Welcome to Market Talk 2017 on Extreme Investor Network! Today, we bring you a comprehensive overview of the major happenings in the global financial markets.
Let’s start with Asia. The Nikkei 225 recorded a significant increase of 1.97%, while the Hang Seng and Sensex saw a decline. The currency markets in Asia also had a mixed day, with fluctuations in AUDUSD, NZDUSD, USDJPY, and USDCNY.
Moving on to Europe/EMEA, the CAC 40, FTSE 100, and DAX 30 experienced negative movements in the stock markets. Similarly, there were mixed outcomes in the currency markets for EURUSD, GBPUSD, and USDCHF.
In the US/Americas, the Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq, and Russell 2000 closed with slight declines. Canada’s TSX Composite and TSX 60 also saw decreases, while Brazil’s Bovespa recorded a significant drop.
Energy markets showed a positive trend, with increases in Crude Oil, Brent, Natural gas, Gasoline, and Heating oil. On the other hand, there were losses in Copper, Wheat, Zinc, and Nickel.
Lastly, we take a look at the bond market. Various countries, including Japan, the US, Germany, Italy, and the UK, saw fluctuations in their bond yields.
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