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    Market Talk – February 17, 2026

    February 17, 20263 Mins Read
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    ASIA:

    The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today:

    • NIKKEI 225 decreased 239.92 points or -0.42% to 56,566.49

    • Shanghai closed

    • Hang Seng closed

    • ASX 200 increased 21.80 points or 0.24% to 8,958.90

    • SENSEX increased 173.81 points or 0.21% to 83,450.96

    • Nifty50 increased 42.65 points or 0.17% to 25,725.40

    The major Asian currency markets had a mixed day today:

    • AUDUSD decreased 0.00156 or -0.22% to 0.70563

    • NZDUSD decreased 0.00052 or -0.09% to 0.60268

    • USDJPY increased 0.015 or 0.01% to 153.487

    • USDCNY increased 0.00311 or 0.05% to 6.88756

    The above data was collected around 12:45 EST.

    Precious Metals:

    • Gold decreased 129.89 USD/t oz. or -2.60% to 4,861.22

    • Silver decreased 3.091 USD/t. oz. or -4.10% to 72.339

    The above data was collected around 12:56 EST.

     

    EUROPE/EMEA:

    The major Europe stock markets had a green day today:

    • CAC 40 increased 44.96 points or 0.54% to 8,361.46

    • FTSE 100 increased 82.48 points or 0.79% to 10,556.17

    • DAX 30 increased 197.49 points or 0.80% to 24,998.40

    The major Europe currency markets had a mixed day today:

    • EURUSD decreased 0.00118 or -0.10% to 1.18392

    • GBPUSD decreased 0.00909 or -0.67% to 1.35411

    • USDCHF increased 0.00129 or 0.17% to 0.77110

    The above data was collected around 13:03 EST.  

    NORTH AMERICA:

    US/AMERICAS:

    • DJIA advanced by 32.26 points (0.07%) to 49,533.19

    • S&P 500 advanced by 7.05 points (0.10%) to 6,843.22

    • NASDAQ advanced by 31.71 points (0.14%) to 22,578.384

    • Russell 2000 declined by 0.12 points (UNCH) to 2,646.574

    Canada Market Closings:

    • TSX Composite declined by 177.16 points (-0.54%) to 32,896.55

    • TSX 60 declined by 7.86 points (-0.41%) to 1,909.29

    Brazil Market Closing:

    ENERGY:

    The oil markets had a mixed day today:

    • Crude Oil decreased 0.626 USD/BBL or -1.00% to 62.264

    • Brent decreased 1.491 USD/BBL or -2.17% to 67.198

    • Natural gas decreased 0.2086 USD/MMBtu or -6.43% to 3.0344

    • Gasoline increased 0.0028 USD/GAL or 0.15% to 1.9093

    • Heating oil decreased 0.0071 USD/GAL or -0.30% to 2.3808

    The above data was collected around 13:08 EST.

    • Top commodity gainers: Orange Juice (7.01%), Oat (2.79%), Live Cattle (1.50%) and Feeder Cattle (1.27%)

    • Top commodity losers: Palladium (-4.36%), Natural Gas (-6.43%), Coffee (-4.28%) and Cocoa (-5.79%)

     

    The above data was collected around 13:14 EST.

    BONDS:

    Japan 2.1260% (-8.87bp), US 2’s 3.45% (+0.033%), US 10’s 4.060% (+1.2bps); US 30’s 4.69 (+0.004%), Bunds 2.7410% (-1.46bp), France 3.3160% (-3.02bp), Italy 3.367% (-1.1bp), Turkey 29.805% (+1bp), Greece 3.352% (-0.9bp), Portugal 3.116% (-0.9bp); Spain 3.170% (-1.7bp) and UK Gilts 4.383% (-1.92bp)                              

    The above data was collected around 13:18 EST.



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