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Indexes
Currencies
Commodities
Rates

Index Performance

Changes between 2016-07-25 and 2016-07-28
NdexLastWkChPct
Borsa Istanbul 100 Index75075.73.62
Deutsche Boerse AG German Stoc10319.551.70
FTSE/JSE Africa All Share Inde53764.261.43
Warsaw Stock Exchange WIG Tota47026.011.04
Karachi Stock Exchange KSE100 39434.970.99
Jakarta Stock Exchange Composi5268.7850.89
Hong Kong Hang Seng Index22123.330.76
S&P BSE SENSEX Index28116.20.71
MICEX Index1938.650.61
FTSE 100 Index6750.430.30
Korea Stock Exchange KOSPI Ind2016.630.21
Ibovespa Brasil Sao Paulo Stoc56852.84-0.26
S&P/TSX Composite Index14546.54-0.37
S&P 500 Index2166.58-0.39
Dow Jones Industrial Average18472.17-0.53
Nikkei 22516490.98-0.78
Shanghai Stock Exchange Compos2973.59-1.31
Mexican Stock Exchange Mexican46812.07-1.53
Russian Depositary Index USD1078.28-1.80
Russian Trading System Cash In918.85-1.83

Weekly Currency Performance
CurrencyLastWkChPct
USDKZT351.762.32
USDRUB65.99421.82
USDAZN1.59340.45
USDBRL3.26190.17
USDPKR104.830.04
USDCAD1.3133-0.14
USDCNY6.6625-0.24
USDNOK8.5332-0.28
USDINR67.0525-0.30
USDAUD1.3287-0.59
USDEUR0.9034-0.90
USDLVL0.63491-0.90
USDTRY3.0154-1.05
USDZAR14.208-1.06
USDKRW1124.44-1.09
USDJPY104.78-1.33

Weekly Commodities Performance
nameunitsPriceWeekCh
PlatinumUSD/T OZ.1137.845.87
CattleUSD/LB.113.054.60
PalladiumUSD/T OZ.706.154.02
SilverUSD/T OZ.20.274.00
GOLDUSD/T OZ.1338.521.68
CornUSD/BU.345.501.17
SoybeansUSD/BU.993.000.58
CoffeeUSD/LB.141.20-0.49
COCOAUSD/MT2857.00-1.00
CopperUSD/MT4850.00-1.42
WheatUSD/BU.418.50-2.33
SugarUSD/LB.19.10-2.50
OatsUSD/BU.197.50-3.19
NATURAL GAS (NYMEX)USD/MMBTU2.68-4.29
OIL BrentUSD/BBL.43.63-4.38
HogsUSD/LB.61.05-4.46
RiceUSD/CWT9.91-4.53

Weekly Bond Rates Performance Change in btps
countryyieldWk1m1y
GREECE 7.90%6 -51 -370
MEXICO 5.91%2 -4 -15
SINGAPORE 1.76%1 -11 -84
NEW ZEALAND 2.21%0 -10 -107
SPAIN 1.10%-1 -21 -81
BRAZIL 11.89%-2 -11 -114
ITALY 1.21%-2 -19 -66
INDIA 7.22%-2 -23 -58
CANADA 1.07%-3 -1 -43
SWITZERLAND -0.60%-3 -2 -52
JAPAN » -0.28%-3 -5 -68
AUSTRALIA » 1.88%-3 -11 -87
SOUTH KOREA 1.37%-4 -11 -101
GERMANY » -0.08%-5 +3 -77
NETHERLANDS 0.03%-6 -9 -82
PORTUGAL 2.96%-6 -15 +48
UNITED STATES » 1.51%-7 +4 -74
FRANCE 0.14%-7 -10 -84
UNITED KINGDOM » 0.74%-8 -22 -120
HONG KONG 0.84%-11 -7 -81

