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Index Performance
Changes between 2016-08-29 and 2016-09-01
| Ndex | Last | WkChPct | |
| S&P BSE SENSEX Index | 28492.58 | 2.59 | |
| Hong Kong Hang Seng Index | 23114.16 | 1.30 | |
| Warsaw Stock Exchange WIG Tota | 47935.1 | 1.01 | |
| Nikkei 225 | 16898.51 | 0.96 | |
| Mexican Stock Exchange Mexican | 47541.32 | 0.36 | |
| Ibovespa Brasil Sao Paulo Stoc | 57901.11 | 0.32 | |
| Shanghai Stock Exchange Compos | 3077.836 | 0.30 | |
| S&P 500 Index | 2170.95 | 0.09 | |
| Deutsche Boerse AG German Stoc | 10592.69 | 0.05 | |
| Dow Jones Industrial Average | 18400.88 | 0.03 | |
| Korea Stock Exchange KOSPI Ind | 2030.02 | -0.11 | |
| S&P/TSX Composite Index | 14597.95 | -0.29 | |
| Karachi Stock Exchange KSE100 | 39863.68 | -0.48 | |
| Jakarta Stock Exchange Composi | 5335.68 | -0.66 | |
| FTSE 100 Index | 6781.51 | -0.83 | |
| Borsa Istanbul 100 Index | 75967.63 | -0.95 | |
| MICEX Index | 1971.59 | -1.09 | |
| FTSE/JSE Africa All Share Inde | 52733.12 | -1.45 | |
| Russian Trading System Cash In | 951.67 | -2.24 | |
| Russian Depositary Index USD | 1115.14 | -2.43 |
Weekly Currency Performance
| Currency | Last | WkChPct | |
| USDZAR | 14.7014 | 2.08 | |
| USDJPY | 103.27 | 0.90 | |
| USDKZT | 341.11 | 0.72 | |
| USDCAD | 1.3102 | 0.68 | |
| USDNOK | 8.3386 | 0.52 | |
| USDLVL | 0.63022 | 0.35 | |
| USDEUR | 0.8967 | 0.34 | |
| USDRUB | 65.2535 | 0.27 | |
| USDAZN | 1.6648 | 0.26 | |
| USDTRY | 2.9584 | 0.13 | |
| USDAUD | 1.3263 | 0.08 | |
| USDCNY | 6.6795 | 0.04 | |
| USDKRW | 1121.86 | -0.28 | |
| USDINR | 66.9625 | -0.33 | |
| USDPKR | 104.66 | -0.95 | |
| USDBRL | 3.2267 | -1.19 |
Weekly Commodities Performance
| name | units | Price | WeekCh | |
| Hogs | USD/LB. | 62.85 | 2.48 | |
| Coffee | USD/LB. | 147.05 | 1.52 | |
| Silver | USD/T OZ. | 18.70 | 0.92 | |
| Cattle | USD/LB. | 106.58 | 0.22 | |
| Copper | USD/MT | 4617.00 | 0.04 | |
| NATURAL GAS (NYMEX) | USD/MMBTU | 2.87 | 0.00 | |
| GOLD | USD/T OZ. | 1308.90 | -0.67 | |
| Palladium | USD/T OZ. | 674.51 | -1.62 | |
| Soybeans | USD/BU. | 946.75 | -2.12 | |
| Wheat | USD/BU. | 391.25 | -2.13 | |
| Platinum | USD/T OZ. | 1051.43 | -2.13 | |
| Corn | USD/BU. | 317.25 | -2.46 | |
| Sugar | USD/LB. | 20.06 | -2.67 | |
| Rice | USD/CWT | 9.57 | -3.43 | |
| COCOA | USD/MT | 2898.00 | -3.88 | |
| OIL Brent | USD/BBL. | 47.14 | -4.25 |
Weekly Bond Rates Performance Change in btps
| country | yield | Wk | 1m | 1y | |
| UNITED KINGDOM » | 0.64% | 8 | -9 | -129 | |
| SPAIN | 1.01% | 6 | -1 | -113 | |
| GREECE | 7.93% | 4 | -10 | -111 | |
| SWITZERLAND | -0.53% | 2 | +9 | -40 | |
| MEXICO | 5.82% | 1 | -15 | -25 | |
| ITALY | 1.14% | -1 | -4 | -85 | |
| NETHERLANDS | 0.04% | -2 | +4 | -96 | |
| PORTUGAL | 3.01% | -2 | +14 | +31 | |
| UNITED STATES » | 1.58% | -3 | +6 | -57 | |
| GERMANY » | -0.07% | -3 | +3 | -86 | |
| FRANCE | 0.17% | -3 | +5 | -98 | |
| CANADA | 1.02% | -7 | 0 | -40 | |
| BRAZIL | 12.07% | -9 | +31 | -251 |
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 | 8.12 | 0.89 | |
| South Africa | 4.48 | 0.45 | |
| Argentina | 6.10 | 0.23 | |
| Azerbaijan | 4.92 | 0.18 | |
| Sri Lanka | 5.18 | 0.18 | |
| Egypt | 5.89 | 0.16 | |
| Colombia | 3.62 | 0.15 | |
| Morocco | 3.02 | 0.12 | |
| Chile | 2.70 | 0.11 | |
| Brazil | 4.52 | 0.11 | |
| Mexico | 3.89 | 0.09 | |
| Kenya | 7.08 | 0.08 | |
| Indonesia | 3.72 | 0.08 | |
| Ukraine | 8.50 | 0.07 | |
| Oman | 3.80 | 0.05 | |
| Cote D'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) | 5.73 | 0.04 | |
| Uruguay | 3.76 | 0.04 | |
| Slovak Republic | 1.67 | 0.04 | |
| Tunisia | 6.00 | 0.04 | |
| Kazakhstan | 4.43 | 0.04 | |
