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Index Performance
Changes between 2016-08-15 and 2016-08-18
| Ndex | Last | WkChPct | |
| Russian Depositary Index USD | 1134.72 | 1.81 | |
| Ibovespa Brasil Sao Paulo Stoc | 59323.83 | 1.76 | |
| Shanghai Stock Exchange Compos | 3096.648 | 1.51 | |
| Hong Kong Hang Seng Index | 23060.56 | 1.29 | |
| Jakarta Stock Exchange Composi | 5440.824 | 1.18 | |
| Russian Trading System Cash In | 965.39 | 1.13 | |
| Karachi Stock Exchange KSE100 | 40106.38 | 0.50 | |
| Korea Stock Exchange KOSPI Ind | 2055.47 | 0.24 | |
| MICEX Index | 1969.19 | 0.10 | |
| S&P BSE SENSEX Index | 28157.76 | 0.02 | |
| Dow Jones Industrial Average | 18573.94 | -0.01 | |
| S&P 500 Index | 2182.22 | -0.08 | |
| Borsa Istanbul 100 Index | 78147.81 | -0.10 | |
| Mexican Stock Exchange Mexican | 48258.93 | -0.22 | |
| S&P/TSX Composite Index | 14697.6 | -0.34 | |
| FTSE 100 Index | 6859.15 | -0.82 | |
| FTSE/JSE Africa All Share Inde | 52309.7 | -0.94 | |
| Warsaw Stock Exchange WIG Tota | 48006.75 | -1.28 | |
| Deutsche Boerse AG German Stoc | 10537.67 | -1.64 | |
| Nikkei 225 | 16486.01 | -2.33 |
Weekly Currency Performance
| Currency | Last | WkChPct | |
| USDAZN | 1.6406 | 0.88 | |
| USDBRL | 3.2064 | 0.44 | |
| USDKRW | 1107.23 | 0.31 | |
| USDPKR | 104.695 | 0.06 | |
| USDCNY | 6.6266 | -0.14 | |
| USDINR | 66.79 | -0.15 | |
| USDNOK | 8.1733 | -0.52 | |
| USDAUD | 1.296 | -0.88 | |
| USDCAD | 1.2811 | -1.16 | |
| USDKZT | 340.58 | -1.28 | |
| USDTRY | 2.9203 | -1.36 | |
| USDEUR | 0.8837 | -1.36 | |
| USDLVL | 0.621 | -1.37 | |
| USDJPY | 99.82 | -1.46 | |
| USDRUB | 63.7657 | -1.47 | |
| USDZAR | 13.2637 | -1.50 |
Weekly Commodities Performance
| name | units | Price | WeekCh | |
| OIL Brent | USD/BBL. | 49.74 | 5.58 | |
| Rice | USD/CWT | 10.17 | 4.52 | |
| COCOA | USD/MT | 3079.00 | 3.29 | |
| Soybeans | USD/BU. | 1008.00 | 2.73 | |
| NATURAL GAS (NYMEX) | USD/MMBTU | 2.63 | 2.33 | |
| Corn | USD/BU. | 340.25 | 2.18 | |
| Palladium | USD/T OZ. | 698.90 | 2.05 | |
| Hogs | USD/LB. | 61.00 | 1.67 | |
| Oats | USD/BU. | 184.75 | 1.51 | |
| GOLD | USD/T OZ. | 1351.95 | 1.08 | |
| Wheat | USD/BU. | 441.75 | 0.97 | |
| Copper | USD/MT | 4774.00 | 0.27 | |
| Platinum | USD/T OZ. | 1126.80 | 0.16 | |
| Silver | USD/T OZ. | 19.77 | 0.15 | |
| Sugar | USD/LB. | 19.72 | 0.05 | |
| Coffee | USD/LB. | 138.10 | -1.60 | |
| Cattle | USD/LB. | 112.40 | -1.86 |
Weekly Bond Rates Performance Change in btps
| country | yield | Wk | 1m | 1y | |
| PORTUGAL | 2.83% | 16 | -28 | +36 | |
| CANADA | 1.05% | 5 | -5 | -34 | |
| ITALY | 1.09% | 5 | -16 | -72 | |
| UNITED KINGDOM » | 0.56% | 4 | -26 | -131 | |
| SWITZERLAND | -0.57% | 4 | +4 | -34 | |
| UNITED STATES » | 1.54% | 3 | -5 | -66 | |
| GERMANY » | -0.08% | 3 | -6 | -72 | |
| FRANCE | 0.14% | 3 | -7 | -84 | |
| NETHERLANDS | 0.02% | 3 | -7 | -81 | |
| NEW ZEALAND | 2.13% | 3 | -18 | -117 | |
| SPAIN | 0.94% | 2 | -30 | -105 | |
| SOUTH KOREA | 1.41% | 2 | +1 | -86 | |
| JAPAN » | -0.09% | 1 | +14 | -46 | |
| INDIA | 7.11% | 1 | -18 | -63 | |
| GREECE | 7.99% | 0 | +28 | -109 | |
| AUSTRALIA » | 1.87% | 0 | -12 | -87 | |
| SINGAPORE | 1.71% | -2 | +1 | -88 | |
| MEXICO | 5.79% | -3 | -19 | -23 | |
| HONG KONG | 0.80% | -3 | -- | -85 | |
| BRAZIL | 11.74% | -6 | -12 | -187 |