Weekly GEM Sov. Bond Rates Performance Change in btps
Data in this table is from last Thursday Fixed Income update
CountryAverage YieldYield Average change % pts
Turkey4.840.74
Iraq10.290.47
Egypt6.460.44
Dominican Republic5.240.19
South Africa4.440.15
Ethiopia7.190.13
Kenya7.510.13
Russian Federation4.120.10
Lithuania2.230.08
Malaysia3.520.08
Tunisia6.520.08
Brazil4.760.06
Morocco2.930.06
Zambia10.280.06
Hungary3.410.06
Panama2.920.04
Uruguay4.010.04
Costa Rica5.930.04
Croatia (Hrvatska)4.110.03
Romania3.340.03
China2.630.03
Argentina6.130.02
Peru3.460.02
United States0.490.01
Serbia3.620.01
Mongolia7.020.01
Poland2.290.01
Paraguay5.280.00
Philippines2.450.00
Slovak Republic1.73-0.01
Colombia3.67-0.01
Mexico3.91-0.01
Indonesia3.94-0.02
Ecuador10.18-0.02
Cote D'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)6.17-0.02
Lebanon6.35-0.03
Angola10.04-0.04
Vietnam3.97-0.06
Azerbaijan5.01-0.07
Chile2.63-0.07
Ukraine7.99-0.08
Kazakhstan4.59-0.08
Oman4.67-0.09
Pakistan5.69-0.10
Ghana9.81-0.10
Gabon7.99-0.17
Jamaica5.47-0.21
Sri Lanka5.18-0.21
El Salvador7.45-0.43
Venezuela25.73-1.27

Chart: If there is no unexpected risk off event emerging markets bonds will be sought by most bond investors

Source: ML



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Key Comment





Best since the start of the week among various stock markets was Borsa Istanbul 100 Index +3.62%, Deutsche Boerse AG German Stoc +1.70%, FTSE/JSE Africa All Share Inde +1.43%, Warsaw Stock Exchange WIG Tota +1.04%,

While worst since the start of the week among various stock markets was Russian Trading System Cash In -1.83%, Russian Depositary Index USD -1.80%, Mexican Stock Exchange Mexican -1.53%, Shanghai Stock Exchange Compos -1.31%,

Best week to date in FX space vs. greenback was USDJPY +1.33%, USDKRW +1.09%, USDZAR +1.06%,

While worst week to date in FX space vs. greenback was USDKZT -2.32%, USDRUB -1.82%, USDAZN -0.45%,

Best among commodities versus last Friday close was Platinum +5.87%, Cattle +4.60%, Palladium +4.02%,

While worst among commodities versus last Friday close was Rice -4.53%, Hogs -4.46%, OIL Brent -4.38%,

Best among bonds since week to date week was HONG KONG +11bpts, UNITED KINGDOM » +8bpts,

While worst among bonds since week to date week was GREECE -6bpts, MEXICO -2bpts,

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    Top 20 GEM Sovereign Bonds Yields Drops Week Change USD Eurobonds (Winners)

    BondCountryYieldYield Change %pts
    PETROLEOS DE VENEZUELA SA MTN RegS 21Venezuela31.25-3.62
    PETROLEOS DE VENEZUELA SA RegS 22Venezuela32.12-2.65
    PETROLEOS DE VENEZUELA SA RegS 35Venezuela22.53-1.96
    VENEZUELA (BOLVARIAN REPUBLIC OF) RegS 18Venezuela39.67-1.90
    VENEZUELA (BOLVARIAN REPUBLIC OF) RegS 19Venezuela36.70-1.80
    VENEZUELA (BOLVARIAN REPUBLIC OF) RegS 20Venezuela29.79-1.59
    VENEZUELA BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF RegS 22Venezuela31.97-1.27
    VENEZUELA (BOLVARIAN REPUBLIC OF) RegS 23Venezuela26.68-1.22
    VENEZUELA BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF RegS 31Venezuela24.98-1.19
    VENEZUELA (BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF) RegS 24Venezuela23.93-1.09
    VENEZUELA (BOLVARIAN REPUBLIC OF) RegS 25Venezuela22.64-1.05
    VENEZUELA BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF RegS 26Venezuela25.91-1.02
    VENEZUELA (BOLVARIAN REPUBLIC OF) RegS 28Venezuela22.53-0.88
    VENEZUELA (BOLVARIAN REPUBLIC OF) 34Venezuela21.14-0.85
    VENEZUELA (BOLVARIAN REPUBLIC OF) RegS 38Venezuela17.13-0.79
    PETROLEOS DE VENEZUELA SA RegS 37Venezuela15.96-0.70
    VENEZUELA (BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF) 27Venezuela21.01-0.67
    EL SALVADOR REPUBLIC RegS 35El Salvador7.45-0.43
    PETROLEOS DE VENEZUELA SA RegS 24Venezuela26.48-0.41
    PETROLEOS DE VENEZUELA SA RegS 26Venezuela22.55-0.39