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    Market Talk – June 16, 2026

    Team_Benjamin Franklin InstituteBy Team_Benjamin Franklin InstituteJune 16, 2026No Comments2 Mins Read
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    ASIA:

    The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today:

    • NIKKEI 225 increased 87.00 points or 0.13% to 69,404.50

    • Shanghai decreased 4.58 points or -0.11% to 4,091.892

    • Hang Seng decreased 348.72 points or -1.40% to 24,493.95

    • ASX 200 increased 3.70 points or 0.04% to 8,917.70

    • SENSEX increased 544.15 points or 0.71% to 76,808.48

    • Nifty50 increased 135.25 points or 0.57% to 23,989.15

    The major Asian currency markets had a mixed day today:

    • AUDUSD decreased 0.00034 or -0.05% to 0.70694

    • NZDUSD increased 0.00127 or 0.22% to 0.58357

    • USDJPY increased 0.105 or 0.07% to 160.435

    • USDCNY decreased 0.00198 or -0.03% to 6.75719

    The above data was collected around 13:41 EST.

    Precious Metals:

    •  Gold increased 28.79 USD/t oz. or 0.67% to 4,338.47

    •  Silver increased 0.179 USD/t. oz. or 0.26% to 70.159

    The above data was collected around 13:43 EST.

    EUROPE/EMEA:

    The major Europe stock markets had a green day today:

    •  CAC 40 increased 63.26 points or 0.75% to 8,447.27

    •  FTSE 100 increased 63.59 points or 0.61% to 10,494.21

    •  DAX 30 increased 16.40 points or 0.07% to 24,910.41

    The major Europe currency markets had a mixed day today:

    • EURUSD increased 0.00209 or 0.18% to 1.16111

    • GBPUSD increased 0.00141 or 0.11% to 1.34279

    • USDCHF decreased 0.00166 or -0.21% to 0.79294

    The above data was collected around 13:56 EST.

    ENERGY:

    The oil markets had a mixed day today:

    •  Crude Oil decreased 4.834 USD/BBL or -5.99% to 75.916

    •  Brent decreased 4.268 USD/BBL or -5.13% to 78.902

    •  Natural gas increased 0.0824 USD/MMBtu or 2.62% to 3.2294

    •  Gasoline decreased 0.0778 USD/GAL -2.64% to 2.8694

    •  Heating oil decreased 0.0917 USD/GAL or -2.81% to 3.1748

    The above data was collected around 14:00 EST.

    •  Top commodity gainers: Natural Gas (2.62%), Cocoa (6.48%), Coffee (5.51%) and Platinum (2.85%)

    •  Top commodity losers: Methanol (-3.58%), Orange Juice (-5.09%), Brent (-5.13%) and Crude Oil (-5.99%)

    The above data was collected around 14:11 EST.

    BONDS:

    Japan 2.6480% (+7.06bp), US 2’s 4.05% (-0.027%), US 10’s 4.4290% (-5.2bps); US 30’s 4.93 (-0.050%), Bunds 2.9294% (-2.2bp), France 3.566% (-2.19bp), Italy 3.628% (-5.28bp), Turkey 33.360% (+10.5bp), Greece 3.597% (-2.36bp), Portugal 3.295% (-3.49bp); Spain 3.340% (-4.92bp) and UK Gilts 4.7826% (-3.90bp)

    The above data was collected around 14:34 EST.



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