Market Talk &#8211; July 20, 2026

Market Talk – July 20, 2026

ASIA:

The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today:

• NIKKEI 225 closed

• Shanghai increased 32.127 points or 0.85% to 3,796.281

• Hang Seng increased 580.81 points or 2.36% to 25,143.05

• ASX 200 decreased 5.40 points or -0.06% to 8,791.30

• SENSEX decreased 442.93 points or -0.57% to 77,708.52

• Nifty50 decreased 95.80 points or -0.39% to 24,238.50

The major Asian currency markets had a mixed day today:

• AUDUSD increased 0.00241 or 0.35% to 0.70064

• NZDUSD increased 0.00059 or 0.10% to 0.58489

• USDJPY increased 0.131 or 0.08% to 162.534

• USDCNY decreased 0.00907 or -0.13% to 6.76830

The above data was collected around 12:12 EST.

Precious Metals:

• Gold decreased 3.69 USD/t oz. or -0.09% to 4,013.26

• Silver increased 1.169 USD/t. oz. or 2.09% to 57.069

The above data was collected around 12:14 EST.

EUROPE/EMEA:

The major Europe stock markets had a mixed day today:

• CAC 40 increased 1.30 points or 0.02% to 8,340.11

• FTSE 100 decreased 75.61 points or -0.71% to 10,524.76

• DAX 30 increased 15.71 points or 0.06% to 24,846.69

The major Europe currency markets had a mixed day today:

• EURUSD decreased 0.00256 or -0.22% to 1.14139

• GBPUSD decreased 0.00351 or -0.26% to 1.34168

• USDCHF increased 0.00265 or 0.33% to 0.81026

The above data was collected around 12:26 EST.

AMERICAS:

US Markets:

DJIA declined by 307.16 points (-0.59%) to 51,839.26
S&P 500 declined by 14.41 points (-0.19%) to 7,443.28
NASDAQ declined by 12.17 points (-0.05%) to 25,508.072
Russell 2000 declined by 19.79 points (-0.67%) to 2,942.429

Canada:

TSX Composite declined by 303.53 points (-0.86%) to 34,960.32
TSX 60 declined by 21.16 points (-1.01%) to 2,067.59

Brazil:

Bovespa declined by 65.18 points (-0.04%) to 173,648.90

ENERGY:

The oil markets had a mixed day today:

• Crude Oil decreased 0.044 USD/BBL or -0.05% to 82.446

• Brent increased 0.345 USD/BBL or 0.39% to 88.445

• Natural gas decreased 0.0639 USD/MMBtu or -2.20% to 2.8471

• Gasoline decreased 0.0056 USD/GAL -0.17% to 3.3871

• Heating oil increased 0.0467 USD/GAL or 1.15% to 4.1113

The above data was collected around 12:32 EST.

• Top commodity gainers: Silver (2.09%), Soybeans (2.08%), Orange Juice (3.87%) and Oat (2.42%)

• Top commodity losers: Nickel (-0.84%), Steel (-1.03%), Cheese (-2.01%) and Natural Gas (-2.20%)

The above data was collected around 12:40 EST.

BONDS:

Japan 2.7120% (-0.04bp), US 2’s 4.23% (+0.049%), US 10’s 4.6060% (+5.6bps); US 30’s 5.12 (+0.047%), Bunds 3.1603% (+3.69bp), France 3.947% (+1.28bp), Italy 3.9780% (+2.13bp), Turkey 31.960% (+9bp), Greece 3.8580% (+1.25bp), Portugal 3.5170% (+2.95bp); Spain 3.617% (+2.46bp) and UK Gilts 5.0422% (+5.75bp)

The above data was collected around 12:49 EST.

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