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    Market Talk – April 7, 2026

    Team_Benjamin Franklin InstituteBy Team_Benjamin Franklin InstituteApril 7, 2026No Comments3 Mins Read
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    ASIA:

    The major Asian stock markets had a green day today:

    • NIKKEI 225 increased 15.88 points or 0.03% to 53,429.56

    • Shanghai increased 10.068 points or 0.26% to 3,890.165

    • Hang Seng closed

    • ASX 200 increased 149.30 points or 1.74% to 8,728.80

    • SENSEX increased 509.73 points or 0.69% to 74,616.58

    • Nifty50 increased 155.40 points or 0.68% to 23,123.65

    The major Asian currency markets had a mixed day today:

    • AUDUSD increased 0.00286 or 0.41% to 0.69460

    • NZDUSD decreased 0.00046 or -0.08% to 0.57064

    • USDJPY increased 0.234 or 0.15% to 159.922

    • USDCNY decreased 0.0125 or -0.18% to 6.86301

    The above data was collected around 13:26 EST.

    Precious Metals:

    •  Gold increased 7.73 USD/t oz. or 0.17% to 4,658.77

    •  Silver decreased 0.829 USD/t. oz. or -1.14% to 71.881

    The above data was collected around 13:27 EST.

    EUROPE/EMEA:

    The major Europe stock markets had a negative day today:

    •  CAC 40 decreased 53.65 points or -0.67% to 7,908.74

    •  FTSE 100 decreased 87.50 points or -0.84% to 10,348.79

    •  DAX 30 decreased 246.49 points or -1.06% to 22,921.59

    The major Europe currency markets had a green day today:

    • EURUSD increased 0.00287 or 0.25% to 1.15699

    • GBPUSD increased 0.00171 or 0.13% to 1.32523

    • USDCHF increased 0.00145 or 0.18% to 0.79945

    The above data was collected around 13:32 EST.

    Americas:

    US Markets:

    • DJIA declined by 85.42 points (-0.18%) to 46,584.46
    • S&P 500 advanced by 5.02 points (0.08%) to 6,616.85
    • NASDAQ advanced by 21.51 points (0.10%) to 22,017.849
    • Russell 2000 advanced by 3.61 points (0.14%) to 2,544.254

    Canada:

    • TSX Composite advanced by 49.98 points (0.15%) to 33,231.95
    • TSX 60 advanced by 3.81 points (0.20%) to 1,931.49

    Brazil:

    • Bovespa declined by 323.84 points (-0.17%) to 187,838.13

    ENERGY:

    The oil markets had a green day today:

    •  Crude Oil increased 1.962 USD/BBL or 1.75% to 114.372

    •  Brent increased 0.005 USD/BBL or 0.01% to 109.775

    •  Natural gas increased 0.0542 USD/MMBtu or 1.93% to 2.8652

    •  Gasoline increased 0.0059 USD/GAL 0.18% to 3.3141

    •  Heating oil increased 0.1965 USD/GAL or 4.54% to 4.5249

    The above data was collected around 13:34 EST.

    •  Top commodity gainers: Crude Oil (1.75%), Heating Oil (4.54%), Natural Gas (1.93%) and Methanol (2.87%)

    •  Top commodity losers: Cheese (-2.89%), Coffee (-4.00%), Sugar (-2.62%) and Cocoa (-7.39%)

    The above data was collected around 13:39 EST.

    BONDS:

    Japan 2.4100% (-2.18bp), US 2’s 3.85% (-0.012%), US 10’s 4.3530% (+0.9bps); US 30’s 4.93 (+0.038%), Bunds 3.0772% (+8.21bp), France 3.7830% (+10.27bp), Italy 3.9480% (+9.14bp), Turkey 32.485% (-30bp), Greece 3.897% (+8.2bp), Portugal 3.533% (+11.1bp); Spain 3.561% (+7.9bp) and UK Gilts 4.8390% (+6.1bp)

    The above data was collected around 13:46 EST.



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