Investment Market Update 16th April 2018 – Market in Numbers
| Equity Markets (Local) | Level | 1 Day % | Month to | Quarter to | Year to | 1 Year |
| Date % | Date % | Date % | Ago % | |||
| Euro Stoxx 50 | 3,447 | 0.71% | 2.7% | 2.7% | -1.2% | 2.5% |
| Ireland | 6,641 | 1.24% | 1.0% | 1.0% | -4.7% | 0.1% |
| UK | 7,258 | 0.08% | 3.0% | 3.0% | -4.4% | 2.7% |
| France | 5,317 | 0.59% | 2.7% | 2.7% | 0.2% | 7.2% |
| Germany | 12,458 | 0.98% | 2.6% | 2.6% | -3.9% | 2.1% |
| MSCI World | 2,091 | 0.41% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 0.1% | 16.2% |
| S&P 500 | 2,664 | 0.84% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.2% | 15.8% |
| Nasdaq | 7,140 | 1.01% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 3.7% | 23.7% |
| Hang Seng | 30,862 | -0.21% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 3.5% | 31.6% |
| Nikkei 225 | 21,779 | -0.12% | 1.0% | 1.0% | -4.1% | 18.9% |
| 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 | 0.8643 | 0.8663 | 0.8791 | 0.8791 | 0.8881 | 0.8489 |
| USD/EUR | 1.2325 | 1.2327 | 1.2324 | 1.2324 | 1.2005 | 1.0613 |
| USD/Stg | 0.7013 | 0.7029 | 0.7134 | 0.7134 | 0.7402 | 0.7998 |
| Ireland 10 Yr Bond | 0.94 | 0.94 | 0.91 | 0.91 | 0.67 | 0.93 |
| German 10 Yr Bond | 0.52 | 0.52 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.43 | 0.19 |
| UK 10 Yr Bond | 1.46 | 1.46 | 1.35 | 1.35 | 1.19 | 1.04 |
| US 10 Yr Bond | 2.84 | 2.84 | 2.74 | 2.74 | 2.41 | 2.24 |
| Oil – Brent ($) | 72 | 72 | 70 | 70 | 67 | 56 |
| Gold Futures ($) | 1338 | 1338 | 1323 | 1323 | 1309 | 1286 |
Source: Bloomberg
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