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Index Performance

Changes between 2016-08-22 and 2016-08-25
IndexPriceChange
IBOV:IND57717.88-2.45
XU100:IND76116.31-2.38
MEXBOL:IND47743.61-1.43
SHCOMP:IND3068.329-1.28
UKX:IND6781.95-1.12
WIG:IND47433.56-1.11
RTSI$:IND958.43-0.75
RDXUSD:IND1123.28-0.68
KOSPI:IND2042.92-0.65
INDU:IND18481.48-0.62
SPX:IND2175.44-0.53
HSI:IND22816.85-0.52
SPTSX:IND14626.24-0.47
SENSEX:IND27969.91-0.38
DAX:IND10527.47-0.16
NKY:IND16555.950.06
JCI:IND5435.3930.36
INDEXCF:IND1974.760.77
KSE100:IND39820.820.81
JALSH:IND53509.61.40

Weekly Currency Performance
IndexPriceChange
USDPKR:CUR104.76-0.01
USDAZN:CUR1.64070.01
USDKZT:CUR339.180.05
USDNOK:CUR8.17330.27
USDCNY:CUR6.65210.32
USDJPY:CUR100.290.40
USDINR:CUR67.12750.48
USDLVL:CUR0.622410.56
USDEUR:CUR0.8860.59
USDBRL:CUR3.23510.90
USDTRY:CUR2.95831.06
USDAUD:CUR1.31571.13
USDCAD:CUR1.29391.23
USDKRW:CUR1122.01.33
USDRUB:CUR64.82581.89
USDZAR:CUR14.10515.46

Weekly Commodities Performance
nameunitsPriceWeekCh
NATURAL GAS (NYMEX)USD/MMBTU2.785.70
GOLDUSD/T OZ.1326.47-0.49
SilverUSD/T OZ.18.63-1.17
OIL BrentUSD/BBL.49.03-2.10
PlatinumUSD/T OZ.1080.48-2.21
PalladiumUSD/T OZ.688.18-2.32
CopperUSD/MT4632.00-3.46

Weekly Bond Rates Performance Change in btps
countryyieldWk1m1y
BRAZIL 11.99%21 +8 -217
MEXICO 5.85%4 -5 -21
GREECE 7.88%2 -2 -130
ITALY 1.14%1 -9 -84
HONG KONG 0.85%0 -11 -77
SPAIN 0.94%-1 -17 -116
JAPAN » -0.09%-1 +15 -47
PORTUGAL 2.96%-2 -4 +26
SWITZERLAND -0.57%-2 +1 -38
SOUTH KOREA 1.41%-2 -1 -81
FRANCE 0.15%-3 -4 -97
NEW ZEALAND 2.24%-3 +3 -92
INDIA 7.12%-3 -13 -70
UNITED STATES » 1.55%-4 -2 -52
CANADA 1.03%-4 -7 -29
NETHERLANDS 0.02%-4 -5 -92
SINGAPORE 1.74%-4 -2 -85
GERMANY » -0.09%-5 -4 -81
AUSTRALIA » 1.85%-5 -6 -74
UNITED KINGDOM » 0.55%-7 -26 -136

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
Ukraine8.430.40
Russian Federation4.030.06
Croatia (Hrvatska)3.750.05
South Africa4.040.02
Chile2.590.01
Serbia3.600.01
Turkey4.490.01
Philippines2.390.00
United States0.510.00
Romania3.13-0.02
Poland2.13-0.03
China2.40-0.04
Vietnam3.57-0.06
Malaysia3.54-0.07
Lebanon6.36-0.07
Uruguay3.72-0.07
Morocco2.90-0.08
Dominican Republic4.85-0.08
Hungary3.21-0.08
Kazakhstan4.39-0.09
Pakistan5.41-0.09
Mexico3.80-0.09
Egypt5.73-0.10
Brazil4.41-0.10
Slovak Republic1.63-0.10
Paraguay5.05-0.10
Argentina5.86-0.11
Costa Rica5.80-0.11
Jamaica5.27-0.11
Indonesia3.64-0.11
Peru3.27-0.12
Colombia3.47-0.12
Panama2.77-0.12
El Salvador7.26-0.12
Sri Lanka5.01-0.12
Cote D'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)5.68-0.13
Lithuania2.04-0.14
Azerbaijan4.74-0.16
Angola9.62-0.17
Oman3.75-0.22
Kenya7.00-0.23
Ethiopia6.90-0.25
Gabon7.41-0.28
Ghana9.57-0.28
Iraq9.42-0.35
Ecuador9.91-0.42
Tunisia5.96-0.43
Zambia9.05-0.63
Mongolia7.23-0.98
Venezuela26.04-1.29

Chart: CME FedWatch tool implies the hike is this September or never

Source: CME



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Key Comment






Best among stock markets since the start of the week Indonesia, Malaysia and Russia (local currency)
Worst - Brazil, Turkey, Mexico and China
In Currency space USD is universally stronger: rand is the weakest while NOK is the most resilient
Best among commodities versus last Friday close was NATURAL GAS (NYMEX) +5.70%, GOLD-0.49%, Silver-1.17%,

While worst among commodities versus last Friday close was Copper -3.46%, Palladium -2.32%, Platinum -2.21%,

Best among bonds since week to date week was UNITED KINGDOM » +7bpts, AUSTRALIA » +5bpts,

While worst among bonds since week to date week was BRAZIL -21bpts, MEXICO -4bpts,

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    Australia
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    Korea
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    India
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    Canada
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    Turkey
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    Brazil
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    Russia
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    China
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    Highest 30 MarketCaps among Crabsticks

    valueOriginMCapUSDmn
    Industrial & Commercial Bank of China LtdChina230978.4
    Tencent Holdings LtdChina213835.5
    PetroChina Co LtdChina189861.2
    Samsung Electronics Co LtdKorea179346.0
    China Construction Bank CorpChina164340.1
    Agricultural Bank of China LtdChina146939.4
    Bank of China LtdChina135081.1
    Commonwealth Bank of AustraliaAustralia93452.6
    Ambev SABrazil89783.2
    Royal Bank of CanadaCanada88096.9
    China Petroleum & Chemical CorpChina86609.2
    Ping An Insurance Group Co of China LtdChina83944.9
    China Life Insurance Co LtdChina81259.2
    Toronto-Dominion Bank/TheCanada78412.4
    BHP Billiton LtdAustralia72459.8
    Westpac Banking CorpAustralia71470.0
    China Merchants Bank Co LtdChina63522.2
    Naspers LtdSouth Africa63485.0
    Bank of Nova Scotia/TheCanada58697.8
    Rio Tinto LtdAustralia57754.4
    Bank of Communications Co LtdChina55826.3
    CNOOC LtdChina55246.1
    Rosneft PJSCRussia54921.9
    Gazprom PJSCRussia51679.3
    Itau Unibanco Holding SABrazil51608.7
    Telstra Corp LtdAustralia50901.8
    Australia & New Zealand Banking Group LtdAustralia50732.0
    National Australia Bank LtdAustralia48881.0
    Suncor Energy IncCanada46772.4
    China Minsheng Banking Corp LtdChina46039.7

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