Market Talk – July 24, 2026

Posted Jul 24, 2026 by Martin Armstrong |

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ASIA:

The major Asian stock markets had a negative day today:

• NIKKEI 225 decreased 1,811.45 points or -2.73% to 64,611.15

• Shanghai decreased 62.58 points or -1.61% to 3,814.198

• Hang Seng decreased 247.58 points or -0.98% to 24,963.23

• ASX 200 decreased 66.70 points or -0.75% to 8,772.30

• SENSEX decreased 331.62 points or -0.43% to 76,059.77

• Nifty50 decreased 102.15 points or -0.43% to 23,767.45

The major Asian currency markets had a mixed day today:

• AUDUSD increased 0.00172 or 0.25% to 0.69861

• NZDUSD increased 0.00175 or 0.30% to 0.57905

• USDJPY decreased 0.036 or -0.02% to 163.815

• USDCNY decreased 0.00604 or -0.09% to 6.77148

The above data was collected around 13:56 EST.

Precious Metals:

• Gold increased 13.31 USD/t oz. or 0.33% to 4,063.08

• Silver increased 0.89 USD/t. oz. or 1.54% to 58.524

The above data was collected around 14:02 EST.

EUROPE/EMEA:

The major Europe stock markets had a green day today:

• CAC 40 increased 73.19 points or 0.88% to 8,372.28

• FTSE 100 increased 97.06 points or 0.91% to 10,736.23

• DAX 30 increased 335.88 points or 1.36% to 25,099.00

The major Europe currency markets had a mixed day today:

• EURUSD decreased 0.00084 or -0.07% to 1.13687

• GBPUSD increased 0.00116 or 0.09% to 1.33269

• USDCHF increased 0.0014 or 0.17% to 0.81835

The above data was collected around 14:21 EST.

AMERICAS:

US Markets:

DJIA advanced by 235.60 points (0.46%) to 51,947.25
S&P 500 advanced by 3.68 points (0.05%) to 7,411.98
NASDAQ declined by 161.87 points (-0.64%) to 24,975.824
Russell 2000 declined by 10.16 points (-0.35%) to 2,929.999

Canada:

TSX Composite advanced by 176.44 points (0.50%) to 35,369.10
TSX 60 advanced by 11.73 points (0.57%) to 2,085.14

Brazil:

Bovespa declined by 2,681.67 points (-1.52%) to 174,041.95

ENERGY:

The oil markets had a negative day today:

• Crude Oil decreased 2.844 USD/BBL or -3.08% to 89.346

• Brent decreased 3.825 USD/BBL or -3.80% to 96.865

• Natural gas decreased 0.0473 USD/MMBtu or -1.62% to 2.8687

• Gasoline decreased 0.0974 USD/GAL -2.79% to 3.3990

• Heating oil decreased 0.158 USD/GAL or -3.64% to 4.1836

The above data was collected around 14:29 EST.

• Top commodity gainers: Silver (1.54%), Coffee (1.50%), Lean Hogs (0.71%) and Soybeans (0.68%)

• Top commodity losers: Orange Juice (-2.80%), Brent (-3.80%), Heating Oil (-3.64%) and Crude Oil (-3.08%)

The above data was collected around 14:45 EST.

BONDS:

Japan 2.8160% (+4.09bp), US 2’s 4.34% (-0.016%), US 10’s 4.6860% (-1.4bps); US 30’s 5.17 (+0.001%), Bunds 3.1860% (-2.55bp), France 3.977% (-5.63bp), Italy 3.9920% (-8.63bp), Turkey 32.660% (+33bp), Greece 3.9110% (-1.99bp), Portugal 3.5370% (-6.68bp); Spain 3.639% (-3.3bp) and UK Gilts 5.0405% (-5.92bp)

The above data was collected around 14:55 EST.

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