Investment Market Update
MARKETS IN NUMBERS
Equity Markets (Local) |
Level |
1 Day % |
Month to |
Quarter to |
Year to |
1 Year |
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|
Date % |
Date % |
Date % |
Ago % |
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Euro Stoxx 50 |
3,335 |
0.3 |
-3.0 |
-4.6 |
-4.6 |
1.2 |
Ireland |
6,668 |
-1.9 |
-2.1 |
-7.1 |
-7.1 |
-0.7 |
UK |
7,070 |
0.4 |
-1.7 |
-6.9 |
-6.9 |
0.1 |
France |
5,159 |
0.4 |
-3.0 |
-2.8 |
-2.8 |
6.4 |
Germany |
11,953 |
0.3 |
-3.9 |
-7.5 |
-7.5 |
-0.6 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
MSCI World |
2,090 |
0.0 |
-1.3 |
-0.3 |
-0.3 |
15.8 |
S&P 500 |
2,691 |
0.5 |
-0.8 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
15.2 |
Nasdaq |
7,258 |
1.1 |
-0.2 |
5.3 |
5.3 |
25.0 |
Hang Seng |
29,886 |
-2.3 |
-3.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
31.6 |
Nikkei 225 |
21,042 |
-0.7 |
-4.6 |
-7.5 |
-7.5 |
10.1 |
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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 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
Stg/EUR |
0.8927 |
0.8927 |
0.8862 |
0.8881 |
0.8881 |
0.8648 |
USD/EUR |
1.2325 |
1.2317 |
1.2194 |
1.2005 |
1.2005 |
1.0582 |
USD/Stg |
0.7243 |
0.7246 |
0.7268 |
0.7402 |
0.7402 |
0.8172 |
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|
|
|
Ireland 10 Yr Bond |
1.10 |
1.10 |
1.08 |
0.67 |
0.67 |
1.02 |
German 10 Yr Bond |
0.65 |
0.65 |
0.66 |
0.43 |
0.43 |
0.36 |
UK 10 Yr Bond |
1.47 |
1.47 |
1.50 |
1.19 |
1.19 |
1.19 |
US 10 Yr Bond |
2.86 |
2.86 |
2.86 |
2.41 |
2.41 |
2.48 |
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|
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Oil – Brent ($) |
65 |
64 |
66 |
67 |
67 |
56 |
Gold Futures ($) |
1323 |
1323 |
1318 |
1309 |
1309 |
1227 |
Source: Bloomberg |
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