBtu or -2.37% to 2.8157

    •  Gasoline decreased 0.1048 USD/GAL -3.27% to 3.0991

    •  Heating oil decreased 0.0782 USD/GAL or -1.90% to 4.0356

    The above data was collected around 12:58 EST.

    •  Top commodity gainers: Gold (2.34%), Aluminum (2.63%), Milk (8.69%) and Orange Juice (5.03%)

    •  Top commodity losers: Bitumen (-4.63%), Wheat (-3.53%), Methanol (-4.85%) and Gasoline (-3.27%)

    The above data was collected around 13:07 EST.

    BONDS:

    Japan 2.3040% (-5.51bp), US 2’s 3.81% (+0.004%), US 10’s 4.3110% (-0.7bps); US 30’s 4.90 (-0.018%), Bunds 2.9835% (-2.41bp), France 3.6750% (-4.6bp), Italy 3.8470% (-6.83bp), Turkey 32.795% (+167.5bp), Greece 3.794% (-9bp), Portugal 3.443% (-1.4bp); Spain 3.453% (-3.2bp) and UK Gilts 4.7750% (-8.06bp)

    The above data was collected around 13:34 EST.



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