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    Team_Benjamin Franklin InstituteBy Team_Benjamin Franklin InstituteApril 29, 2026No Comments3 Mins Read
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    ASIA:

    The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today:

    • NIKKEI 225 closed

    • Shanghai increased 28.877 points or 0.71% to 4,107.514

    • Hang Seng increased 432.06 points or 1.68% to 26,111.84

    • ASX 200 decreased 23.70 points or -0.27% to 8,687.00

    • SENSEX increased 609.45 points or 0.79% to 77,496.36

    • Nifty50 increased 181.95 points or 0.76% to 24,177.65

    The major Asian currency markets had a mixed day today:

    • AUDUSD decreased 0.00678 or -0.94% to 0.71134

    • NZDUSD decreased 0.00587 or -1.00% to 0.58253

    • USDJPY increased 0.737 or 0.46% to 160.358

    • USDCNY increased 0.00828 or 0.12% to 6.84847

    The above data was collected around 14:59 EST.

    Precious Metals:

    •  Gold decreased 55.60 USD/t oz. or -1.21% to 4,540.51

    •  Silver decreased 1.434 USD/t. oz. or -1.96% to 71.605

    The above data was collected around 15:02 EST.

    EUROPE/EMEA:

    The major Europe stock markets had a negative day today:

    •  CAC 40 decreased 31.96 points or -0.39% to 8,072.13

    •  FTSE 100 decreased 119.68 points or -1.16% to 10,213.11

    •  DAX 30 decreased 63.70 points or -0.27% to 23,954.56

    The major Europe currency markets had a mixed day today:

    • EURUSD decreased 0.0042 or -0.36% to 1.16699

    • GBPUSD decreased 0.00476 or -0.35% to 1.34693

    • USDCHF increased 0.00235 or 0.30% to 0.79162

    The above data was collected around 15:07 EST.

    AMERICAS:

    US Markets:

    • DJIA declined by 280.12 points (-0.57%) to 48,861.81
    • S&P 500 declined by 2.85 points (-0.04%) to 7,135.95
    • NASDAQ advanced by 9.44 points (0.04%) to 24,673.241
    • Russell 2000 declined by 16.59 points (-0.60%) to 2,739.465

    Canada:

    • TSX Composite declined by 265.95 points (-0.79%) to 33,318.39
    • TSX 60 declined by 15.19 points (-0.78%) to 1,943.80

    Brazil:

    • Bovespa declined by 3,987.34 points (-2.11%) to 184,631.35

    ENERGY:

    The oil markets had a mixed day today:

    •  Crude Oil increased 7.197 USD/BBL or 7.20% to 107.127

    •  Brent increased 7.763 USD/BBL or 6.98% to 119.023

    •  Natural gas decreased 0.0457 USD/MMBtu or -1.70% to 2.6453

    •  Gasoline increased 0.1769 USD/GAL 4.97% to 3.7373

    •  Heating oil increased 0.2256 USD/GAL or 5.68% to 4.1968

    The above data was collected around 15:09 EST.

    •  Top commodity gainers: Brent (6.98%), Heating Oil (5.68%), Orange Juice (6.05%) and Crude Oil (7.20%)

    •  Top commodity losers: Cheese (-2.08%), Platinum (-3.59%), Milk (-2.67%) and Silver (-1.96%)

    The above data was collected around 15:15 EST.

    BONDS:

    Japan 2.4650% (+0.03bp), US 2’s 3.93% (+0.078%), US 10’s 4.4050% (+5.2bps); US 30’s 4.98 (+0.037%), Bunds 3.1102% (+4.89bp), France 3.7675% (+3.75bp), Italy 3.9555% (+6.38bp), Turkey 31.580% (+12bp), Greece 3.881% (+3.8bp), Portugal 3.523% (+3.9bp); Spain 3.601% (+6.7bp) and UK Gilts 5.0640% (+5.5bp)

    The above data was collected around 15:17 EST.

     



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