Market Talk – February 23, 2026

ASIA:

The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today:

• NIKKEI 225 closed

• Shanghai closed

• Hang Seng increased 668.56 points or 2.53% to 27,081.91

• ASX 200 decreased 55.40 points or -0.61% to 9,026.00

• SENSEX increased 479.95 points or 0.58% to 83,294.66

• Nifty50 increased 141.75 points or 0.55% to 25,713.00

The major Asian currency markets had a negative day today:

• AUDUSD decreased 0.00367 or -0.52% to 0.70494

• NZDUSD decreased 0.00187 or -0.31% to 0.59563

• USDJPY decreased 0.686 or -0.44% to 154.362

• USDCNY decreased 0.00937 or -0.14% to 6.88839

The above data was collected around 12:40 EST.

Precious Metals:

• Gold increased 92.11 USD/t oz. or 1.80% to 5,201.28

• Silver increased 2.232 USD/t. oz. or 2.64% to 86.802

The above data was collected around 12:43 EST.

EUROPE/EMEA:

The major Europe stock markets had a negative day today:

• CAC 40 decreased 18.32 points or -0.22% to 8,497.17

• FTSE 100 decreased 2.15 points or -0.02% to 10,684.74

• DAX 30 decreased 268.72 points or -1.06% to 24,991.97

The major Europe currency markets had a mixed day today:

• EURUSD increased 0.00087 or 0.07% to 1.17932

• GBPUSD increased 0.00093 or 0.07% to 1.34876

• USDCHF decreased 0.00055 or -0.07% to 0.77387

The above data was collected around 12:48 EST.

NORTH AMERICA:

ENERGY:

The oil markets had a mixed day today:

• Crude Oil decreased 0.27 USD/BBL or -0.41% to 66.210

• Brent decreased 0.364 USD/BBL or -0.51% to 71.396

• Natural gas decreased 0.0347 USD/MMBtu or -1.14% to 3.0123

• Gasoline decreased 0.0038 USD/GAL or -0.19% to 1.9900

• Heating oil increased 0.0526 USD/GAL or 2.03% to 2.6384

The above data was collected around 12:50 EST.

• Top commodity gainers: Heating Oil (2.03%), Silver (2.64%), Orange Juice (2.91%) and Gold (1.90%)

• Top commodity losers: Platinum (-1.34%), Coffee (-2.79%), Rice (-1.93%) and Feeder Cattle (-1.23%)

The above data was collected around 12:58 EST.

BONDS:

Japan 2.1090% (-0.03bp), US 2’s 3.45% (-0.033%), US 10’s 4.0240% (-6.7bps); US 30’s 4.69 (-0.037%), Bunds 2.7070% (-3.15bp), France 3.279% (-2.29bp), Italy 3.3300% (-2.08bp), Turkey 30.055% (+189.5bp), Greece 3.334% (-1.4bp), Portugal 3.074% (-1.3bp); Spain 3.128% (-2.3bp) and UK Gilts 4.3110% (-4.45bp)

The above data was collected around 13:00 EST.