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Index Performance
Changes between 2016-08-15 and 2016-08-17
| Ndex | Last | WkChPct | |
| Shanghai Stock Exchange Compos | 3110.285 | 1.95 | |
| Russian Trading System Cash In | 972.96 | 1.93 | |
| Russian Depositary Index USD | 1126.96 | 1.12 | |
| Ibovespa Brasil Sao Paulo Stoc | 58855.43 | 0.96 | |
| Hong Kong Hang Seng Index | 22973.17 | 0.91 | |
| Karachi Stock Exchange KSE100 | 40145.57 | 0.60 | |
| MICEX Index | 1975.8 | 0.44 | |
| Mexican Stock Exchange Mexican | 48351.96 | -0.02 | |
| Jakarta Stock Exchange Composi | 5371.846 | -0.10 | |
| S&P BSE SENSEX Index | 28121.26 | -0.11 | |
| Dow Jones Industrial Average | 18552.02 | -0.13 | |
| S&P 500 Index | 2178.15 | -0.27 | |
| S&P/TSX Composite Index | 14703.44 | -0.30 | |
| FTSE 100 Index | 6893.92 | -0.32 | |
| Warsaw Stock Exchange WIG Tota | 48463.51 | -0.35 | |
| Korea Stock Exchange KOSPI Ind | 2037.57 | -0.63 | |
| Borsa Istanbul 100 Index | 77707.13 | -0.67 | |
| FTSE/JSE Africa All Share Inde | 52396.4 | -0.78 | |
| Nikkei 225 | 16744.75 | -0.79 |
Weekly Currency Performance
| Currency | Last | WkChPct | |
| USDAZN | 1.6487 | 1.38 | |
| USDBRL | 3.2022 | 0.31 | |
| USDKRW | 1106.73 | 0.27 | |
| USDPKR | 104.665 | 0.04 | |
| USDCNY | 6.6302 | -0.09 | |
| USDNOK | 8.2064 | -0.12 | |
| USDZAR | 13.4445 | -0.16 | |
| USDINR | 66.765 | -0.18 | |
| USDJPY | 101.09 | -0.21 | |
| USDAUD | 1.3042 | -0.25 | |
| USDCAD | 1.2881 | -0.62 | |
| USDTRY | 2.9374 | -0.78 | |
| USDLVL | 0.62419 | -0.86 | |
| USDEUR | 0.8881 | -0.87 | |
| USDRUB | 64.1373 | -0.89 | |
| USDKZT | 340.53 | -1.30 |
Weekly Commodities Performance
| name | units | Price | WeekCh | |
| Rice | USD/CWT | 10.49 | 7.81 | |
| OIL Brent | USD/BBL. | 48.84 | 3.67 | |
| Sugar | USD/LB. | 20.26 | 2.79 | |
| Soybeans | USD/BU. | 1008.00 | 2.73 | |
| COCOA | USD/MT | 3059.00 | 2.62 | |
| NATURAL GAS (NYMEX) | USD/MMBTU | 2.63 | 2.33 | |
| Oats | USD/BU. | 186.00 | 2.20 | |
| Palladium | USD/T OZ. | 698.24 | 1.95 | |
| Corn | USD/BU. | 337.25 | 1.28 | |
| Copper | USD/MT | 4811.00 | 1.05 | |
| Wheat | USD/BU. | 440.00 | 0.57 | |
| GOLD | USD/T OZ. | 1343.30 | 0.43 | |
| Coffee | USD/LB. | 140.75 | 0.29 | |
| Silver | USD/T OZ. | 19.79 | 0.25 | |
| Hogs | USD/LB. | 59.85 | -0.25 | |
| Cattle | USD/LB. | 113.40 | -0.99 |
Weekly Bond Rates Performance Change in btps
| country | yield | Wk | 1m | 1y | |
| PORTUGAL | 2.81% | 14 | -29 | +46 | |
| GERMANY » | -0.03% | 8 | -4 | -66 | |
| FRANCE | 0.19% | 8 | -4 | -75 | |
| NETHERLANDS | 0.07% | 8 | -5 | -73 | |
| ITALY | 1.11% | 7 | -14 | -64 | |
| SWITZERLAND | -0.54% | 7 | +7 | -30 | |
| UNITED STATES » | 1.57% | 6 | +2 | -60 | |
| CANADA | 1.06% | 6 | -2 | -31 | |
| UNITED KINGDOM » | 0.58% | 6 | -25 | -123 | |
| SPAIN | 0.98% | 6 | -25 | -96 | |
| NEW ZEALAND | 2.16% | 6 | -16 | -113 | |
| SOUTH KOREA | 1.43% | 4 | +6 | -85 | |