| Dominican Republic | 4.89 | 0.04 | |
| Paraguay | 5.08 | 0.03 | |
| Poland | 2.16 | 0.03 | |
| Peru | 3.30 | 0.02 | |
| Philippines | 2.41 | 0.02 | |
| Russian Federation | 4.05 | 0.02 | |
| United States | 0.52 | 0.01 | |
| Panama | 2.78 | 0.01 | |
| China | 2.40 | 0.00 | |
| Gabon | 7.41 | 0.00 | |
| Vietnam | 3.57 | 0.00 | |
| Venezuela | 26.03 | 0.00 | |
| Ecuador | 9.90 | -0.01 | |
| Croatia (Hrvatska) | 3.73 | -0.02 | |
| Lithuania | 2.02 | -0.02 | |
| Pakistan | 5.10 | -0.02 | |
| Malaysia | 3.52 | -0.03 | |
| Turkey | 4.46 | -0.03 | |
| Lebanon | 6.32 | -0.04 | |
| Hungary | 3.16 | -0.04 | |
| Serbia | 3.55 | -0.05 | |
| Jamaica | 5.90 | -0.06 | |
| El Salvador | 7.16 | -0.10 | |
| Costa Rica | 5.68 | -0.12 | |
| Angola | 9.50 | -0.12 | |
| Ethiopia | 6.78 | -0.12 | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 4.13 | -0.12 | |
| Romania | 3.01 | -0.13 | |
| Zambia | 8.83 | -0.22 | |
| Ghana | 9.32 | -0.26 | |
| Iraq | 9.12 | -0.30 |
Chart: MSCI GEM Index Technicals are quite supportive - inverse head and shoulders and break out above resistance

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Best since the start of the week among various stock markets was S&P BSE SENSEX Index +2.59%, Hong Kong Hang Seng Index +1.30%, Warsaw Stock Exchange WIG Tota +1.01%, Nikkei 225 +0.96%,
While worst since the start of the week among various stock markets was Russian Depositary Index USD -2.43%, Russian Trading System Cash In -2.24%, FTSE/JSE Africa All Share Inde -1.45%, MICEX Index -1.09%,
Best week to date in FX space vs. greenback was USDBRL +1.19%, USDPKR +0.95%, USDINR +0.33%,
While worst week to date in FX space vs. greenback was USDZAR -2.08%, USDJPY -0.90%, USDKZT -0.72%,
Best among commodities versus last Friday close was Hogs +2.48%, Coffee +1.52%, Silver +0.92%,
While worst among commodities versus last Friday close was OIL Brent -4.25%, COCOA -3.88%, Rice -3.43%,
Best among bonds since week to date week was BRAZIL +9bpts, CANADA +7bpts,
While worst among bonds since week to date week was UNITED KINGDOM » -8bpts, SPAIN -6bpts,
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| Country | Average Yield | Yield Average change % pts |
| Mongolia | 8.12 | 0.89 |
| South Africa | 4.48 | 0.45 |
| Argentina | 6.10 | 0.23 |
| Azerbaijan | 4.92 | 0.18 |
| Sri Lanka | 5.18 | 0.18 |
| Egypt | 5.89 | 0.16 |
| Colombia | 3.62 | 0.15 |
| Morocco | 3.02 | 0.12 |
| Chile | 2.70 | 0.11 |
| Brazil | 4.52 | 0.11 |
| Mexico | 3.89 | 0.09 |
| Kenya | 7.08 | 0.08 |
| Indonesia | 3.72 | 0.08 |
| Ukraine | 8.50 | 0.07 |
| Oman | 3.80 | 0.05 |
| Cote D'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) | 5.73 | 0.04 |
| Uruguay | 3.76 | 0.04 |
| Slovak Republic | 1.67 | 0.04 |
| Tunisia | 6.00 | 0.04 |
| Kazakhstan | 4.43 | 0.04 |
| Dominican Republic | 4.89 | 0.04 |
| Paraguay | 5.08 | 0.03 |
| Poland | 2.16 | 0.03 |
| Peru | 3.30 | 0.02 |
| Philippines | 2.41 | 0.02 |
| Russian Federation | 4.05 | 0.02 |
| United States | 0.52 | 0.01 |
| Panama | 2.78 | 0.01 |
| China | 2.40 | 0.00 |
| Gabon | 7.41 | 0.00 |
| Vietnam | 3.57 | 0.00 |
| Venezuela | 26.03 | 0.00 |
| Ecuador | 9.90 | -0.01 |
| Croatia (Hrvatska) | 3.73 | -0.02 |
| Lithuania | 2.02 | -0.02 |
| Pakistan | 5.10 | -0.02 |
| Malaysia | 3.52 | -0.03 |
| Turkey | 4.46 | -0.03 |
| Lebanon | 6.32 | -0.04 |
| Hungary | 3.16 | -0.04 |
| Serbia | 3.55 | -0.05 |
| Jamaica | 5.90 | -0.06 |
| El Salvador | 7.16 | -0.10 |
| Costa Rica | 5.68 | -0.12 |
| Angola | 9.50 | -0.12 |
| Ethiopia | 6.78 | -0.12 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 4.13 | -0.12 |
| Romania | 3.01 | -0.13 |
| Zambia | 8.83 | -0.22 |
| Ghana | 9.32 | -0.26 |
| Iraq | 9.12 | -0.30 |