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    ASIA:

    The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today:

    • NIKKEI 225 increased 497.75 points or 0.72% to 69,902.25

    • Shanghai increased 16.184 points or 0.40% to 4,108.076

    • Hang Seng decreased 181.79 points or -0.74% to 24,312.16

    • ASX 200 increased 48.60 points or 0.54% to 8,966.30

    • SENSEX increased 347.14 points or 0.45% to 77,155.62

    • Nifty50 increased 96.55 points or 0.40% to 24,085.70

    The major Asian currency markets had a mixed day today:

    • AUDUSD increased 0.00043 or 0.06% to 0.70715

    • NZDUSD decreased 0.00165 or -0.28% to 0.58155

    • USDJPY decreased 0.215 or -0.13% to 160.209

    • USDCNY increased 0.00274 or 0.04% to 6.75947

    The above data was collected around 12:47 EST.

    Precious Metals:

    •  Gold increased 25.18 USD/t oz. or 0.58% to 4,356.62

    •  Silver increased 0.534 USD/t. oz. or 0.76% to 70.555

    The above data was collected around 12:51 EST.

    EUROPE/EMEA:

    The major Europe stock markets had a mixed day today:

    •  CAC 40 decreased 16.48 points or -0.20% to 8,430.79

    •  FTSE 100 increased 14.40 points or 0.14% to 10,508.61

    •  DAX 30 increased 24.26 points or 0.10% to 24,934.67

    The major Europe currency markets had a mixed day today:

    • EURUSD decreased 0.00174 or -0.15% to 1.15910

    • GBPUSD decreased 0.00309 or -0.23% to 1.33957

    • USDCHF increased 0.00001 or 0.00% to 0.79331

    The above data was collected around 12:53 EST.

    AMERICAS:

    US Markets:

    • DJIA declined by 507.12 points (-0.98%) to 51,492.55
    • S&P 500 declined by 91.25 points (-1.21%) to 7,420.10
    • NASDAQ declined by 354.69 points (-1.35%) to 26,021.656
    • Russell 2000 declined by 21.21 points (-0.72%) to 2,917.982

    Canada:

    • TSX Composite declined by 264.47 points (-0.75%) to 35,125.11
    • TSX 60 declined by 11.46 points (-0.55%) to 2,058.00

    Brazil:

    • Bovespa declined by 1,194.54 points (-0.70%) to 168,453.93

    ENERGY:

    The oil markets had a mixed day today:

    •  Crude Oil increased 0.419 USD/BBL or 0.55% to 76.469

    •  Brent increased 0.289 USD/BBL or 0.37% to 79.249

    •  Natural gas decreased 0.0717 USD/MMBtu or -2.21% to 3.1673

    •  Gasoline decreased 0.0034 USD/GAL -0.12% to 2.8771

    •  Heating oil increased 0.0093 USD/GAL or 0.29% to 3.1795

    The above data was collected around 12:55 EST.

    •  Top commodity gainers: Orange Juice (3.57%), Cotton (3.40%), Rubber (1.53%) and Wheat (2.55%)

    •  Top commodity losers: Methanol (-2.22%), Platinum (-1.21%), Natural Gas (-2.21%) and Steel (-1.15%)

    The above data was collected around 13:03 EST.

    BONDS:

    Japan 2.6060% (-4.23bp), US 2’s 4.08% (+0.009%), US 10’s 4.4350% (-1bps); US 30’s 4.93 (-0.019%), Bunds 2.9299% (-1.01bp), France 3.560% (-0.62bp), Italy 3.636% (-1.5bp), Turkey 30.910% (-2bp), Greece 3.586% (-0.87bp), Portugal 3.302% (+0.7bp); Spain 3.368% (+2.34bp) and UK Gilts 4.7487% (-2.33bp)

    The above data was collected around 13:07 EST.



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