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    Market Talk – February 18, 2026

    Team_Benjamin Franklin InstituteBy Team_Benjamin Franklin InstituteFebruary 18, 2026No Comments3 Mins Read
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    ASIA:

    The major Asian stock markets had a green day today:

    • NIKKEI 225 increased 577.35 points or 1.02% to 57,143.84

    • Shanghai closed

    • Hang Seng closed

    • ASX 200 increased 48.10 points or 0.54% to 9,007.00

    • SENSEX increased 283.29 points or 0.34% to 83,734.25

    • Nifty50 increased 93.95 points or 0.37% to 25,819.35

    The major Asian currency markets had a mixed day today:

    • AUDUSD decreased 0.00412 or -0.58% to 0.70449

    • NZDUSD decreased 0.0081 or -1.34% to 0.59690

    • USDJPY increased 1.493 or 0.97% to 154.828

    • USDCNY increased 0.00604 or 0.09% to 6.89184

    The above data was collected around 14:23 EST.

    Precious Metals:

    • Gold increased 103.14 USD/t oz. or 2.11% to 4,982.42

    • Silver increased 3.36 USD/t. oz. or 4.57% to 76.900

    The above data was collected around 14:27 EST.

     

    EUROPE/EMEA:

    The major Europe stock markets had a green day today:

    • CAC 40 increased 67.57 points or 0.81% to 8,429.03

    • FTSE 100 increased 130.01 points or 1.23% to 10,686.18

    • DAX 30 increased 279.81 points or 1.12% to 25,278.21

    The major Europe currency markets had a mixed day today:

    • EURUSD decreased 0.00704 or -0.59% to 1.17850

    • GBPUSD decreased 0.00672 or -0.50% to 1.34995

    • USDCHF increased 0.0027 or 0.35% to 0.77297

    The above data was collected around 14:32 EST.  

    NORTH AMERICA:

    US/AMERICAS:

    • DJIA advanced by 129.47 points (0.26%) to 49,662.66

    • S&P 500 advanced by 38.09 points (0.56%) to 6,881.31

    • NASDAQ advanced by 175.25 points (0.78%) to 22,753.635

    • Russell 2000 advanced by 12.02 points (0.45%) to 2,658.606

    Canada Market Closings:

    • TSX Composite advanced by 493.18 points (1.50%) to 33,389.73

    • TSX 60 advanced by 28.76 points (1.51%) to 1,938.05

    Brazil Market Closing:

    ENERGY:

    The oil markets had a mixed day today:

    • Crude Oil increased 2.658 USD/BBL or 4.27% to 64.988

    • Brent increased 2.766 USD/BBL or 4.10% to 70.186

    • Natural gas decreased 0.0185 USD/MMBtu or -0.61% to 3.0125

    • Gasoline increased 0.0522 USD/GAL or 2.73% to 1.9625

    • Heating oil increased 0.1224 USD/GAL or 5.12% to 2.5130

    The above data was collected around 14:34 EST.

    • Top commodity gainers: Heating Oil (5.12%), Crude Oil (4.27%), Silver (4.57%) and Cheese (4.76%)

    • Top commodity losers: Butter (-0.88%), Lumber (-1.92%), Rice (-4.36%) and Cocoa (-3.51%)

     

    The above data was collected around 14:40 EST.

    BONDS:

    Japan 2.1400% (+1.36bp), US 2’s 3.47% (+0.015%), US 10’s 4.084% (+2bps); US 30’s 4.71 (+0.018%), Bunds 2.7424% (+0.04bp), France 3.3118% (-0.65bp), Italy 3.3625% (+0.33bp), Turkey 29.815% (+197.5bp), Greece 3.354% (-0.1bp), Portugal 3.119% (+0.9bp); Spain 3.170% (+0.2bp) and UK Gilts 4.375% (-0.77bp)                            

    The above data was collected around 14:45 EST.



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