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    Market Talk – January 28, 2026

    Team_Benjamin Franklin InstituteBy Team_Benjamin Franklin InstituteJanuary 28, 2026No Comments3 Mins Read
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    ASIA:

    The major Asian stock markets had mixed day today:

    • NIKKEI 225 increased 25.17 points or 0.05% to 53,358.71

    • Shanghai increased 11.334 points or 0.27% to 4,151.238

    • Hang Seng increased 699.96 points or 2.58% to 27,826.91

    • ASX 200 decreased 7.70 points or -0.09% to 8,933.90

    • SENSEX increased 487.20 points or 0.60% to 82,344.68

    • Nifty50 increased 167.35 points or 0.66% to 25,342.75

    The major Asian currency markets had a mixed day today:

    • AUDUSD decreased 0.00114 or -0.16% to 0.69997

    • NZDUSD decreased 0.00149 or -0.25% to 0.60321

    • USDJPY increased 1.419 or 0.93% to 153.636

    • USDCNY increased 0.01413 or 0.20% to 6.94751

    The above data was collected around 13:25 EST.

    Precious Metals:

    Gold increased 122.91 USD/t oz. or 2.37% to 5,304.04

    Silver increased 0.524 USD/t. oz or 0.47% to 112.660

    The above data was collected around 13:29 EST.

    EUROPE/EMEA:

    The major Europe stock markets had a negative day today:

    •  CAC 40 decreased 86.14 points or -1.06% to 8,066.68

    •  FTSE 100 decreased 53.37 points, or -0.52% to 10,154.43

    •  DAX 30 decreased 71.65 points or -0.29% to 24,822.79

    The major Europe currency markets had a mixed day today:

    • EURUSD decreased 0.01144 or -0.95% to 1.19253

    • GBPUSD decreased 0.00779 or -0.56% to 1.37693

    • USDCHF increased 0.00978 or 1.28% to 0.77112

    The above data was collected around 13:40 EST.

    NORTH AMERICA:

    US/AMERICAS:

    • DJIA advanced by 12.19 points (0.02%) to 49,015.60

    • S&P 500 declined by 0.57 points (-0.01%) to 6,978.03

    • NASDAQ advanced by 40.35 points (0.17%) to 23,857.447

    • Russell 2000 declined by 13.15 points (-0.49%) to 2,653.546

    Canada Market Closings:

    • TSX Composite advanced by 79.67 points (0.24%) to 33,176.07

    • TSX 60 advanced by 1.65 points (0.09%) to 1,909.13

    Brazil Market Closing:

    ENERGY:

    The oil markets had a mixed day today:

    • Crude Oil increased 0.759 USD/BBL or 1.22% to 63.149

    • Brent increased 0.762 USD/BBL or 1.13% to 68.332

    • Natural gas decreased 0.104 USD/MMBtu or -2.72% to 3.7160

    • Gasoline increased 0.0147 USD/GAL or 0.78% to 1.8932

    • Heating oil increased 0.0307 USD/GAL or 1.16% to 2.6769

    The above data was collected around 14:17 EST.

    •   Top commodity gainers: Platinum (2.53%), Orange Juice (3.09%), Bitumen (2.67%), and Palladium (7.37%)

    •   Top commodity losers: Natural Gas (-2.72%), Lean Hogs (-1.48%), Coffee (-5.02%), and Cocoa (-6.53%)

    The above data was collected around 14:29 EST.

    BONDS:

    Japan 2.2420%(-4.57bp), US 2’s 3.60% (+0.016%), US 10’s 4.2690%(+1.9bps); US 30’s 4.87% (+0.010%), Bunds 2.8648% (-0.65bp), France 3.4280% (-1.3bp), Italy 3.482% (+0.37bp), Turkey 29.405% (+187.5bp), Greece 3.353% (-0.5bp), Portugal 3.226% (-0.4bp), Spain 3.22% (-1.2bp) and UK Gilts 4.553% (+1.88bp).

    The above data was collected around 14:35 EST.



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