Posted Oct 7, 2026 by Martin Armstrong
ASIA:
The major Asian stock markets had a negative day today:
• NIKKEI 225 decreased 648.27 points or -0.92% to 70,035.71
• Shanghai closed
• Hang Seng decreased 150.06 points or -0.62% to 24,130.50
• ASX 200 decreased 8.00 points or -0.09% to 8,727.70
• SENSEX decreased 429.10 points or -0.59% to 72,638.70
• Nifty50 decreased 173.05 points or -0.76% to 22,603.05
The major Asian currency markets had a negative day today:
• AUDUSD decreased 0.00158 or -0.23% to 0.69669
• NZDUSD decreased 0.00193 or -0.34% to 0.56047
• USDJPY decreased 0.192 or -0.12% to 157.906
• USDCNY decreased 0.00012 or -0.00% to 6.70146
The above data was collected around 14:49 EST.
Precious Metals:
• Gold decreased 52.83 USD/t oz. or -1.27% to 4,111.72
• Silver decreased 1.462 USD/t. oz. or -2.38% to 59.874
The above data was collected around 14:51 EST.
EUROPE/EMEA:
The major Europe stock markets had a negative day today:
• CAC 40 decreased 95.86 points or -1.22% to 7,769.21
• FTSE 100 decreased 83.19 points or -0.79% to 10,458.50
• DAX 30 decreased 344.83 points or -1.35% to 25,104.36
The major Europe currency markets had a mixed day today:
• EURUSD decreased 0.00609 or -0.54% to 1.11985
• GBPUSD decreased 0.00566 or -0.43% to 1.32192
• USDCHF increased 0.0012 or 0.14% to 0.83290
The above data was collected around 14:57 EST.
AMERICAS:
US Markets:
- DJIA declined by 341.41 points (0.66%) to 51,179.87
- S&P 500 declined by 17.16 points (0.22%) to 7,801.77
- NASDAQ declined by 61.2 points (0.22%) to 27,538.691
- Russell 2000 declined by 37.82 points (1.34%) to 2,792.481
Canada:
- TSX Composite declined by 606.46 points (1.7%) to 35,043.05
- TSX 60 declined by 34.02 points (1.62%) to 2,065.04
Brazil:
- Bovespa declined by 1,486.9 points (0.72%) to 204,348.39
ENERGY:
The oil markets had a mixed day today:
• Crude Oil decreased 0.945 USD/BBL or -1.06% to 88.495
• Brent decreased 0.127 USD/BBL or -0.13% to 100.453
• Natural gas increased 0.0888 USD/MMBtu or 2.85% to 3.2028
• Gasoline decreased 0.0355 USD/GAL -1.08% to 3.2377
• Heating oil increased 0.0685 USD/GAL or 1.50% to 4.6379
The above data was collected around 15:00 EST.
• Top commodity gainers: Natural Gas (2.85%), Heating Oil (1.50%), Rice (2.78%) and Lead (1.14%)
• Top commodity losers: Platinum (-4.11%), Coffee (-3.47%), Palladium (-4.47%) and Cocoa (-3.04%)
The above data was collected around 15:05 EST.
BONDS:
Japan 3.1130% (+0.47bp), US 2’s 4.77% (-0.036%), US 10’s 5.2780% (-1.1bps); US 30’s 5.66 (+0.001%), Bunds 3.4727% (-0.81bp), France 4.8920% (+13.72bp), Italy 4.6396% (+10.44bp), Turkey 32.75% (-7bp), Greece 4.5225% (+11.06bp), Portugal 4.0089% (+5.63bp); Spain 4.146% (+7.06bp) and UK Gilts 5.4262% (+2.42bp)
The above data was collected around 15:08 EST.
