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    Market Talk – March 16, 2026

    Team_Benjamin Franklin InstituteBy Team_Benjamin Franklin InstituteMarch 16, 2026No Comments3 Mins Read
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    ASIA:

    The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today:

    • NIKKEI 225 decreased 68.46 points or -0.13% to 53,751.15

    • Shanghai decreased 10.663 points or -0.26% to 4,084.786

    • Hang Seng increased 368.42 points or 1.45% to 25,834.02

    • ASX 200 decreased 33.70 points or -0.39% to 8,583.40

    • SENSEX increased 938.93 points or 1.26% to 75,502.85

    • Nifty50 increased 257.70 points or 1.11% to 23,408.80

    The major Asian currency markets had a mixed day today:

    • AUDUSD increased 0.00774 or 1.11% to 0.70585

    • NZDUSD increased 0.0074 or 1.28% to 0.58480

    • USDJPY decreased 0.459 or -0.29% to 159.269

    • USDCNY decreased 0.01541 or -0.22% to 6.89307

    The above data was collected around 12:09 EST.

    Precious Metals:

    •  Gold decreased 24.3 USD/t oz. or -0.48% to 4,997.81

    •  Silver increased 0.124 USD/t. oz. or 0.15% to 80.659

    The above data was collected around 12:13 EST.

    EUROPE/EMEA:

    The major Europe stock markets had a green day today:

    •  CAC 40 increased 24.44 points or 0.31% to 7,935.97

    •  FTSE 100 increased 56.54 points or 0.55% to 10,317.69

    •  DAX 30 increased 116.72 points or 0.50% to 23,564.01

    The major Europe currency markets had a mixed day today:

    • EURUSD increased 0.00632 or 0.55% to 1.14799

    • GBPUSD increased 0.00719 or 0.54% to 1.32923

    • USDCHF decreased 0.00278 or -0.35% to 0.78869

    The above data was collected around 12:26 EST.

    AMERICAS:

    AMERICA:

    • Dow advanced by 387.94 points (+0.83%) to 46,946.41

    • S&P 500 advanced by 67.19 points (+1.01%) to 6,699.38

    • NASDAQ advanced by 268.82 points (+1.22%) to 22,374.178

    • Russell 2000 advanced by 23.24 points (+0.94%) to 2,503.292

    Canada Market Closings:

    • TSX Composite advanced by 334.72 points (+1.03%) to 32,876.65

    • TSX 60 advanced by 21.21 points (+1.12%) to 1,912.14

    Brazil Market Closing:

    ENERGY:

    The oil markets had a mixed day today:

    •  Crude Oil decreased 2.337 USD/BBL or -2.37% to 96.374

    •  Brent decreased 0.101 USD/BBL or -0.10% to 103.039

    •  Natural gas decreased 0.0945 USD/MMBtu or -3.02% to 3.0365

    •  Gasoline increased 0.0068 USD/GAL 0.22% to 3.0482

    •  Heating oil decreased 0.0332 USD/GAL or -0.83% to 3.9815

    The above data was collected around 12:29 EST.

    •  Top commodity gainers: Cotton (3.86%), Cocoa (4.26%), Bitumen (3.21%) and Platinum (2.67%)

    •  Top commodity losers: Canola (-3.03%), Oat (-4.69%), Natural Gas (-3.02%) and Soybeans (-4.97%)

    The above data was collected around 12:58 EST.

    BONDS:

    Japan 2.2800% (+3.48bp), US 2’s 3.70% (-0.036%), US 10’s 4.2420% (-4bps); US 30’s 4.88 (-0.024%), Bunds 2.9504% (-2.64bp), France 3.6170% (-5.27bp), Italy 3.7300% (-7.16bp), Turkey 33.120% (+259bp), Greece 3.731% (-2.6bp), Portugal 3.393% (-4.3bp); Spain 3.441% (-5.4bp) and UK Gilts 4.7130% (-5.78bp)

    The above data was collected around 13:07 EST.



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