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Market Talk – February 25, 2026

ASIA:
The major Asian stock markets had a green day today:
• NIKKEI 225 increased 1,262.03 points or 2.20% to 58,583.12
• Shanghai increased 29.822 points or 0.72% to 4,147.231
• Hang Seng increased 175.40 points or 0.66% to 26,765.72
• ASX 200 increased 106.00 points or 1.17% to 9,128.30
• SENSEX increased 50.15 points or 0.06% to 82,276.07
• Nifty50 increased 57.85 points or 0.23% to 25,482.50
The major Asian currency markets had a mixed day today:
• AUDUSD increased 0.00612 or 0.87% to 0.71189
• NZDUSD increased 0.00280 or 0.47% to 0.59944
• USDJPY increased 0.488 or 0.31% to 156.356
• USDCNY decreased 0.02537 or -0.37% to 6.85408
The above data was collected around 13:11 EST.
Precious Metals:
• Gold increased 67.17 USD/t oz. or 1.31% to 5,207.22
• Silver increased 3.836 USD/t. oz. or 4.40% to 90.941
The above data was collected around 13:16 EST.
EUROPE/EMEA:
The major Europe stock markets had a green day today:
• CAC 40 increased 39.86 points or 0.47% to 8,559.07
• FTSE 100 increased 125.82 points or 1.18% to 10,806.41
• DAX 30 increased 189.69 points or 0.76% to 25,175.94
The major Europe currency markets had a mixed day today:
• EURUSD increased 0.00342 or 0.29% to 1.18067
• GBPUSD increased 0.00624 or 0.46% to 1.35516
• USDCHF decreased 0.00173 or -0.22% to 0.77245
The above data was collected around 13:41 EST.
NORTH AMERICA:

US/AMERICAS:

Dow advanced by 307.65 points (+0.63%) to 49,482.15

S&P 500 advanced by 56.06 points (+0.81%) to 6,946.13

NASDAQ advanced by 288.40 points (+1.26%) to 23,152.077

Russell 2000 advanced by 11.00 points (+0.41%) to 2,663.329

Canada Market Closings:

TSX Composite advanced by 156.95 points (+0.46%) to 34,127.33

TSX 60 advanced by 11.09 points (+0.57%) to 1,968.77

Brazil Market Closing:

Bovespa declined by 355.21 points (-0.19%) to 191,135.19

ENERGY:
The oil markets had a mixed day today:
• Crude Oil increased 0.082 USD/BBL or 0.13% to 65.712
• Brent increased 0.299 USD/BBL or 0.42% to 71.069
• Natural gas increased 0.0706 USD/MMBtu or 2.49% to 2.9016
• Gasoline increased 0.0137 USD/GAL or 0.69% to 1.9982
• Heating oil decreased 0.0287 USD/GAL or -1.07% to 2.6582
The above data was collected around 13:43 EST.
• Top commodity gainers: Lithium (6.41%), Butter (4.97%), Platinum (6.65%) and Silver (4.40%)
• Top commodity losers: Methanol (-1.47%), Heating Oil (-1.07%), Oat (-4.82%) and Rapeseed (-1.78%)
The above data was collected around 13:49 EST.
BONDS:
Japan 2.1470% (+3.42bp), US 2’s 3.48% (+0.024%), US 10’s 4.0460% (+0.8bps); US 30’s 4.69 (+0.004%), Bunds 2.7080% (+0.04bp), France 3.2570% (-1.35bp), Italy 3.3060% (-1.59bp), Turkey 30.33% (+217bp), Greece 3.322% (-0.9bp), Portugal 3.066% (+0.8bp); Spain 3.111% (-0.9bp) and UK Gilts 4.3230% (+1.93bp)
The above data was collected around 13:52 EST.
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