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: For Brent bulls it is s important for the oil price to come back into the recent trend channel

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Best since the start of the week among various stock markets was Russian Depositary Index USD +1.81%, Ibovespa Brasil Sao Paulo Stoc +1.76%, Shanghai Stock Exchange Compos +1.51%, Hong Kong Hang Seng Index +1.29%,
While worst since the start of the week among various stock markets was Nikkei 225 -2.33%, Deutsche Boerse AG German Stoc -1.64%, Warsaw Stock Exchange WIG Tota -1.28%, FTSE/JSE Africa All Share Inde -0.94%,
Best week to date in FX space vs. greenback was USDZAR +1.50%, USDRUB +1.47%, USDJPY +1.46%,
While worst week to date in FX space vs. greenback was USDAZN -0.88%, USDBRL -0.44%, USDKRW -0.31%,
Best among commodities versus last Friday close was OIL Brent +5.58%, Rice +4.52%, COCOA +3.29%,
While worst among commodities versus last Friday close was Cattle -1.86%, Coffee -1.60%, Sugar 0.05%,
Best among bonds since week to date week was BRAZIL +6bpts, HONG KONG +3bpts,
While worst among bonds since week to date week was PORTUGAL -16bpts, CANADA -5bpts,
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| Eneva SA | ENEV3:BZ | Brazil | 0.4 |
| Siemens Ltd | SIEM:IN | India | 1.0 |
| Surgutneftegas OJSC | SNGS:RM | Russia | 1.6 |
| Surgutneftegas OJSC | SNGSP:RM | Russia | 1.8 |
| SK Holdings Co Ltd | 034730:KS | Korea | 1.9 |
| Korea Electric Power Corp | 015760:KS | Korea | 2.7 |
| Rural Electrification Corp Ltd | RECL:IN | India | 3.3 |
| Banco do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul SA | BRSR6:BZ | Brazil | 4.0 |
| Gazprom PJSC | GAZP:RM | Russia | 4.1 |
| Chongqing Rural Commercial Bank Co Ltd | 3618:HK | China | 4.2 |
| Braskem SA | BRKM5:BZ | Brazil | 4.3 |
| BNK Financial Group Inc | 138930:KS | Korea | 4.3 |
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| Bond | Country | Yield | Yield Change % pts |
| MONGOLIA (GOVERNMENT) RegS 22 | Mongolia | 8.21 | 1.07 |
| PETROLEOS DE VENEZUELA SA RegS 24 | Venezuela | 28.20 | 0.57 |
| PETROLEOS DE VENEZUELA SA RegS 26 | Venezuela | 23.82 | 0.54 |
| PETROLEOS DE VENEZUELA SA RegS 27 | Venezuela | 21.08 | 0.35 |
| 1MDB GLOBAL INVESTMENTS LTD 23 | Malaysia | 7.53 | 0.23 |
| PETROLEOS DE VENEZUELA SA MTN RegS 21 | Venezuela | 34.03 | 0.20 |
| CAIXA ECONOMICA FEDERAL MTN RegS 18 | Brazil | 4.13 | 0.15 |
| UKRAINE (GOVERNMENT OF) RegS 19 | Ukraine | 7.89 | 0.14 |
| CAIXA ECONOMICA FEDERAL RegS 19 | Brazil | 4.57 | 0.13 |
| EGYPT (THE ARAB REPUBLIC OF) RegS 20 | Egypt | 5.08 | 0.11 |
| SINOPEC GROUP OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT RegS 20 | China | 2.16 | 0.10 |
| EL SALVADOR REPUBLIC RegS 35 | El Salvador | 7.38 | 0.10 |
| RUSSIAN (FEDERATION OF) RegS 30 | Russian Federation | 2.30 | 0.08 |
| PETRONAS CAPITAL LTD. RegS 19 | Malaysia | 1.83 | 0.08 |
| POLAND (REPUBLIC OF) 22 | Poland | 2.23 | 0.07 |
| POLAND (REPUBLIC OF) 21 | Poland | 2.03 | 0.06 |
| LITHUANIA REPUBLIC OF (GOVERNMENT RegS 21 | Lithuania | 2.20 | 0.06 |
| SLOVAKIA (REPUBLIC OF) RegS 22 | Slovak Republic | 1.73 | 0.06 |
| LEBANON REPUBLIC OF (GOVERNMENT) MTN RegS 27 | Lebanon | 6.97 | 0.06 |
| POLAND (REPUBLIC OF) 19 | Poland | 1.54 | 0.04 |