Investment Market update
Markets in Numbers
| Equity Markets (Local) |
Level |
1 Day % |
Month to |
Quarter to |
Year to |
1 Year |
|
|
|
Date % |
Date % |
Date % |
Ago % |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Euro Stoxx 50 |
3,466 |
0.7 |
-3.8 |
-0.8 |
-0.8 |
8.3 |
| Ireland |
6,722 |
0.1 |
-3.3 |
-4.3 |
-4.3 |
5.2 |
| UK |
7,244 |
0.4 |
-2.8 |
-4.7 |
-4.7 |
4.3 |
| France |
5,351 |
0.6 |
-2.4 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
13.8 |
| Germany |
12,590 |
0.8 |
-4.5 |
-2.5 |
-2.5 |
6.7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| MSCI World |
2,141 |
1.1 |
-3.1 |
2.1 |
2.1 |
19.2 |
| S&P 500 |
2,747 |
1.6 |
-2.5 |
3.1 |
3.1 |
18.3 |
| Nasdaq |
7,337 |
1.8 |
-0.9 |
6.5 |
6.5 |
27.0 |
| Hang Seng |
31,499 |
0.7 |
-4.0 |
5.5 |
5.5 |
36.3 |
| Nikkei 225 |
22,154 |
1.2 |
-4.0 |
-2.6 |
-2.6 |
17.0 |
|
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|
|
|
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| 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 |
0.8774 |
0.8805 |
0.8753 |
0.8881 |
0.8881 |
0.8511 |
| USD/EUR |
1.2323 |
1.2295 |
1.2415 |
1.2005 |
1.2005 |
1.0604 |
| USD/Stg |
0.7120 |
0.7161 |
0.7050 |
0.7402 |
0.7402 |
0.8026 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Ireland 10 Yr Bond |
1.13 |
1.13 |
1.14 |
0.67 |
0.67 |
0.94 |
| German 10 Yr Bond |
0.65 |
0.65 |
0.70 |
0.43 |
0.43 |
0.19 |
| UK 10 Yr Bond |
1.52 |
1.52 |
1.51 |
1.19 |
1.19 |
1.08 |
| US 10 Yr Bond |
2.87 |
2.87 |
2.71 |
2.41 |
2.41 |
2.31 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Oil – Brent ($) |
67 |
67 |
69 |
67 |
67 |
56 |
| Gold Futures ($) |
1328 |
1328 |
1339 |
1309 |
1309 |
1257 |
Source: Bloomberg |
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