| AUSTRALIA » | 1.90% | 3 | -7 | -88 | |
| JAPAN » | -0.09% | 1 | +15 | -47 | |
| SINGAPORE | 1.73% | 0 | +2 | -87 | |
| INDIA | 7.10% | 0 | -17 | -64 | |
| BRAZIL | 11.79% | -1 | -13 | -182 | |
| MEXICO | 5.81% | -1 | -16 | -17 | |
| GREECE | 7.96% | -3 | +31 | -85 | |
| HONG KONG | 0.79% | -4 | -10 | -92 |
Weekly GEM Sov. Bond Rates Performance Change in btps
Data in this table is from last Thursday Fixed Income update
| Country | Average Yield | Yield Average change % pts | |
| Mongolia | 8.21 | 1.07 | |
| El Salvador | 7.38 | 0.10 | |
| Slovak Republic | 1.73 | 0.06 | |
| Malaysia | 3.61 | 0.04 | |
| Poland | 2.16 | 0.02 | |
| United States | 0.51 | 0.01 | |
| Lithuania | 2.17 | 0.00 | |
| Ecuador | 10.33 | 0.00 | |
| Morocco | 2.98 | -0.01 | |
| Lebanon | 6.43 | -0.01 | |
| Egypt | 5.83 | -0.01 | |
| Ukraine | 8.03 | -0.03 | |
| Philippines | 2.39 | -0.04 | |
| Pakistan | 5.51 | -0.04 | |
| China | 2.44 | -0.05 | |
| Chile | 2.58 | -0.06 | |
| Venezuela | 27.33 | -0.06 | |
| Costa Rica | 5.91 | -0.07 | |
| Hungary | 3.29 | -0.08 | |
| Uruguay | 3.80 | -0.09 | |
| Serbia | 3.59 | -0.09 | |
| Peru | 3.39 | -0.09 | |
| Panama | 2.89 | -0.10 | |
| Russian Federation | 3.97 | -0.10 | |
| Brazil | 4.51 | -0.11 | |
| Mexico | 3.89 | -0.11 | |
| Sri Lanka | 5.13 | -0.11 | |
| Romania | 3.16 | -0.13 | |
| Paraguay | 5.15 | -0.13 | |
| Croatia (Hrvatska) | 3.70 | -0.14 | |
| Colombia | 3.59 | -0.16 | |
| Vietnam | 3.63 | -0.16 | |
| Oman | 3.98 | -0.17 | |
| Ghana | 9.86 | -0.19 | |
| Indonesia | 3.75 | -0.19 | |
| Jamaica | 5.38 | -0.21 | |
| Dominican Republic | 4.94 | -0.22 | |
| Turkey | 4.49 | -0.23 | |
| Kazakhstan | 4.48 | -0.25 | |
| Tunisia | 6.39 | -0.26 | |
| Argentina | 5.96 | -0.28 | |
| Ethiopia | 7.15 | -0.29 | |
| South Africa | 4.02 | -0.31 | |
| Azerbaijan | 4.91 | -0.32 | |
| Cote D'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) | 5.81 | -0.37 | |
| Iraq | 9.77 | -0.42 | |
| Gabon | 7.69 | -0.48 | |
| Kenya | 7.23 | -0.55 | |
| Angola | 9.79 | -0.56 | |
| Zambia | 9.68 | -0.84 |
Chart: Emerging Markets need to go a long way to catch up with DM peers. Hopefully they do it before the next market disruption on DM

Source: ML, Bloomberg
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Key Comment
Best since the start of the week among various stock markets was Shanghai Stock Exchange Compos +1.95%, Russian Trading System Cash In +1.93%, Russian Depositary Index USD +1.12%, Ibovespa Brasil Sao Paulo Stoc +0.96%,
While worst since the start of the week among various stock markets was Nikkei 225 -0.79%, FTSE/JSE Africa All Share Inde -0.78%, Borsa Istanbul 100 Index -0.67%, Korea Stock Exchange KOSPI Ind -0.63%,
Best week to date in FX space vs. greenback was USDKZT +1.30%, USDRUB +0.89%, USDEUR +0.87%,
While worst week to date in FX space vs. greenback was USDAZN -1.38%, USDBRL -0.31%, USDKRW -0.27%,
