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    Market Talk – March 17, 2026

    Team_Benjamin Franklin InstituteBy Team_Benjamin Franklin InstituteMarch 17, 2026No Comments3 Mins Read
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    ASIA:

    The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today:

    • NIKKEI 225 decreased 50.76 points or -0.09% to 53,700.39

    • Shanghai decreased 34.879 points or -0.85% to 4,049.907

    • Hang Seng increased 34.52 points or 0.13% to 25,868.54

    • ASX 200 increased 30.90 points or 0.36% to 8,614.30

    • SENSEX increased 567.99 points or 0.75% to 76,070.84

    • Nifty50 increased 172.35 points or 0.74% to 23,581.15

    The major Asian currency markets had a mixed day today:

    • AUDUSD increased 0.00324 or 0.46% to 0.71040

    • NZDUSD decreased 0.00014 or -0.02% to 0.58606

    • USDJPY decreased 0.139 or -0.09% to 158.942

    • USDCNY decreased 0.00511 or -0.07% to 6.88376

    The above data was collected around 13:02 EST.

    Precious Metals:

    •  Gold decreased 2.26 USD/t oz. or -0.05% to 5,004.59

    •  Silver decreased 1.115 USD/t. oz. or -1.38% to 79.634

    The above data was collected around 13:05 EST.

    EUROPE/EMEA:

    The major Europe stock markets had a green day today:

    •  CAC 40 increased 38.52 points or 0.49% to 7,974.49

    •  FTSE 100 increased 85.91 points or 0.83% to 10,403.60

    •  DAX 30 increased 166.91 points or 0.71% to 23,730.92

    The major Europe currency markets had a mixed day today:

    • EURUSD increased 0.00256 or 0.22% to 1.15303

    • GBPUSD increased 0.00301 or 0.23% to 1.33501

    • USDCHF decreased 0.00281 or -0.36% to 0.78502

    The above data was collected around 13:08 EST.

    Americas:

    US Markets:

    • DJIA advanced by 129.47 points (0.26%) to 49,662.66

    • S&P 500 advanced by 38.09 points (0.56%) to 6,881.31

    • NASDAQ advanced by 175.25 points (0.78%) to 22,753.635

    • Russell 2000 advanced by 12.02 points (0.45%) to 2,658.606

    Canada:

    • TSX Composite advanced by 493.18 points (1.50%) to 33,389.73

    • TSX 60 advanced by 28.76 points (1.51%) to 1,938.05

    Brazil:

    ENERGY:

    The oil markets had a green day today:

    •  Crude Oil increased 2.175 USD/BBL or 2.33% to 95.675

    •  Brent increased 2.436 USD/BBL or 2.43% to 102.646

    •  Natural gas increased 0.0027 USD/MMBtu or 0.09% to 3.0257

    •  Gasoline increased 0.111 USD/GAL 3.70% to 3.1113

    •  Heating oil increased 0.1663 USD/GAL or 4.33% to 4.0038

    The above data was collected around 13:11 EST.

    •  Top commodity gainers: Heating Oil (4.33%), Gasoline (3.70%), Brent (2.43%) and Canola (3.71%)

    •  Top commodity losers: Butter (-5.05%), Oat (-2.32%), Potatoes (-25.81%) and Orange Juice (-4.86%)

    The above data was collected around 13:17 EST.

    BONDS:

    Japan 2.2630% (-1.7bp), US 2’s 3.67% (-0.017%), US 10’s 4.1990% (-2.5bps); US 30’s 4.85 (-0.020%), Bunds 2.9135% (-3.53bp), France 3.5580% (-5.76bp), Italy 3.6600% (-6.73bp), Turkey 32.670% (-16.5bp), Greece 3.683% (-4bp), Portugal 3.344% (-4.2bp); Spain 3.392% (-3.2bp) and UK Gilts 4.6250% (-8.66bp)

    The above data was collected around 13:20 EST.



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