Investment Market Update

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Equity Markets (Local) Level 1 Day % Month to Quarter to Year to 1 Year
Date % Date % Date % Ago %
Euro Stoxx 50 3,508 0.4 2.5 2.1 9.6 20.4
Ireland 6,699 0.1 1.5 -1.5 4.1 10.7
UK 7,414 0.1 -0.1 2.5 7.3 15.2
France 5,190 0.3 2 1.4 9.5 20.5
Germany 12,532 0.5 4 1.7 9.2 20.1
MSCI World 1,982 0.9 1.2 3.8 15.3 18.5
S&P 500 2,488 1.1 0.7 3.1 12.7 17.6
Nasdaq 6,432 1.1 0.1 5 20.5 24.9
Hang Seng 27,954 0 0.2 10.1 31.5 24.8
Nikkei 225 19,777 1.2 0.7 -1.2 4.5 20.9
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 0.9068 0.9083 0.9214 0.8771 0.8535 0.8435
USD/EUR 1.1968 1.197 1.1881 1.1426 1.0517 1.1236
USD/Stg 0.7577 0.7588 0.7755 0.7677 0.8101 0.7507
Ireland 10 Yr Bond 0.67 0.67 0.69 0.9 0.75 0.51
German 10 Yr Bond 0.34 0.34 0.36 0.47 0.21 0.04
UK 10 Yr Bond 1.05 1.05 1.03 1.26 1.24 0.87
US 10 Yr Bond 2.13 2.13 2.12 2.3 2.44 1.66
Oil – Brent ($) 54 54 52 48 57 48
Gold Futures ($) 1332 1332 1319 1242 1152 1322
Source: Bloomberg