Investment Market Update 23rd April – Markets in Numbers
| Equity Markets (Local) | Level | 1 Day % | Month to | Quarter to | Year to | 1 Year |
| Date % | Date % | Date % | Ago % | |||
| Euro Stoxx 50 | 3,491 | 0.24% | 4.3% | 4.3% | 0.4% | 4.9% |
| Ireland | 6,828 | 0.66% | 4.1% | 4.1% | -1.9% | 3.4% |
| UK | 7,368 | 0.54% | 4.7% | 4.7% | -2.8% | 7.7% |
| France | 5,405 | 0.43% | 5.0% | 5.0% | 2.3% | 9.9% |
| Germany | 12,523 | -0.21% | 3.7% | 3.7% | -2.9% | 4.3% |
| MSCI World | 2,100 | -0.76% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 0.6% | 16.5% |
| S&P 500 | 2,670 | -0.85% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 0.4% | 15.6% |
| Nasdaq | 7,146 | -1.27% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 3.8% | 22.2% |
| Hang Seng | 30,333 | -0.94% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 2.1% | 31.3% |
| Nikkei 225 | 22,088 | -0.13% | 3.3% | 3.3% | -1.9% | 22.4% |
| 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 | 0.8761 | 0.8776 | 0.8791 | 0.8791 | 0.8881 | 0.8493 |
| USD/EUR | 1.2271 | 1.2288 | 1.2324 | 1.2324 | 1.2005 | 1.0868 |
| USD/Stg | 0.7139 | 0.7143 | 0.7134 | 0.7134 | 0.7402 | 0.7815 |
| Ireland 10 Yr Bond | 0.99 | 0.99 | 0.91 | 0.91 | 0.67 | 0.94 |
| German 10 Yr Bond | 0.59 | 0.59 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.43 | 0.25 |
| UK 10 Yr Bond | 1.48 | 1.48 | 1.35 | 1.35 | 1.19 | 1.03 |
| US 10 Yr Bond | 2.96 | 2.96 | 2.74 | 2.74 | 2.41 | 2.25 |
| Oil – Brent ($) | 74 | 74 | 70 | 70 | 67 | 52 |
| Gold Futures ($) | 1337 | 1337 | 1323 | 1323 | 1309 | 1287 |
Source: Bloomberg
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