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Market Talk – January 16, 2026

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Market Talk 2017

ASIA:
The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today:
• NIKKEI 225 decreased 174.33 points or -0.32% to 53,936.17
• Shanghai decreased 10.689 points or -0.26% to 4,101.913
• Hang Seng decreased 78.66 points or -0.29% to 26,844.96
• ASX 200 increased 42.20 points or 0.48% to 8,903.90
• SENSEX increased 187.64 points or 0.23% to 83,570.35
• Nifty50 increased 28.75 points or 0.11% to 25,694.35
The major Asian currency markets had a mixed day today:
• AUDUSD decreased 0.00187 or -0.28% to 0.66800
• NZDUSD increased 0.0008 or 0.14% to 0.57490
• USDJPY decreased 0.536 or -0.34% to 158.076
• USDCNY increased 0.00448 or 0.06% to 6.96776
The above data was collected around 12:07 EST.
Precious Metals:
• Gold decreased 24.17 USD/t oz. or -0.52% to 4,591.50
• Silver decreased 3.517 USD/t. oz. or -3.81% to 88.858
The above data was collected around 12:09 EST.
EUROPE/EMEA:
The major Europe stock markets had a negative day today:
• CAC 40 decreased 54.18 points or -0.65% to 8,258.94
• FTSE 100 decreased 3.65 points or -0.04% to 10,235.29
• DAX 30 decreased 55.26 points or -0.22% to 25,297.13
The major Europe currency markets had a mixed day today:
• EURUSD decreased 0.00099 or -0.09% to 1.15986
• GBPUSD increased 0.00046 or 0.03% to 1.33849
• USDCHF decreased 0.00057 or -0.07% to 0.80265
The above data was collected around 12:34 EST.
ENERGY:
The oil markets had a mixed day today:
• Crude Oil increased 0.705 USD/BBL or 1.19% to 59.895
• Brent increased 0.698 USD/BBL or 1.09% to 64.458
• Natural gas decreased 0.0797 USD/MMBtu or -2.55% to 3.0483
• Gasoline increased 0.0098 USD/GAL or 0.55% to 1.7917
• Heating oil increased 0.0418 USD/GAL or 1.89% to 2.2501
The above data was collected around 12:36 EST.
• Top commodity gainers: Orange Juice (3.34%), Sugar (2.52%), Oat (2.67%) and Cocoa (2.65%)
• Top commodity losers: Zinc (-3.18%), Nickel (-4.97%), Platinum (-4.36%) and Silver (-3.81%)
The above data was collected around 12:45 EST.
NORTH AMERICA:

US/AMERICAS:

  • DJIA declined by 83.11 points (-0.17%) to 49,359.33

  • S&P 500 declined by 4.46 points (-0.06%) to 6,940.01

  • NASDAQ declined by 14.63 points (-0.06%) to 23,515.388

  • Russell 2000 advanced by 3.18 points (0.12%) to 2,677.738

Canada Market Closings:

  • TSX Composite advanced by 11.63 points (0.04%) to 33,040.55

  • TSX 60 declined by 1.16 points (-0.06%) to 1,923.73

Brazil Market Closing:

  • Bovespa declined by 911.13 points (-0.55%) to 164,657.19

BONDS:
Japan 2.1840% (+1.48bp), US 2’s 3.60% (+0.026%), US 10’s 4.2140% (+3.6bps); US 30’s 4.82 (+0.023%), Bunds 2.8401% (+2.24bp), France 3.5180% (+2.6bp), Italy 3.4340% (+2.49bp), Turkey 29.995% (+203.5bp), Greece 3.359% (+1bp), Portugal 3.227% (+1.4bp); Spain 3.224% (+1.1bp) and UK Gilts 4.397% (+0.49bp)
The above data was collected around 12:48 EST.