Best among commodities versus last Friday close was Rice +7.81%, OIL Brent +3.67%, Sugar +2.79%,
While worst among commodities versus last Friday close was Cattle -0.99%, Hogs -0.25%, Silver 0.25%,
Best among bonds since week to date week was HONG KONG +4bpts, GREECE +3bpts,
While worst among bonds since week to date week was PORTUGAL -14bpts, FRANCE -8bpts,
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| value | Stock | Origin | Dividend Yield |
| BR Properties SA | BRPR3:BZ | Brazil | 26.41 |
| Surgutneftegas OJSC | SNGSP:RM | Russia | 17.90 |
| Guangzhou R&F Properties Co Ltd | 2777:HK | China | 14.10 |
| Huaneng Power International Inc | 902:HK | China | 11.93 |
| Severstal PJSC | CHMF:RM | Russia | 11.60 |
| National Australia Bank Ltd | NAB:AU | Australia | 11.55 |
| Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd | ANZ:AU | Australia | 10.84 |
| Mobile TeleSystems PJSC | MBT:US | Russia | 10.45 |
| Tupras Turkiye Petrol Rafinerileri AS | TUPRS:TI | Turkey | 10.18 |
| Datang International Power Generation Co Ltd | 991:HK | China | 10.06 |
| Bendigo & Adelaide Bank Ltd | BEN:AU | Australia | 10.02 |
| Westpac Banking Corp | WBC:AU | Australia | 9.45 |
| Evergrande Real Estate Group Ltd | 3333:HK | China | 9.36 |
| MTN Group Ltd | MTN:SJ | South Africa | 9.15 |
| Rural Electrification Corp Ltd | RECL:IN | India | 9.12 |
| Rio Tinto Ltd | RIO:AU | Australia | 8.95 |
| Parkson Retail Group Ltd | 3368:HK | China | 8.64 |
| LSR Group PJSC | LSRG:LI | Russia | 8.56 |
| Coal India Ltd | COAL:IN | India | 8.51 |
| Federal Grid PJSC | FEES:RM | Russia | 8.43 |
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| Bond | Country | Yield | Yield Change %pts |
| ODEBRECHT DRILL VIII/IX RegS 21 | Brazil | 88.30 | 20.80 |
| PETROLEOS DE VENEZUELA SA RegS 17 | Venezuela | 66.78 | 2.88 |
| SAMARCO MINERACAO SA RegS 22 | Brazil | 24.53 | 0.96 |
| PETROLEOS DE VENEZUELA SA RegS 27 | Venezuela | 21.21 | 0.48 |
| PETROLEOS DE VENEZUELA SA RegS 24 | Venezuela | 27.75 | 0.46 |
| PETROLEOS DE VENEZUELA SA RegS 26 | Venezuela | 23.60 | 0.32 |
| AMERICA MOVIL SAB DE CV 20 | Mexico | 1.84 | 0.24 |
| POSCO GROUP RegS 20 | Korea (South) | 2.36 | 0.13 |
| GRUPO BIMBO SAB DE CV RegS 22 | Mexico | 2.92 | 0.13 |
| RELIANCE HOLDINGS USA INC RegS 22 | India | 2.98 | 0.12 |
| BANCO DEL ESTADO DE CHILE RegS 20 | Chile | 2.47 | 0.12 |
| KOREA GAS CORPORATION RegS 20 | Korea (South) | 1.82 | 0.12 |
| AMERICA MOVIL SAB DE CV 40 | Mexico | 4.39 | 0.10 |
| PETROBRAS GLOBAL FINANCE BV 19 | Brazil | 5.19 | 0.10 |
| PETROLEOS DE VENEZUELA SA MTN RegS 21 | Venezuela | 33.83 | 0.10 |
| PETROLEOS DE VENEZUELA SA RegS 37 | Venezuela | 17.50 | 0.10 |
| KOREA NATIONAL OIL CORP RegS 19 | Korea (South) | 1.69 | 0.09 |
| CENCOSUD SA RegS 21 | Chile | 2.99 | 0.09 |
| COCA-COLA FEMSA SAB DE CV 23 | Mexico | 2.68 | 0.09 |
| GRUPO TELEVISA SA 40 | Mexico | 5.22 | 0.09 |