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    Market Talk – February 6, 2026

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

    The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today:

    • NIKKEI 225 increased 435.64 points or 0.81% to 54,253.68

    • Shanghai decreased 10.333 points or -0.25% to 4,065.583

    • Hang Seng decreased 325.29 points or -1.21% to 26,559.95

    • ASX 200 decreased 180.40 points or -2.03% to 8,708.80

    • SENSEX increased 266.47 points or 0.32% to 83,580.40

    • Nifty50 increased 50.90 points or 0.20% to 25,693.70

    The major Asian currency markets had a mixed day today:

    • AUDUSD increased 0.0095 or 1.37% to 0.70216

    • NZDUSD increased 0.00739 or 1.24% to 0.60249

    • USDJPY decreased 0.028 or -0.02% to 157.022

    • USDCNY decreased 0.00995 or -0.14% to 6.93056

    The above data was collected around 12:49 EST.

    Precious Metals:

    • Gold increased 179.52 USD/t oz. or 3.76% to 4,958.11

    • Silver increased 6.359 USD/t. oz. or 8.98% to 77.191

    The above data was collected around 12:53 EST.

    EUROPE/EMEA:

    The major Europe stock markets had a green day today:

    • CAC 40 increased 35.67 points or 0.43% to 8,273.84

    • FTSE 100 increased 60.53 points or 0.59% to 10,369.75

    • DAX 30 increased 230.40 points or 0.94% to 24,721.46

    The major Europe currency markets had a mixed day today:

    • EURUSD increased 0.00409 or 0.35% to 1.18183

    • GBPUSD increased 0.00917 or 0.68% to 1.36191

    • USDCHF decreased 0.00284 or -0.36% to 0.77539

    The above data was collected around 13:00 EST.

    NORTH AMERICA:

    US/AMERICAS:

    • DJIA advanced by 1,206.95 points (2.47%) to 50,115.67

    • S&P 500 advanced by 133.90 points (1.97%) to 6,932.30

    • NASDAQ advanced by 490.63 points (2.18%) to 23,031.213

    • Russell 2000 advanced by 92.69 points (3.60%) to 2,670.338

    Canada Market Closings:

    • TSX Composite advanced by 476.38 points (1.49%) to 32,470.98

    • TSX 60 advanced by 22.09 points (1.19%) to 1,882.66

    Brazil Market Closing:

    ENERGY:

    The oil markets had a green day today:

    • Crude Oil increased 0.982 USD/BBL or 1.55% to 64.272

    • Brent increased 1.21 USD/BBL or 1.79% to 68.760

    • Natural gas increased 0.0257 USD/MMBtu or 0.73% to 3.5347

    • Gasoline increased 0.0432 USD/GAL or 2.25% to 1.9613

    • Heating oil increased 0.0449 USD/GAL or 1.88% to 2.4381

    The above data was collected around 13:05 EST.

    • Top commodity gainers: Silver (8.98%), Gold (3.76%), Aluminum (2.57%) and Palladium (2.50%)

    • Top commodity losers: Palm Oil (-1.31%), Coffee (-4.00%), Oat (-1.38%) and Lithium (-6.60%)

    The above data was collected around 13:13 EST.

    BONDS:

    Japan 2.2340% (+0.58bp), US 2’s 3.50% (+0.043%), US 10’s 4.218% (+3.4bps); US 30’s 4.87 (+0.018%), Bunds 2.8429% (-0.05bp), France 3.4480% (+0.36bp), Italy 3.4960% (+2.23bp), Turkey 30.02% (+192bp), Greece 3.461% (-2.1bp), Portugal 3.217% (+0.6bp); Spain 3.223% (+0.2bp) and UK Gilts 4.513% (-5.04bp)

    The above data was collected around 13:16 EST.



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