ASIA:
The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today:
- NIKKEI 225 increased 45.02 points or 0.16% to 27,944.79
- Shanghai decreased 12.20 points or -0.39% to 3,085.04
- Hang Seng decreased 336.63 points or 1.87% to 17,655.91
- Kospi decreased 24.98 points or -1.02% to 2,419.50
- ASX 200 decreased 12.50 points or -0.17% to 7,139.30
- SENSEX decreased 518.64 points or -0.84% to 61,144.84
- Nifty50 decreased 147.70 points or -0.81% to 18,159.95
The major Asian currency markets had a mixed day today:
- AUDUSD decreased 0.00718 or -1.08% to 0.66006
- NZDUSD decreased 0.0051 or -0.83% to 0.60990
- USDJPY increased 1.732 or 1.23% to 142.095
- USDCNY increased 0.05154 or 0.72% to 7.17534
Precious Metals:
- Gold decreased 10.85 USD/t oz. or -0.62% to 1,738.89
- Silver decreased 0.059 USD/t. oz or -0.28% to 20.856
Some economic news from last night:
China:
PBoC Loan Prime Rate remain the same at 3.65%
Some economic news from today:
Hong Kong:
CPI (YoY) (Oct) decreased from 4.4% to 1.8%
South Korea:
Consumer Confidence (Nov) decreased from 88.8 to 86.5
EUROPE/EMEA:
The major Europe stock markets had a negative day:
- CAC 40 decreased 10.01 points or -0.15% to 6,634.45
- FTSE 100 decreased 8.67 points or -0.12% to 7,376.85
- DAX 30 decreased 51.93 points or -0.36% to 14,379.93
The major Europe currency markets had a mixed day today:
- EURUSD decreased 0.00851 or -0.82% to 1.02380
- GBPUSD decreased 0.00674 or -0.57% to 1.18162
- USDCHF increased 0.00469 or 0.49% to 0.95929
Some economic news from Europe today:
Germany:
German PPI (MoM) (Oct) decreased from 2.3% to -4.2%
US/AMERICAS:
The Biden Administration agreed to fund new nuclear energy initiatives today. The Pacific Gas & Electric Co. in California will receive a $1.1 billion grant. The Diablo Canyon plant is the last nuclear power plant in the entire state of California. The plant was going to be decommissioned over 2024 and 2025, but the Senate voted to keep it running for five additional years. This is part of the $6 billion investment for the Civil Nuclear Credit that is helping to build upon nuclear energy in the US.
US Market Closings:
- Dow declined 45.41 points or -0.13% to 33,700.28
- S&P 500 declined 15.4 points or -0.39% to 3,949.94
- Nasdaq declined 121.55 points or -1.09% to 11,024.51
- Russell 2000 declined 10.59 points or -0.57% to 1,839.14
Canada Market Closings:
- TSX Composite declined 3.78 points or -0.02% to 19,977.13
- TSX 60 declined 0.32 of a point or -0.03% to 1,213.13
Brazil Market Closing:
- Bovespa advanced 878.01 points or 0.81% to 109,748.18
ENERGY:
The oil markets had a mixed day today:
- Crude Oil decreased 0.350 USD/BBL or -0.44% to 79.730
- Brent decreased 0.147 USD/BBL or -0.17% to 87.473
- Natural gas increased 0.3774 USD/MMBtu or 5.99% to 6.6804
- Gasoline increased 0.0172 USD/GAL or 0.71% to 2.4380
- Heating oil decreased 0.0268 USD/GAL or -0.76% to 3.4913
The above data was collected around 16:31 EST on Monday
- Top commodity gainers: Natural Gas (5.99%), Orange Juice (2.29%), Coffee (4.10%) and Lumber (1.99%)
- Top commodity losers: Rubber (-3.07%), Cotton (-4.77%), Zinc (-3.66%) and Palladium (-3.55%)
The above data was collected around 16:36 EST Monday.
BONDS:
Japan 0.245%(+0bp), US 2’s 4.56% (+0.047%), US 10’s 3.8344% (+1.64bps); US 30’s 3.90% (-0.024%), Bunds 2.024% (+0.6bp), France 2.46% (-2.9bp), Italy 3.927% (+3.6bp), Turkey 11.03% (-30bp), Greece 4.24% (-3.1bp), Portugal 2.939% (-3.6bp); Spain 2.984% (-4.9bp) and UK Gilts 3.179% (-5.7bp).
