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    Market Talk – May 26, 2026

    Team_Benjamin Franklin InstituteBy Team_Benjamin Franklin InstituteMay 26, 2026No Comments3 Mins Read
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    ASIA:

    The major Asian stock markets had a negative day today:

    • NIKKEI 225 decreased 162.10 points or -0.25% to 64,996.09

    • Shanghai decreased 7.196 points or -0.17% to 4,145.373

    • Hang Seng decreased 6.58 points or -0.03% to 25,599.45

    • ASX 200 decreased 34.20 points or -0.39% to 8,657.80

    • SENSEX decreased 479.26 points or -0.63% to 76,009.70

    • Nifty50 decreased 118.00 points or -0.49% to 23,913.70

    The major Asian currency markets had a mixed day today:

    • AUDUSD decreased 0.00057 or -0.08% to 0.71675

    • NZDUSD decreased 0.00368 or -0.63% to 0.58352

    • USDJPY increased 0.422 or 0.27% to 159.328

    • USDCNY increased 0.00161 or 0.02% to 6.78595

    The above data was collected around 15:29 EST.

    Precious Metals:

    •  Gold decreased 66.78 USD/t oz. or -1.46% to 4,502.54

    •  Silver decreased 1.325 USD/t. oz. or -1.70% to 76.750

    The above data was collected around 15:31 EST.

    EUROPE/EMEA:

    The major Europe stock markets had a mixed day today:

    •  CAC 40 decreased 85.15 points or -1.03% to 8,173.11

    •  FTSE 100 increased 25.13 points or 0.24% to 10,491.39

    •  DAX 30 decreased 204.21 points or -0.80% to 25,184.89

    The major Europe currency markets had a mixed day today:

    • EURUSD decreased 0.00126 or -0.11% to 1.16309

    • GBPUSD decreased 0.00589 or -0.44% to 1.34470

    • USDCHF increased 0.00277 or 0.35% to 0.78567

    The above data was collected around 15:35 EST.

    AMERICAS:

    US Markets:

    • DJIA declined by 118.02 points (-0.23%) to 50,461.68
    • S&P 500 advanced by 45.65 points (0.61%) to 7,519.12
    • NASDAQ advanced by 312.21 points (1.19%) to 26,656.181
    • Russell 2000 advanced by 51.314 points (1.79%) to 2,920.54

    Canada:

    • TSX Composite declined by 177.02 points (-0.51%) to 34,653.87
    • TSX 60 declined by 13.49 points (-0.66%) to 2,019.6

    Brazil:

    • Bovespa declined by 1,568.47 points (-0.88%) to 176,247.25

    ENERGY:

    The oil markets had a negative day today:

    •  Crude Oil decreased 2.936 USD/BBL or -3.04% to 93.664

    •  Brent decreased 4.116 USD/BBL or -3.98% to 99.424

    •  Natural gas decreased 0.0066 USD/MMBtu or -0.23% to 2.9004

    •  Gasoline decreased 0.2396 USD/GAL -6.94% to 3.2143

    •  Heating oil decreased 0.1839 USD/GAL or -4.73% to 3.7039

    The above data was collected around 15:37 EST.

    •  Top commodity gainers: Canola (1.94%), Nickel (1.77%), Palladium (2.09%) and Cocoa (9.38%)

    •  Top commodity losers: Gasoline (-6.94%), Heating Oil (-4.73%), Brent (-3.98%) and Crude Oil (-3.04%)

    The above data was collected around 15:48 EST.

    BONDS:

    Japan 2.7250% (+2.84bp), US 2’s 4.05% (-0.079%), US 10’s 4.4970% (-6.6bps); US 30’s 5.03 (-0.039%), Bunds 2.9743% (+2.54bp), France 3.5960% (+2.82bp), Italy 3.6969% (+4.02bp), Turkey 32.940% (+0bp), Greece 3.639% (+4.2bp), Portugal 3.371% (+4.7bp); Spain 3.400% (+3.1bp) and UK Gilts 4.8700% (-1.9bp)

    The above data was collected around 15:49 EST.



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