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    Market Talk – July 8, 2026

    Team_Benjamin Franklin InstituteBy Team_Benjamin Franklin InstituteJuly 8, 2026No Comments3 Mins Read
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    ASIA:

    The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today:

    • NIKKEI 225 decreased 1,437.91 points or -2.11% to 66,819.05

    • Shanghai decreased 19.356 points or -0.49% to 3,970.88

    • Hang Seng increased 702.57 points or 2.99% to 24,199.46

    • ASX 200 decreased 18.80 points or -0.21% to 8,785.10

    • SENSEX decreased 1,677.12 points or -2.15% to 76,503.60

    • Nifty50 decreased 516.65 points or -2.12% to 23,882.05

    The major Asian currency markets had a green day today:

    • AUDUSD increased 0.00069 or 0.10% to 0.69353

    • NZDUSD increased 0.00273 or 0.48% to 0.57053

    • USDJPY increased 0.376 or 0.23% to 162.476

    • USDCNY increased 0.00171 or 0.03% to 6.80527

    The above data was collected around 14:31 EST.

    Precious Metals:

    •  Gold decreased 35.75 USD/t oz. or -0.87% to 4,069.98

    •  Silver decreased 1.692 USD/t. oz. or -2.82% to 58.253

    The above data was collected around 14:35 EST.

    EUROPE/EMEA:

    The major Europe stock markets had a negative day today:

    •  CAC 40 decreased 183.58 points or -2.18% to 8,252.66

    •  FTSE 100 decreased 176.84 points or -1.66% to 10,489.04

    •  DAX 30 decreased 567.80 points or -2.23% to 24,897.45

    The major Europe currency markets had a mixed day today:

    • EURUSD increased 0.00152 or 0.13% to 1.14276

    • GBPUSD increased 0.00432 or 0.32% to 1.34028

    • USDCHF decreased 0.00049 or -0.06% to 0.80760

    The above data was collected around 14:42 EST.

    AMERICAS:

    US Markets:

    • DJIA declined by 576.76 points (-1.09%) to 52,348.39
    • S&P 500 declined by 21.14 points (-0.28%) to 7,482.71
    • NASDAQ advanced by 51.96 points (0.20%) to 25,870.652
    • Russell 2000 declined by 26.10 points (-0.88%) to 2,956.389

    Canada:

    • TSX Composite declined by 336.79 points (-0.95%) to 34,935.80
    • TSX 60 declined by 19.36 points (-0.93%) to 2,059.78

    Brazil:

    • Bovespa declined by 1,367.23 points (-0.79%) to 170,653.45

    ENERGY:

    The oil markets had a mixed day today:

    •  Crude Oil increased 3.315 USD/BBL or 4.71% to 73.755

    •  Brent increased 4.044 USD/BBL or 5.45% to 78.204

    •  Natural gas decreased 0.0514 USD/MMBtu or -1.57% to 3.2136

    •  Gasoline increased 0.1558 USD/GAL 5.27% to 3.1097

    •  Heating oil increased 0.3678 USD/GAL or 11.14% to 3.6695

    The above data was collected around 14:45 EST.

    •  Top commodity gainers: Heating Oil (11.14%), Brent (5.45%), Butter (6.00%) and Bitumen (6.18%)

    •  Top commodity losers: Silver (-2.82%), Platinum (-3.98%), Palladium (-4.25%) and Orange Juice (-2.30%)

    The above data was collected around 14:51 EST.

    BONDS:

    Japan 2.8820% (+3.62bp), US 2’s 4.21% (+0.011%), US 10’s 4.573% (+1.7bps); US 30’s 5.07 (+0.010%), Bunds 3.07% (+8.25bp), France 3.808% (+13.29bp), Italy 3.9020% (+11.76bp), Turkey 34.000% (+299bp), Greece 3.7750% (+12.15bp), Portugal 3.472% (+10.02bp); Spain 3.580% (+9.7bp) and UK Gilts 4.9614% (+11.11bp)

    The above data was collected around 14:53 EST.



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