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    Market Talk – April 28, 2026

    Team_Benjamin Franklin InstituteBy Team_Benjamin Franklin InstituteApril 28, 2026No Comments3 Mins Read
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    ASIA:

    The major Asian stock markets had a negative day today:

    • NIKKEI 225 decreased 619.90 points or -1.02% to 59,917.46

    • Shanghai decreased 7.707 points or -0.19% to 4,078.637

    • Hang Seng decreased 245.87 points or -0.95% to 25,679.78

    • ASX 200 decreased 55.70 points or -0.64% to 8,710.70

    • SENSEX decreased 416.72 points or -0.54% to 76,886.91

    • Nifty50 decreased 97.00 points or -0.40% to 23,995.70

    The major Asian currency markets had a mixed day today:

    • AUDUSD decreased 0.00050 or -0.08% to 0.71811

    • NZDUSD decreased 0.00240 or -0.41% to 0.58848

    • USDJPY increased 0.145 or 0.09% to 159.559

    • USDCNY increased 0.01300 or 0.19% to 6.83940

    The above data was collected around 12:56 EST.

    Precious Metals:

    •  Gold decreased 91.91 USD/t oz. or -1.96% to 4,591.25

    •  Silver decreased 2.332 USD/t. oz. or -3.09% to 73.152

    The above data was collected around 13:09 EST.

    EUROPE/EMEA:

    The major Europe stock markets had a mixed day today:

    •  CAC 40 decreased 37.83 points or -0.46% to 8,104.09

    •  FTSE 100 increased 11.70 points or 0.11% to 10,332.79

    •  DAX 30 decreased 65.27 points or -0.27% to 24,018.26

    The major Europe currency markets had a mixed day today:

    • EURUSD decreased 0.00121 or -0.10% to 1.17092

    • GBPUSD decreased 0.00236 or -0.17% to 1.35107

    • USDCHF increased 0.00386 or 0.49% to 0.78950

    The above data was collected around 13:13 EST.

    Americas:

    US Markets:

    • DJIA declined by 62.92 points (-0.13%) to 49,167.79
    • S&P 500 advanced by 8.83 points (0.12%) to 7,173.91
    • NASDAQ advanced by 50.50 points (0.20%) to 24,887.100
    • Russell 2000 advanced by 1.19 points (0.04%) to 2,788.190

    Canada:

    • TSX Composite declined by 85.92 points (-0.25%) to 33,818.19
    • TSX 60 declined by 6.50 points (-0.33%) to 1,968.71

    Brazil:

    • Bovespa declined by 1,166.23 points (-0.61%) to 189,578.79

    ENERGY:

    The oil markets had a mixed day today:

    •  Crude Oil increased 3.6 USD/BBL or 3.74% to 99.970

    •  Brent increased 2.627 USD/BBL or 2.43% to 110.857

    •  Natural gas decreased 0.0188 USD/MMBtu or -0.69% to 2.7102

    •  Gasoline increased 0.0332 USD/GAL 0.95% to 3.5242

    •  Heating oil decreased 0.0287 USD/GAL or -0.72% to 3.9460

    The above data was collected around 13:15 EST.

    •  Top commodity gainers: Brent (2.43%), Wheat (4.15%), Orange Juice (5.79%) and Crude Oil (3.74%)

    •  Top commodity losers: Lumber (-2.67%), Platinum (-2.21%), Silver (-3.09%) and Gold (-1.96%)

    The above data was collected around 13:25 EST.

    BONDS:

    Japan 2.4650% (-1.39bp), US 2’s 3.86% (+0.051%), US 10’s 4.3660% (+2.1bps); US 30’s 4.96 (+0.004%), Bunds 3.0747% (+3.87bp), France 3.7240% (+3.55bp), Italy 3.8850% (+4.15bp), Turkey 33.725% (+14bp), Greece 3.845% (+5.8bp), Portugal 3.500% (+4.2bp); Spain 3.534% (+4.1bp) and UK Gilts 5.0100% (+3.4bp)

    The above data was collected around 13:28 EST.



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