Market Talk – August 3, 2026

Posted Aug 3, 2026 by Martin Armstrong |

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ASIA:

The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today:

• NIKKEI 225 decreased 607.12 points or -0.94% to 63,754.90

• Shanghai decreased 22.60 points or -0.59% to 3,809.663

• Hang Seng increased 124.97 points or 0.48% to 26,009.40

• ASX 200 increased 42.50 points or 0.47% to 9,019.30

• SENSEX increased 544.39 points or 0.70% to 78,639.03

• Nifty50 increased 390.70 points or 1.60% to 24,774.30

The major Asian currency markets had a mixed day today:

• AUDUSD decreased 0.00221 or -0.31% to 0.69961

• NZDUSD decreased 0.00149 or -0.25% to 0.58641

• USDJPY decreased 0.541 or -0.34% to 156.892

• USDCNY increased 0.00592 or 0.09% to 6.75846

The above data was collected around 14:28 EST.

Precious Metals:

• Gold decreased 5.14 USD/t oz. or -0.13% to 4,037.83

• Silver increased 0.274 USD/t. oz. or 0.47% to 57.894

The above data was collected around 14:30 EST.

EUROPE/EMEA:

The major Europe stock markets had a mixed day today:

• CAC 40 increased 104.18 points or 1.22% to 8,613.82

• FTSE 100 decreased 10.35 points or -0.10% to 10,857.70

• DAX 30 increased 372.07 points or 1.45% to 26,001.31

The major Europe currency markets had a mixed day today:

• EURUSD decreased 0.00148 or -0.13% to 1.15098

• GBPUSD decreased 0.0055 or -0.41% to 1.34270

• USDCHF increased 0.00299 or 0.37% to 0.81050

The above data was collected around 14:35 EST.

AMERICAS:

US Markets:

DJIA advanced by 693.38 points (1.32%) to 53,178.41
S&P 500 advanced by 110.78 points (1.48%) to 7,600.50
NASDAQ advanced by 540.04 points (2.13%) to 25,913.896
Russell 2000 advanced by 50.57 points (1.73%) to 2,981.908

Canada:

TSX Composite declined by 279.70 points (-0.79%) to 35,226.14
TSX 60 declined by 15.80 points (-0.75%) to 2,083.27

Brazil:

Bovespa was unchanged (+1.24 points, UNCH) at 178,000.24

ENERGY:

The oil markets had a mixed day today:

• Crude Oil decreased 4.311 USD/BBL or -5.09% to 80.359

• Brent decreased 4.167 USD/BBL or -4.74% to 83.763

• Natural gas increased 0.0257 USD/MMBtu or 0.94% to 2.7727

• Gasoline decreased 0.1466 USD/GAL -4.71% to 2.9676

• Heating oil decreased 0.2221 USD/GAL or -5.42% to 3.8734

The above data was collected around 14:39 EST.

• Top commodity gainers: Silicon (2.52%), Rubber (3.74%), Sugar (2.39%) and Cocoa (9.35%)

• Top commodity losers: Heating Oil (-5.42%), Gasoline (-4.71%), Crude Oil (-5.09%) and Brent (-4.74%)

The above data was collected around 14:43 EST.

BONDS:

Japan 2.8280% (+2.94bp), US 2’s 4.27% (-0.038%), US 10’s 4.6910% (-4.9bps); US 30’s 5.23 (-0.049%), Bunds 3.1497% (-5.39bp), France 3.940% (-6.12bp), Italy 3.9480% (-8.46bp), Turkey 32.380% (-7bp), Greece 3.8160% (-8.29bp), Portugal 3.4870% (-6.2bp); Spain 3.594% (-6.26bp) and UK Gilts 4.9541% (-8.39bp)

The above data was collected around 14:47 EST.

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