Market Talk – December 5, 2025
ASIA: The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today: • NIKKEI 225 decreased 536.55 points or -1.05% to 50,491.87 • Shanghai increased 27.014 points or 0.70% to 3,902.808 • Hang Seng increased 149.18 points or 0.58% to 26,085.08 • ASX 200 increased 16.20 points or 0.19% to 8,634.60 • SENSEX increased 447.05 points or 0.52% to 85,712.37 • Nifty50 increased 152.70 points or 0.59% to 26,186.45 The major Asian currency markets had a mixed day today: • AUDUSD increased 0.00174 or 0.26% to 0.66272 • NZDUSD increased 0.00015 or 0.03% to 0.57635 • USDJPY increased 0.282 or 0.18% to 155.375 • USDCNY decreased 0.00073 or -0.01% to 7.07087 The above data was collected around 11:40 EST. Precious Metals: • Gold increased 5.21 USD/t oz. or 0.12% to 4,213.37 • Silver increased 1.116 USD/t. oz. or 1.95% to 58.216 The above data was collected around 11:41 EST. EUROPE/EMEA: The major Europe stock markets had a mixed day today: • CAC 40 decreased 7.29 points or -0.09% to 8,114.74 • FTSE 100 decreased 43.86 points or -0.45% to 9,667.01 • DAX 30 increased 146.11 points or 0.61% to 24,028.14 The major Europe currency markets had a mixed day today: • EURUSD decreased 0.00116 or -0.10% to 1.16329 • GBPUSD decreased 0.00069 or -0.05% to 1.33203 • USDCHF increased 0.00117 or 0.15% to 0.80511 The above data was collected around 11:43 EST. US/AMERICAS: US/AMERICAS: DJIA advanced by 104.05 points (0.22%) to 47,954.99 S&P 500 advanced by 13.28 points (0.19%) to 6,870.40 NASDAQ advanced by 72.99 points (0.31%) to 23,578.128 Russell 2000 declined by 9.68 points (-0.38%) to 2,521.484 Canada Market Closings: TSX Composite declined by 166.16 points (-0.53%) to 31,311.41 TSX 60 declined by 9.22 points (-0.50%) to 1,841.24 Brazil Market Closing: Bovespa declined by 7,086.25 points (-4.31%) to 157,369.36 ENERGY: The oil markets had a mixed day today: • Crude Oil increased 0.288 USD/BBL or 0.48% to 59.958 • Brent increased 0.337 USD/BBL or 0.53% to 63.597 • Natural gas increased 0.3608 USD/MMBtu or 7.13% to 5.4238 • Gasoline decreased 0.0001 USD/GAL or -0.01% to 1.8299 • Heating oil increased 0.0502 USD/GAL or 2.18% to 2.3539 The above data was collected around 11:45 EST. • Top commodity gainers: Natural Gas (7.13%), Heating Oil (2.18%), Cocoa (2.04%) and Silver (1.95%) • Top commodity losers: Coffee (-1.29%), Orange Juice (-3.73%), Butter (-1.54%) and Methanol (-2.08%) The above data was collected around 11:52 EST. BONDS: Japan 1.9520% (+1.11bp), US 2’s 3.56% (+0.031%), US 10’s 4.1350% (+3.3bps); US 30’s 4.79 (+0.037%), Bunds 2.7990% (+2.84bp), France 3.5290% (+0.63bp), Italy 3.4910% (+1.83bp), Turkey 31.025% (+228.5bp), Greece 3.412% (+2.2bp), Portugal 3.122% (-1.4bp); Spain 3.264% (+0.9bp) and UK Gilts 4.481% (+4.01bp) The above data was collected around 11:56 EST.