Investment Market Update 5th March 2018

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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 3,335 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
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
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 0.8927 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
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
Oil – Brent ($) 65 64 66 67 67 56
Gold Futures ($) 1323 1323 1318 1309 1309 1227

 

Source: Bloomberg

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