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    Market Talk – December 19, 2025

    Team_Benjamin Franklin InstituteBy Team_Benjamin Franklin InstituteDecember 21, 2025No Comments3 Mins Read
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    ASIA:

    The major Asian stock markets had a green day today:

    • NIKKEI 225 increased 505.71 points or 1.03% to 49,507.21

    • Shanghai increased 14.077 points or 0.36% to 3,890.448

    • Hang Seng increased 192.40 points or 0.75% to 25,690.53

    • ASX 200 increased 33.20 points or 0.39% to 8,621.40

    • SENSEX increased 447.55 points or 0.53% to 84,929.36

    • Nifty50 increased 150.85 points or 0.58% to 25,966.40

    The major Asian currency markets had a mixed day today:

    • AUDUSD increased 0.00013 or 0.02% to 0.66140

    • NZDUSD decreased 0.00185 or -0.32% to 0.57582

    • USDJPY increased 2.002 or 1.29% to 157.550

    • USDCNY increased 0.00235 or 0.03% to 7.03469

    The above data was collected around 12:28 EST.

    Precious Metals:

    • Gold increased 20.99 USD/t oz. or 0.48% to 4,351.97

    • Silver increased 1.807 USD/t. oz. or 2.76% to 67.253

    The above data was collected around 12:32 EST.

    EUROPE/EMEA:

    The major Europe stock markets had a green day today:

    • CAC 40 increased 0.74 points or 0.01% to 8,151.38

    • FTSE 100 increased 59.65 points or 0.61% to 9,897.42

    • DAX 30 increased 88.90 points or 0.37% to 24,288.40

    The major Europe currency markets had a mixed day today:

    • EURUSD decreased 0.00053 or -0.05% to 1.17172

    • GBPUSD decreased 0.00038 or -0.03% to 1.33775

    • USDCHF increased 0.00094 or 0.12% to 0.79510

    The above data was collected around 12:35 EST.

    NORTH AMERICA:

    US/AMERICAS:

    • DJIA advanced by 183.04 points (0.38%) to 48,134.89

    • S&P 500 advanced by 59.74 points (0.88%) to 6,834.50

    • NASDAQ advanced by 301.26 points (1.31%) to 23,307.62

    • Russell 2000 advanced by 21.56 points (0.86%) to 2,529.425

    Canada Market Closings:

    • TSX Composite advanced by 314.92 points (1.00%) to 31,755.77

    • TSX 60 advanced by 15.52 points (0.84%) to 1,863.52

    Brazil Market Closing:

    ENERGY:

    The oil markets had a mixed day today:

    • Crude Oil increased 0.439 USD/BBL or 0.78% to 56.439

    • Brent increased 0.48 USD/BBL or 0.80% to 60.300

    • Natural gas increased 0.0747 USD/MMBtu or 1.91% to 3.9827

    • Gasoline increased 0.0103 USD/GAL or 0.61% to 1.7067

    • Heating oil decreased 0.011 USD/GAL or -0.52% to 2.1206

    The above data was collected around 12:37 EST.

    • Top commodity gainers: Silver (2.76%), Orange Juice (11.23%), Sugar (2.40%) and Platinum (3.07%)

    • Top commodity losers: Palm Oil (-1.83%), Canola (-1.46%), Cocoa (-1.53%) and Rapeseed (-1.49%)

    The above data was collected around 12:42 EST.

    BONDS:

    Japan 2.0240% (+5.78bp), US 2’s 3.49% (+0.021%), US 10’s 4.1500% (+2.5bps); US 30’s 4.83 (+0.019%), Bunds 2.9013% (+5.22bp), France 3.6130% (+5.53bp), Italy 3.5500% (+5.12bp), Turkey 30.385% (+195.5bp), Greece 3.482% (+2.2bp), Portugal 3.197% (+2.4bp); Spain 3.329% (+5.1bp) and UK Gilts 4.530% (+3.96bp)

    The above data was collected around 12:50 EST.



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