Market Talk &#8211; April 9, 2026

Market Talk – April 9, 2026

ASIA:

The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today:

• NIKKEI 225 decreased 413.10 points or -0.73% to 55,895.32

• Shanghai decreased 28.826 points or -0.72% to 3,966.171

• Hang Seng decreased 140.62 points or -0.54% to 25,752.40

• ASX 200 increased 21.40 points or 0.24% to 8,973.20

• SENSEX decreased 931.25 points or -1.20% to 76,631.65

• Nifty50 decreased 222.25 points or -0.93% to 23,775.10

The major Asian currency markets had a mixed day today:

• AUDUSD increased 0.00446 or 0.63% to 0.70888

• NZDUSD increased 0.00514 or 0.88% to 0.58714

• USDJPY increased 0.129 or 0.08% to 158.703

• USDCNY decreased 0.00722 or -0.11% to 6.82597

The above data was collected around 13:10 EST.

Precious Metals:

• Gold increased 70.43 USD/t oz. or 1.49% to 4,791.37

• Silver increased 2.106 USD/t. oz. or 2.84% to 76.224

The above data was collected around 13:12 EST.

EUROPE/EMEA:

The major Europe stock markets had a negative day today:

• CAC 40 decreased 18.07 points or -0.22% to 8,245.80

• FTSE 100 decreased 5.40 points or -0.05% to 10,603.48

• DAX 30 decreased 273.64 points or -1.14% to 23,806.99

The major Europe currency markets had a mixed day today:

• EURUSD increased 0.00544 or 0.47% to 1.17172

• GBPUSD increased 0.00599 or 0.45% to 1.34537

• USDCHF decreased 0.00316 or -0.40% to 0.78823

The above data was collected around 13:21 EST.

Americas:

US Markets:

DJIA declined by 85.42 points (-0.18%) to 46,584.46
S&P 500 advanced by 5.02 points (0.08%) to 6,616.85
NASDAQ advanced by 21.51 points (0.10%) to 22,017.849
Russell 2000 advanced by 3.61 points (0.14%) to 2,544.254

Canada:

TSX Composite advanced by 49.98 points (0.15%) to 33,231.95
TSX 60 advanced by 3.81 points (0.20%) to 1,931.49

Brazil:

Bovespa declined by 323.84 points (-0.17%) to 187,838.13

ENERGY:

The oil markets had a mixed day today:

• Crude Oil increased 1.974 USD/BBL or 2.09% to 96.384

• Brent increased 0.179 USD/BBL or 0.19% to 94.929

• Natural gas decreased 0.0522 USD/MMBtu or -1.92% to 2.6718

• Gasoline decreased 0.029 USD/GAL -0.96% to 2.9769

• Heating oil increased 0.0479 USD/GAL or 1.26% to 3.8563

The above data was collected around 13:24 EST.

• Top commodity gainers: Platinum (2.62%), Crude Oil (2.09%), Cotton (2.15%) and Silver (2.84%)

• Top commodity losers: Sugar (-1.92%), Orange Juice (-5.44%), Lithium (-1.74%) and Natural Gas (-1.92%)

The above data was collected around 13:32 EST.

BONDS:

Japan 2.3970% (+2.5bp), US 2’s 3.77% (-0.031%), US 10’s 4.2720% (-2.9bps); US 30’s 4.88 (-0.011%), Bunds 2.9812% (+3.89bp), France 3.6150% (+4.23bp), Italy 3.7480% (+4.14bp), Turkey 29.050% (-140bp), Greece 3.773% (-14.5bp), Portugal 3.388% (+4.7bp); Spain 3.422% (+2.6bp) and UK Gilts 4.6790% (+2.78bp)

The above data was collected around 13:37 EST.

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