Market Talk &#8211; January 20, 2026

Market Talk – January 20, 2026

ASIA:

The major Asian stock markets had a negative day today:

• NIKKEI 225 decreased 592.47 points or -1.11% to 52,991.10

• Shanghai decreased 0.351 points or -0.01% to 4,113.649

• Hang Seng decreased 76.39 points or -0.29% to 26,487.51

• ASX 200 decreased 58.60 points or -0.66% to 8,815.90

• SENSEX decreased 1,065.71 points or -1.28% to 82,180.47

• Nifty50 decreased 353.00 points or -1.38% to 25,232.50

The major Asian currency markets had a mixed day today:

• AUDUSD increased 0.00284 or 0.42% to 0.67424

• NZDUSD increased 0.00439 or 0.76% to 0.58439

• USDJPY decreased 0.211 or -0.13% to 157.905

• USDCNY decreased 0.00176 or -0.03% to 6.95489

The above data was collected around 12:43 EST.

Precious Metals:

• Gold increased 76.24 USD/t oz. or 1.63% to 4,754.05

• Silver decreased 0.507 USD/t. oz. or -0.54% to 94.173

The above data was collected around 12:46 EST.

EUROPE/EMEA:

The major Europe stock markets had a negative day today:

• CAC 40 decreased 49.44 points or -0.61% to 8,062.58

• FTSE 100 decreased 68.57 points or -0.67% to 10,126.78

• DAX 30 decreased 255.94 points or -1.03% to 24,703.12

The major Europe currency markets had a mixed day today:

• EURUSD increased 0.00859 or 0.74% to 1.17318

• GBPUSD increased 0.00329 or 0.25% to 1.34581

• USDCHF decreased 0.00787 or -0.99% to 0.78942

The above data was collected around 12:51 EST.

NORTH AMERICA:

US/AMERICAS:

DJIA declined by 870.74 points (-1.76%) to 48,488.59

S&P 500 declined by 143.15 points (-2.06%) to 6,796.86

NASDAQ declined by 561.07 points (-2.39%) to 22,954.322

Russell 2000 declined by 32.40 points (-1.21%) to 2,645.343

Canada Market Closings:

TSX Composite declined by 340.68 points (-1.03%) to 32,750.28

TSX 60 declined by 26.64 points (-1.39%) to 1,896.43

Brazil Market Closing:

ENERGY:

The oil markets had a green day today:

• Crude Oil increased 0.937 USD/BBL or 1.58% to 60.277

• Brent increased 0.738 USD/BBL or 1.15% to 64.868

• Natural gas increased 0.76 USD/MMBtu or 24.49% to 3.8630

• Gasoline increased 0.0368 USD/GAL or 2.06% to 1.8222

• Heating oil increased 0.1043 USD/GAL or 4.66% to 2.3419

The above data was collected around 12:56 EST.

• Top commodity gainers: Natural Gas (24.49%), Heating Oil (4.66%), Gasoline (2.06%) and Platinum (2.98%)

• Top commodity losers: Orange Juice (-6.62%), Coffee (-2.64%), Cocoa (-9.24%) and Potatoes (-4.76%)

The above data was collected around 13:00 EST.

BONDS:

Japan 2.3440% (+7.29bp), US 2’s 3.60% (+0.002%), US 10’s 4.2820% (+5.6bps); US 30’s 4.91 (+0.066%), Bunds 2.8593% (+1.91bp), France 3.5270% (+2.94bp), Italy 3.4790% (+5.2bp), Turkey 30.005% (+14.5bp), Greece 3.387% (+3.7bp), Portugal 3.258% (+3.2bp); Spain 3.254% (+2.8bp) and UK Gilts 4.462% (+4.07bp)

The above data was collected around 13:05 EST.

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