Investment Market Update 5th Feb 2018
Markets in Numbers – Investment Market Update
| Equity Markets (Local) |
Level |
1 Day % |
Month to |
Quarter to |
Year to |
1 Year |
|
|
|
Date % |
Date % |
Date % |
Ago % |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Euro Stoxx 50 |
3,380 |
-2.8 |
-6.2 |
-3.3 |
-3.3 |
7.7 |
| Ireland |
6,755 |
-2.6 |
-5.5 |
-6.5 |
-6.5 |
3.4 |
| UK |
7,335 |
-2.6 |
-5.2 |
-7.0 |
-7.0 |
3.6 |
| France |
5,127 |
-3.0 |
-6.5 |
-3.5 |
-3.5 |
10.5 |
| Germany |
12,304 |
-3.0 |
-6.7 |
-4.8 |
-4.8 |
6.9 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| MSCI World |
2,104 |
-3.1 |
-4.9 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
19.9 |
| S&P 500 |
2,649 |
-4.1 |
-6.2 |
-0.8 |
-0.8 |
17.9 |
| Nasdaq |
6,968 |
-3.8 |
-6.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
24.4 |
| Hang Seng |
30,626 |
-5.0 |
-6.9 |
2.4 |
2.4 |
36.3 |
| Nikkei 225 |
21,610 |
-4.7 |
-6.4 |
-5.1 |
-5.1 |
16.0 |
|
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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 |
0.8890 |
0.8859 |
0.8748 |
0.8881 |
0.8881 |
0.8623 |
| USD/EUR |
1.2424 |
1.2367 |
1.2414 |
1.2005 |
1.2005 |
1.0750 |
| USD/Stg |
0.7155 |
0.7163 |
0.7046 |
0.7402 |
0.7402 |
0.8021 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Ireland 10 Yr Bond |
1.15 |
1.15 |
1.14 |
0.67 |
0.67 |
1.23 |
| German 10 Yr Bond |
0.74 |
0.74 |
0.70 |
0.43 |
0.43 |
0.37 |
| UK 10 Yr Bond |
1.56 |
1.56 |
1.51 |
1.19 |
1.19 |
1.32 |
| US 10 Yr Bond |
2.71 |
2.71 |
2.71 |
2.41 |
2.41 |
2.41 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Oil – Brent ($) |
67 |
68 |
69 |
67 |
67 |
56 |
| Gold Futures ($) |
1333 |
1333 |
1339 |
1309 |
1309 |
1230 |
Source: Bloomberg |
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