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    Market Talk – April 6, 2026

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

    The major Asian stock markets had a green day today:

    • NIKKEI 225 increased 290.19 points or 0.55% to 53,413.68

    • Shanghai closed

    • Hang Seng closed

    • ASX 200 closed

    • SENSEX increased 787.30 points or 1.07% to 74,106.85

    • Nifty50 increased 255.15 points or 1.12% to 22,968.25

    The major Asian currency markets had a mixed day today:

    • AUDUSD increased 0.00196 or 0.28% to 0.69146

    • NZDUSD increased 0.00234 or 0.41% to 0.57134

    • USDJPY increased 0.103 or 0.06% to 159.759

    • USDCNY decreased 0.00881 or -0.13% to 6.87720

    The above data was collected around 13:35 EST.

    Precious Metals:

    •  Gold decreased 21.82 USD/t oz. or -0.47% to 4,655.46

    •  Silver decreased 0.197 USD/t. oz. or -0.27% to 72.793

    The above data was collected around 13:42 EST.

    EUROPE/EMEA:

    The major Europe stock markets had a closed day today:

    •  CAC 40 closed

    •  FTSE 100 closed

    •  DAX 30 closed

    The major Europe currency markets had a mixed day today:

    • EURUSD increased 0.00232 or 0.20% to 1.15412

    • GBPUSD increased 0.00172 or 0.13% to 1.32276

    • USDCHF decreased 0.00231 or -0.29% to 0.79840

    The above data was collected around 13:52 EST.

    Americas:

    US Markets:

    • DJIA advanced by 165.21 points (0.36%) to 46,669.88
    • S&P 500 advanced by 29.14 points (0.44%) to 6,611.83
    • NASDAQ advanced by 117.16 points (0.54%) to 21,996.337
    • Russell 2000 advanced by 10.60 points (0.42%) to 2,540.643

    Canada:

    • TSX Composite advanced by 73.75 points (0.22%) to 33,181.97
    • TSX 60 advanced by 3.96 points (0.21%) to 1,927.68

    Brazil:

    • Bovespa advanced by 109.95 points (0.06%) to 188,161.97

    ENERGY:

    The oil markets had a green day today:

    •  Crude Oil increased 2.458 USD/BBL or 2.20% to 113.998

    •  Brent increased 1.801 USD/BBL or 1.65% to 110.831

    •  Natural gas increased 0.0139 USD/MMBtu or 0.50% to 2.8139

    •  Gasoline increased 0.0229 USD/GAL 0.70% to 3.3109

    •  Heating oil increased 0.05 USD/GAL or 1.15% to 4.4111

    The above data was collected around 13:58 EST.

    •  Top commodity gainers: Crude Oil (2.20%), Heating Oil (1.15%), Brent (1.65%) and Rubber (1.36%)

    •  Top commodity losers: Rice (-1.31%), Palladium (-1.00%), Lumber (-2.25%) and Cheese (-1.76%)

    The above data was collected around 14:15 EST.

    BONDS:

    Japan 2.4320% (+4.72bp), US 2’s 3.85% (+0.015%), US 10’s 4.3280% (+0.8bps); US 30’s 4.89 (-0.032%), Bunds 2.9951% (-0.81bp), France 3.6800% (-0.42bp), Italy 3.8566% (+0bp), Turkey 32.785% (+233.5bp), Greece 3.815% (-0.4bp), Portugal 3.422% (+0bp); Spain 3.482% (-0.8bp) and UK Gilts 4.7780% (+0.03bp)

    The above data was collected around 14:19 EST.



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