Investment Market Update 3rd April 2018

Investment market update 3rd April

Investment Market Update 3rd April 2018 – Markets in Numbers

Equity Markets (Local) Level 1 Day % Month to Quarter to Year to  1 Year
Date % Date % Date % Ago %
Euro Stoxx 50 3,341 0.91% -2.1% -3.7% -3.7% -1.0%
Ireland 6,594 0.68% -0.7% -5.7% -5.7% 0.5%
UK 7,057 0.22% -2.0% -7.2% -7.2% 0.2%
France 5,144 0.72% -2.7% -2.5% -2.5% 3.9%
Germany 12,000 1.31% -2.7% -6.4% -6.4% -1.8%
MSCI World 2,039 -1.37% -1.4% -1.4% -2.5% 12.6%
S&P 500 2,582 -2.23% -2.2% -2.2% -3.0% 11.4%
Nasdaq 6,870 -2.74% -2.7% -2.7% -0.2% 17.5%
Hang Seng 30,220 0.24% -2.3% 0.9% 0.9% 29.4%
Nikkei 225 21,292 -0.31% -0.3% -0.3% -5.3% 15.2%
Currencies/Bond Yields Level Level 1  Level Last Level Last Level Last Level 1 
Commodities Day Ago Month End Qtr End Yr End Year Ago
Stg/EUR 0.8759 0.8759 0.8791 0.8791 0.8881 0.8545
USD/EUR 1.2334 1.2302 1.2324 1.2324 1.2005 1.0670
USD/Stg 0.7102 0.7120 0.7134 0.7134 0.7402 0.8009
Ireland 10 Yr Bond 0.91 0.91 0.91 0.91 0.67 0.98
German 10 Yr Bond 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.43 0.28
UK 10 Yr Bond 1.35 1.35 1.35 1.35 1.19 1.06
US 10 Yr Bond 2.73 2.73 2.74 2.74 2.41 2.32
Oil – Brent ($) 68 68 70 70 67 53
Gold Futures ($) 1342 1342 1323 1323 1309 1251

 

Source: Bloomberg

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