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    Market Talk – May 5, 2026

    May 5, 20263 Mins Read
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    ASIA:

    The major Asian stock markets had a negative day today:

    • NIKKEI 225 closed

    • Shanghai closed

    • Hang Seng decreased 197.27 points or -0.76% to 25,898.61

    • ASX 200 decreased 16.60 points or -0.19% to 8,680.50

    • SENSEX decreased 251.61 points or -0.33% to 77,017.79

    • Nifty50 decreased 86.50 points or -0.36% to 24,032.80

    The major Asian currency markets had a mixed day today:

    • AUDUSD increased 0.00192 or 0.27% to 0.71863

    • NZDUSD increased 0.0016 or 0.27% to 0.58900

    • USDJPY increased 0.637 or 0.41% to 157.854

    • USDCNY decreased 0.00205 or -0.03% to 6.82836

    The above data was collected around 13:13 EST.

    Precious Metals:

    •  Gold increased 33.86 USD/t oz. or 0.75% to 4,557.05

    •  Silver increased 0.516 USD/t. oz. or 0.71% to 73.228

    The above data was collected around 13:17 EST.

    EUROPE/EMEA:

    The major Europe stock markets had a mixed day today:

    •  CAC 40 increased 86.19 points or 1.08% to 8,062.31

    •  FTSE 100 decreased 144.82 points or -1.40% to 10,219.11

    •  DAX 30 increased 410.43 points or 1.71% to 24,401.70

    The major Europe currency markets had a mixed day today:

    • EURUSD increased 0.00066 or 0.06% to 1.16984

    • GBPUSD increased 0.00168 or 0.12% to 1.35487

    • USDCHF decreased 0.00106 or -0.14% to 0.78284

    The above data was collected around 13:25 EST.

    AMERICAS:

    US Markets:

    • DJIA advanced by 356.35 points (0.73%) to 49,298.25
    • S&P 500 advanced by 58.47 points (0.81%) to 7,259.22
    • NASDAQ advanced by 258.32 points (1.03%) to 25,326.126
    • Russell 2000 advanced by 49.01 points (1.75%) to 2,845.004

    Canada:

    • TSX Composite declined by 71.96 points (-0.21%) to 33,566.91
    • TSX 60 declined by 5.52 points (-0.28%) to 1,958.25

    Brazil:

    • Bovespa advanced by 1,157.80 points (0.62%) to 186,757.92

    ENERGY:

    The oil markets had a negative day today:

    •  Crude Oil decreased 4.832 USD/BBL or -4.54% to 101.588

    •  Brent decreased 4.553 USD/BBL or -3.98% to 109.887

    •  Natural gas decreased 0.0713 USD/MMBtu or -2.49% to 2.7957

    •  Gasoline decreased 0.1221 USD/GAL -3.27% to 3.6161

    •  Heating oil decreased 0.0888 USD/GAL or -2.18% to 3.9844

    The above data was collected around 13:30 EST.

    •  Top commodity gainers: Copper (2.48%), Palladium (2.13%), Cocoa (4.59%) and Rice (2.82%)

    •  Top commodity losers: Crude Oil (-4.54%), Orange Juice (-5.20%), Brent (-3.98%) and Gasoline (-3.27%)

    The above data was collected around 13:30 EST.

    BONDS:

    Japan 2.5060% (+0.03bp), US 2’s 3.94% (-0.018%), US 10’s 4.4170% (-2.5bps); US 30’s 4.99 (-0.027%), Bunds 3.0614% (-2.14bp), France 3.7140% (-4.11bp), Italy 3.8590% (-7.11bp), Turkey 34.330% (+24.5bp), Greece 3.839% (+0.2bp), Portugal 3.485% (-1.5bp); Spain 3.51% (-3.1bp) and UK Gilts 5.0610% (+10.8bp)

    The above data was collected around 13:44 EST.



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