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    Market Talk – April 21, 2026

    Team_Benjamin Franklin InstituteBy Team_Benjamin Franklin InstituteApril 21, 2026No Comments3 Mins Read
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    ASIA:

    The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today:

    • NIKKEI 225 increased 524.28 points or 0.89% to 59,349.17

    • Shanghai increased 2.95 points or 0.07% to 4,085.077

    • Hang Seng increased 126.41 points or 0.48% to 26,487.48

    • ASX 200 decreased 3.90 points or -0.04% to 8,949.40

    • SENSEX increased 753.03 points or 0.96% to 79,273.33

    • Nifty50 increased 211.75 points or 0.87% to 24,576.60

    The major Asian currency markets had a mixed day today:

    • AUDUSD decreased 0.0042 or -0.59% to 0.71360

    • NZDUSD decreased 0.00165 or -0.28% to 0.58755

    • USDJPY increased 0.77 or 0.48% to 159.599

    • USDCNY increased 0.01725 or 0.25% to 6.83301

    The above data was collected around 16:02 EST.

    Precious Metals:

    •  Gold decreased 150.57 USD/t oz. or -3.12% to 4,670.42

    •  Silver decreased 4.203 USD/t. oz. or -5.27% to 75.500

    The above data was collected around 16:07 EST.

    EUROPE/EMEA:

    The major Europe stock markets had a negative day today:

    •  CAC 40 decreased 95.33 points or -1.14% to 8,235.72

    •  FTSE 100 decreased 110.99 points or -1.05% to 10,498.09

    •  DAX 30 decreased 146.93 points or -0.60% to 24,270.87

    The major Europe currency markets had a mixed day today:

    • EURUSD decreased 0.00427 or -0.36% to 1.17456

    • GBPUSD decreased 0.00292 or -0.22% to 1.35044

    • USDCHF increased 0.00243 or 0.31% to 0.78110

    The above data was collected around 16:15 EST.

    Americas:

    US Markets:

    • DJIA declined by 4.87 points (-0.01%) to 49,442.56
    • S&P 500 declined by 16.92 points (-0.24%) to 7,109.14
    • NASDAQ declined by 64.09 points (-0.26%) to 24,404.393
    • Russell 2000 advanced by 16.06 points (0.58%) to 2,792.959

    Canada:

    • TSX Composite advanced by 13.74 points (0.04%) to 34,360.03
    • TSX 60 advanced by 2.54 points (0.13%) to 1,998.04

    Brazil:

    • Bovespa advanced by 402.09 points (0.21%) to 196,135.60

    ENERGY:

    The oil markets had a green day today:

    •  Crude Oil increased 2.724 USD/BBL or 3.12% to 90.144

    •  Brent increased 3.663 USD/BBL or 3.84% to 99.143

    •  Natural gas increased 0.018 USD/MMBtu or 0.67% to 2.7070

    •  Gasoline increased 0.0918 USD/GAL 2.95% to 3.2086

    •  Heating oil increased 0.2389 USD/GAL or 6.75% to 3.7798

    The above data was collected around 16:18 EST.

    •  Top commodity gainers: Crude Oil (3.12%), Brent (3.84%), Heating Oil (6.75%) and Gasoline (2.95%)

    •  Top commodity losers: Platinum (-2.25%), Cocoa (-2.68%), Silver (-5.27%) and Gold (-3.12%)

    The above data was collected around 16:23 EST.

    BONDS:

    Japan 2.3860% (-1.28bp), US 2’s 3.79% (+0.067%), US 10’s 4.2990% (+4.5bps); US 30’s 4.91 (+0.022%), Bunds 3.0217% (+4.52bp), France 3.6572% (+4.49bp), Italy 3.7824% (+5.93bp), Turkey 30.140% (+40bp), Greece 3.684% (+1.1bp), Portugal 3.429% (+6.3bp); Spain 3.465% (+4.5bp) and UK Gilts 4.8780% (+4.8bp)

    The above data was collected around 16:27 EST.



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