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    Market Talk – May 1, 2026

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    ASIA:

    The major Asian stock markets had a green day today:

    • NIKKEI 225 increased 228.20 points or 0.38% to 59,513.12

    • Shanghai closed

    • Hang Seng closed

    • ASX 200 increased 64.00 points or 0.74% to 8,729.80

    • SENSEX closed

    • Nifty50 closed

    The major Asian currency markets had a mixed day today:

    • AUDUSD increased 0.00036 or 0.05% to 0.72050

    • NZDUSD decreased 0.00077 or -0.13% to 0.59003

    • USDJPY increased 0.502 or 0.32% to 157.078

    • USDCNY decreased 0.00051 or -0.01% to 6.83129

    The above data was collected around 14:20 EST.

    Precious Metals:

    •  Gold decreased 1.7 USD/t oz. or -0.04% to 4,621.16

    •  Silver increased 2.116 USD/t. oz. or 2.87% to 75.816

    The above data was collected around 14:23 EST.

    EUROPE/EMEA:

    The major Europe stock markets had a negative day today:

    •  CAC 40 closed

    •  FTSE 100 decreased 14.89 points or -0.14% to 10,363.93

    •  DAX 30 closed

    The major Europe currency markets had a negative day today:

    • EURUSD decreased 0.00074 or -0.06% to 1.17241

    • GBPUSD decreased 0.00237 or -0.17% to 1.35808

    • USDCHF decreased 0.00017 or -0.02% to 0.78127

    The above data was collected around 14:28 EST.

    AMERICAS:

    US Markets:

    • DJIA advanced by 790.33 points (1.62%) to 49,652.14
    • S&P 500 advanced by 73.06 points (1.02%) to 7,209.01
    • NASDAQ advanced by 219.07 points (0.89%) to 24,892.313
    • Russell 2000 advanced by 60.43 points (2.21%) to 2,799.905

    Canada:

    • TSX Composite advanced by 645.94 points (1.94%) to 33,964.33
    • TSX 60 advanced by 38.92 points (2.00%) to 1,982.72

    Brazil:

    • Bovespa advanced by 2,627.52 points (1.42%) to 187,377.94

    ENERGY:

    The oil markets had a mixed day today:

    •  Crude Oil decreased 3.142 USD/BBL or -2.99% to 101.928

    •  Brent decreased 2.422 USD/BBL or -2.19% to 107.978

    •  Natural gas increased 0.0156 USD/MMBtu or 0.56% to 2.7826

    •  Gasoline decreased 0.02 USD/GAL -0.55% to 3.5950

    •  Heating oil decreased 0.1377 USD/GAL or -3.37% to 3.9432

    The above data was collected around 14:30 EST.

    •  Top commodity gainers: Silver (2.87%), Coffee (1.52%), Cotton (2.52%) and Sugar (2.46%)

    •  Top commodity losers: Heating Oil (-3.37%), Brent (-2.19%), Orange Juice (-1.42%) and Crude Oil (-2.99%)

    The above data was collected around 14:39 EST.

    BONDS:

    Japan 2.5060% (-1.93bp), US 2’s 3.89% (+0.017%), US 10’s 4.3780% (+0.3bps); US 30’s 4.97 (-0.001%), Bunds 3.0342% (+0.45bp), France 3.6933% (-0.42bp), Italy 3.8646% (+0.1bp), Turkey 31.520% (-24bp), Greece 3.809% (-2.9bp), Portugal 3.455% (+1.5bp); Spain 3.486% (-0.8bp) and UK Gilts 4.9720% (-6.6bp)

    The above data was collected around 14:42 EST.



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