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    Market Talk – January 5, 2026

    Team_Benjamin Franklin InstituteBy Team_Benjamin Franklin InstituteJanuary 5, 2026No Comments3 Mins Read
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    ASIA:

    The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today:

    • NIKKEI 225 increased 1,493.32 points or 2.97% to 51,832.80

    • Shanghai increased 54.577 points or 1.38% to 4,023.417

    • Hang Seng increased 8.77 points or 0.03% to 26,347.24

    • ASX 200 increased 0.80 points or 0.01% to 8,728.60

    • SENSEX decreased 322.39 points or -0.38% to 85,439.62

    • Nifty50 decreased 78.25 points or -0.30% to 26,250.30

    The major Asian currency markets had a mixed day today:

    • AUDUSD increased 0.00219 or 0.33% to 0.67149

    • NZDUSD increased 0.00173 or 0.30% to 0.57873

    • USDJPY decreased 0.575 or -0.37% to 156.289

    • USDCNY increased 0.0175 or 0.25% to 6.98726

    The above data was collected around 12:31 EST.

    Precious Metals:

    • Gold increased 113.02 USD/t oz. or 2.61% to 4,445.03

    • Silver increased 4.168 USD/t. oz. or 5.74% to 76.788

    The above data was collected around 12:37 EST.

    EUROPE/EMEA:

    The major Europe stock markets had a green day today:

    • CAC 40 increased 16.29 points or 0.20% to 8,211.50

    • FTSE 100 increased 53.43 points or 0.54% to 10,004.57

    • DAX 30 increased 329.35 points or 1.34% to 24,868.69

    The major Europe currency markets had a mixed day today:

    • EURUSD decreased 0.00057 or -0.05% to 1.17145

    • GBPUSD increased 0.00749 or 0.56% to 1.35327

    • USDCHF decreased 0.00003 or 0.00% to 0.79266

    The above data was collected around 12:50 EST.

    US/AMERICAS:

    US/AMERICAS:

    • DJIA advanced by 594.79 points (1.23%) to 48,977.18

    • S&P 500 advanced by 43.58 points (0.64%) to 6,902.05

    • NASDAQ advanced by 160.19 points (0.69%) to 23,395.822

    • Russell 2000 advanced by 39.70 points (1.58%) to 2,547.920

    Canada Market Closings:

    • TSX Composite advanced by 336.58 points (1.06%) to 32,219.95

    • TSX 60 advanced by 17.25 points (0.92%) to 1,887.77

    Brazil Market Closing:

    ENERGY:

    The oil markets had a mixed day today:

    • Crude Oil increased 0.912 USD/BBL or 1.59% to 58.232

    • Brent increased 0.965 USD/BBL or 1.59% to 61.715

    • Natural gas decreased 0.1318 USD/MMBtu or -3.64% to 3.4862

    • Gasoline increased 0.0232 USD/GAL or 1.36% to 1.7229

    • Heating oil increased 0.0268 USD/GAL or 1.27% to 2.1419

    The above data was collected around 12:52 EST.

    • Top commodity gainers: Copper (4.75%), Silver (5.74%), Rice (5.82%) and Platinum (5.96%)

    • Top commodity losers: Natural Gas (-3.64%), Soda Ash (-1.60%), HRC Steel (-0.95%) and Cheese (-1.03%)

    The above data was collected around 12:58 EST.

    BONDS:

    Japan 2.1200% (+4.7bp), US 2’s 3.46% (-0.027%), US 10’s 4.1590% (-3.6bps); US 30’s 4.85 (-0.030%), Bunds 2.8735% (-2.55bp), France 3.573% (-3.77bp), Italy 3.5330% (-3.73bp), Turkey 29.105% (+198.5bp), Greece 3.473% (-3.3bp), Portugal 3.178% (-3.1bp); Spain 3.308% (-3bp) and UK Gilts 4.507% (-3.21bp)

    The above data was collected around 13:03 EST.

     



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