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    Market Talk – August 5, 2026

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    ASIA:

    The major Asian stock markets had a green day today:

    • NIKKEI 225 increased 2,342.91 points or 3.66% to 66,300.44

    • Shanghai increased 56.145 points or 1.47% to 3,878.43

    • Hang Seng increased 62.90 points or 0.24% to 25,915.82

    • ASX 200 increased 82.00 points or 0.90% to 9,227.80

    • SENSEX increased 152.05 points or 0.19% to 78,581.00

    • Nifty50 increased 9.75 points or 0.04% to 24,624.65

    The major Asian currency markets had a mixed day today:

    • AUDUSD increased 0.00131 or 0.19% to 0.70595

    • NZDUSD decreased 0.00050 or -0.08% to 0.58893

    • USDJPY decreased 0.037 or -0.02% to 157.697

    • USDCNY decreased 0.00052 or -0.01% to 6.74762

    The above data was collected around 15:12 EST.

    Precious Metals:

    •  Gold increased 179.08 USD/t oz. or 4.39% to 4,256.94

    •  Silver increased 2.741 USD/t. oz. or 4.61% to 62.247

    The above data was collected around 15:16 EST.

    EUROPE/EMEA:

    The major Europe stock markets had a mixed day today:

    •  CAC 40 increased 2.67 points or 0.03% to 8,669.30

    •  FTSE 100 increased 8.92 points or 0.08% to 10,888.30

    •  DAX 30 decreased 76.05 points or -0.29% to 26,126.30

    The major Europe currency markets had a mixed day today:

    • EURUSD increased 0.00174 or 0.15% to 1.15487

    • GBPUSD increased 0.00122 or 0.09% to 1.34637

    • USDCHF decreased 0.00155 or -0.19% to 0.80755

    The above data was collected around 15:22 EST.

    AMERICAS:

    US Markets:

    • DJIA advanced by 263.24 points (0.49%) to 54,349.12
    • S&P 500 declined by 12.97 points (-0.17%) to 7,723.55
    • NASDAQ declined by 221.55 points (-0.83%) to 26,363.439
    • Russell 2000 declined by 17.80 points (-0.59%) to 3,019.177

    Canada:

    • TSX Composite advanced by 344.83 points (0.96%) to 36,146.42
    • TSX 60 advanced by 21.17 points (1.00%) to 2,130.75

    Brazil:

    • Bovespa declined by 87.47 points (-0.05%) to 177,807.50

    ENERGY:

    The oil markets had a mixed day today:

    •  Crude Oil decreased 0.501 USD/BBL or -0.66% to 75.269

    •  Brent increased 0.185 USD/BBL or 0.23% to 79.545

    •  Natural gas decreased 0.0104 USD/MMBtu or -0.39% to 2.6716

    •  Gasoline decreased 0.0157 USD/GAL -0.55% to 2.8365

    •  Heating oil increased 0.0149 USD/GAL or 0.40% to 3.7854

    The above data was collected around 15:24 EST.

    •  Top commodity gainers: Silver (4.61%), Gold (4.39%), Milk (6.46%) and Butter (5.20%)

    •  Top commodity losers: Bitumen (-1.91%), Cheese (-2.21%), Orange Juice (-2.16%) and Methanol (-3.10%)

    The above data was collected around 15:41 EST.

    BONDS:

    Japan 2.8100% (-4.91bp), US 2’s 4.19% (-0.014%), US 10’s 4.6240% (+0.5bps); US 30’s 5.17 (-0.001%), Bunds 3.1046% (-1.17bp), France 3.894% (-0.45bp), Italy 3.8830% (-1.61bp), Turkey 32.050% (-22bp), Greece 3.7670% (-1.01bp), Portugal 3.4550% (-0.89bp); Spain 3.551% (+1.5bp) and UK Gilts 4.8880% (-0.3bp)

    The above data was collected around 15:45 EST.



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