ASIA:
The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today:
- NIKKEI 225 increased 289.71 points or 1.05% to 27,923.37
- Shanghai decreased 1.79 points or -0.05% to 3,313.57
- Hang Seng increased 154.04 points or 0.76% to 20,485.24
- ASX 200 increased 90.90 points or 1.26% to 7,309.90
- Kospi increased 35.78 points or 1.42% to 2,547.86
- SENSEX increased 147.88 points or 0.25% to 59,994.39
- Nifty50 increased 98.25 points or 0.56% to 17,722.30
The major Asian currency markets had a mixed day today:
- AUDUSD increased 0.00102 or 0.15% to 0.66472
- NZDUSD decreased 0.00223 or -0.36% to 0.61927
- USDJPY increased 0.055 or 0.04% to 133.655
- USDCNY increased 0.00604 or 0.09% to 6.89624
Precious Metals:
- Gold increased 13.85 USD/t oz. or 0.70% to 2,003.80
- Silver increased 0.154 USD/t. oz or 0.62% to 25.049
Some economic news from last night:
China:
CPI (YoY) (Mar) decreased from 1.0% to 0.7%
CPI (MoM) (Mar) increased from -0.5% to -0.3%
PPI (YoY) (Mar) decreased form -1.4% to -2.5%
Australia:
NAB Business Confidence (Mar) increased from -4 to -1
Westpac Consumer Sentiment (Apr) increased from 0.0% to 9.4%
Some economic news from today:
China:
New Loans (Mar) increased from 1,810.0B to 3,890.0B
EUROPE/EMEA:
The major Europe stock markets had a green day today:
- CAC 40 increased 65.53 points or 0.89% to 7,390.28
- FTSE 100 increased 44.16 points or 0.57% to 7,785.72
- DAX 30 increased 57.28 points or 0.37% to 15,655.17
The major Europe currency markets had a mixed day today:
- EURUSD increased 0.00438 or 0.40% to 1.09028
- GBPUSD increased 0.00291 or 0.24% to 1.24101
- USDCHF decreased 0.00524 or -0.58% to 0.90416
Some economic news from Europe today:
UK:
Mortgage Rate (GBP) (Mar) increased from 7.02% to 7.22%
Euro Zone:
Retail Sales (MoM) (Feb) decreased from 0.8% to -0.8%
US/AMERICAS:
The International Monetary Fund issued a dire warning for the economy at large, as they do not expect the global economy to return to what it was pre-pandemic. Global growth is projected to be 3% this year, which is the lowest mid forecast in three decades. “A hard landing — particularly for advanced economies — has become a much larger risk. Policymakers may face difficult trade-offs to bring sticky inflation down and maintain growth while also preserving financial stability,” the IMF said. The IMF called the “anemic” outlook a reflection of tight policies, the war in Ukraine, and a “recent deterioration in financial conditions.”
US Market Closings:
- Dow advanced 98.6 points or 0.29% to 33,685.12
- S&P 500 declined -0.06% or 0% to 4,109.05
- Nasdaq declined 52.48 points or -0.43% to 12,031.88
- Russell 2000 advanced 14.15 points or 0.8% to `,786.59
Canada Market Closings:
- TSX Composite advanced 146.03 points or 0.72% to 20,421.85
- TSX 60 advanced 8.68 points or 0.71% to 1,228.77
Brazil Market Closing:
- Bovespa advanced 4,367.12 points or 4.29% to 106,213.76
ENERGY:
The oil markets had a mixed day today:
- Crude Oil increased 1.377 USD/BBL or 1.73% to 81.117
- Brent increased 1.226 USD/BBL or 1.46% to 85.406
- Natural gas increased 0.0047 USD/MMBtu or 0.22% to 2.1767
- Gasoline increased 0.0426 USD/GAL or 1.52% to 2.8505
- Heating oil decreased 0.0087 USD/GAL or -0.32% to 2.6727
The above data was collected around 12:22 EST on Tuesday
- Top commodity gainers: Orange Juice (2.58%), Coffee (3.78%), Sugar (2.72%) and Palladium (3.03%)
- Top commodity losers: Aluminum (-1.48%), Rapeseed (-0.70%), Canola (-0.65%) and Lumber (-0.63%)
The above data was collected around 12:28 EST Tuesday.
BONDS:
Japan 0.452% (-1bp), US 2’s 4.07% (+0.060%), US 10’s 3.4506% (+3.56bps); US 30’s 3.64% (+0.010%), Bunds 2.311% (+13bp), France 2.831% (+12.5bp), Italy 4.173% (+14.6bp), Turkey 12.06% (+34bp), Greece 4.231% (+15.1bp), Portugal 3.197% (+13.3bp); Spain 3.363% (+11.3bp) and UK Gilts 3.540% (+10.7bp).
