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    Market Talk – May 12, 2026

    Team_Benjamin Franklin InstituteBy Team_Benjamin Franklin InstituteMay 12, 2026No Comments3 Mins Read
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    ASIA:

    The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today:

    • NIKKEI 225 increased 324.69 points or 0.52% to 62,742.57

    • Shanghai decreased 10.532 points or -0.25% to 4,214.489

    • Hang Seng decreased 58.93 points or -0.22% to 26,347.91

    • ASX 200 decreased 31.10 points or -0.36% to 8,670.70

    • SENSEX decreased 1,456.04 points or -1.92% to 74,559.24

    • Nifty50 decreased 436.30 points or -1.83% to 23,379.55

    The major Asian currency markets had a mixed day today:

    • AUDUSD decreased 0.00341 or -0.47% to 0.72154

    • NZDUSD decreased 0.00278 or -0.47% to 0.59362

    • USDJPY increased 0.552 or 0.35% to 157.739

    • USDCNY increased 0.00366 or 0.05% to 6.79546

    The above data was collected around 12:53 EST.

    Precious Metals:

    •  Gold decreased 65.11 USD/t oz. or -1.37% to 4,670.61

    •  Silver decreased 1.727 USD/t. oz. or -2.01% to 84.363

    The above data was collected around 12:55 EST

    EUROPE/EMEA:

    The major Europe stock markets had a negative day today:

    •  CAC 40 decreased 76.46 points or -0.95% to 7,979.92

    •  FTSE 100 decreased 4.11 points or -0.04% to 10,265.32

    •  DAX 30 decreased 395.35 points or -1.62% to 23,954.93

    The major Europe currency markets had a mixed day today:

    • EURUSD decreased 0.00554 or -0.47% to 1.17279

    • GBPUSD decreased 0.00927 or -0.68% to 1.35179

    • USDCHF increased 0.004 or 0.51% to 0.78199

    The above data was collected around 12:59 EST.

    AMERICAS:

    US Markets:

    • DJIA advanced by 56.09 points (0.11%) to 49,760.56
    • S&P 500 declined by 11.88 points (-0.16%) to 7,400.96
    • NASDAQ declined by 185.922 points (-0.71%) to 26,088.203
    • Russell 2000 declined by 27.809 points (-0.97%) to 2,842.831

    Canada:

    • TSX Composite advanced by 151.85 points (0.44%) to 34,290.73
    • TSX 60 advanced by 7.87 points (0.4%) to 1,985.11

    Brazil:

    • Bovespa declined by 1,566.54 points (-0.86%) to 180,342.33

    ENERGY:

    The oil markets had a mixed day today:

    •   Crude Oil increased 3.491 USD/BBL or 3.56% to 101.561

    •  Brent increased 3.047 USD/BBL or 2.92% to 107.257

    •  Natural gas decreased 0.1 USD/MMBtu or -3.44% to 2.8100

    •  Gasoline increased 0.0779 USD/GAL 2.16% to 3.6777

    •  Heating oil increased 0.1411 USD/GAL or 3.56% to 4.1097

    The above data was collected around 13:02 EST.

    •  Top commodity gainers: Crude Oil (3.56%), Heating Oil (3.56%), Wheat (6.90%) and Orange Juice (4.74%)

    •  Top commodity losers: Natural Gas (-3.44%), Oat (-2.66%), Silicon (-3.79%) and Methanol (-3.38%)

    The above data was collected around 13:11 EST.

    BONDS:

    Japan 2.5440% (+1.91bp), US 2’s 4.00% (+0.036%), US 10’s 4.4600% (+4.7bps); US 30’s 5.02 (+0.033%), Bunds 3.1010% (+5.77bp), France 3.7390% (+7.5bp), Italy 3.8730% (+9.18bp), Turkey 34.320% (+48bp), Greece 3.804% (+7bp), Portugal 3.487% (+7.8bp); Spain 3.531% (+5.8bp) and UK Gilts 5.1110% (+9.3bp)

    The above data was collected around 13:14 EST.



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