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Index Performance
Changes between 2016-10-03 and 2016-10-05
| Ndex | Last | WkChPct | |
| FTSE/JSE Africa All Share Inde | 51868.53 | -1.58 | |
| MICEX Index | 1975.85 | -1.02 | |
| S&P/TSX Composite Index | 14610.58 | -0.98 | |
| Korea Stock Exchange KOSPI Ind | 2065.16 | -0.17 | |
| Russian Depositary Index USD | 1173.61 | -0.05 | |
| Hong Kong Hang Seng Index | 23788.31 | 0.21 | |
| Russian Trading System Cash In | 993.87 | 0.30 | |
| S&P 500 Index | 2159.73 | 0.40 | |
| Nikkei 225 | 16819.24 | 0.75 | |
| Dow Jones Industrial Average | 18281.03 | 0.76 | |
| Shanghai Stock Exchange Compos | 3004.703 | 0.81 | |
| Jakarta Stock Exchange Composi | 5409.344 | 0.83 | |
| Mexican Stock Exchange Mexican | 48141.42 | 0.98 | |
| Borsa Istanbul 100 Index | 77853.65 | 1.01 | |
| Deutsche Boerse AG German Stoc | 10585.78 | 1.41 | |
| S&P BSE SENSEX Index | 28220.98 | 1.41 | |
| Warsaw Stock Exchange WIG Tota | 47848.99 | 1.62 | |
| FTSE 100 Index | 7032.78 | 1.64 | |
| Karachi Stock Exchange KSE100 | 41377.81 | 2.06 | |
| Ibovespa Brasil Sao Paulo Stoc | 60254.34 | 3.26 |
Weekly Currency Performance
| Currency | Last | WkChPct | |
| BRL | 3.2213 | -1.18 | |
| KZT | 332.65 | -0.95 | |
| RUB | 62.4232 | -0.72 | |
| AZN | 1.6155 | -0.58 | |
| PKR | 104.485 | -0.02 | |
| CNY | 6.6718 | 0.04 | |
| INR | 66.6425 | 0.05 | |
| EUR | 0.8915 | 0.06 | |
| AUD | 1.3121 | 0.19 | |
| ZAR | 13.752 | 0.21 | |
| CAD | 1.3176 | 0.23 | |
| LVL | 0.62801 | 0.46 | |
| NOK | 8.0358 | 0.64 | |
| KRW | 1111.07 | 0.90 | |
| TRY | 3.051 | 1.70 | |
| JPY | 103.49 | 2.43 |
Weekly Commodities Performance
| name | last | WeekCh | |
| SILVER (COMEX) | 17.78 | -7.46 | |
| PLATINUM SPOT | 976.68 | -4.95 | |
| GOLD SPOT | 1265.8 | -3.81 | |
| GOLD (COMEX) | 1267.0 | -3.80 | |
| COPPER (COMEX) | 216.6 | -2.01 | |
| RBOB GASOLINE (NYMEX) | 147.93 | -0.54 | |
| COTTON #2 (ICE) | 67.74 | -0.50 | |
| LIVE CATTLE (CME) | 103.05 | -0.07 | |
| HEATING OIL (NYMEX) | 157.12 | 2.83 | |
| COCOA (ICE) | 2836.0 | 3.96 | |
| NATURAL GAS (NYMEX) | 3.026 | 4.13 | |
| WTI CRUDE OIL (NYMEX) | 49.83 | 4.18 | |
| BRENT CRUDE (ICE) | 51.59 | 5.16 |
Weekly Bond Rates Performance Change in btps
| country | yield | Wk | 1m | 1y | |
| ITALY | 1.31% | 10 | +16 | -34 | |
| SPAIN | 0.97% | 8 | -3 | -82 | |
| UNITED STATES » | 1.67% | 7 | +7 | -39 | |
| CANADA | 1.06% | 7 | +0 | -38 | |
| FRANCE | 0.26% | 7 | +1 | -69 | |
| PORTUGAL | 3.37% | 6 | +34 | +107 | |
| GERMANY » | -0.06% | 5 | -1 | -62 | |
| NETHERLANDS | 0.06% | 5 | +0 | -69 | |
| UNITED KINGDOM » | 0.78% | 4 | +6 | -101 | |
| MEXICO | 6.07% | 3 | -- | +13 | |
| SWITZERLAND | -0.57% | 2 | -6 | -33 | |
| BRAZIL | 11.59% | 1 | -42 | -372 | |
| GREECE | 8.13% | 1 | +16 | +32 |
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 | |
| Pakistan | 5.50 | 0.45 | |
| Angola | 9.58 | 0.45 | |
| Zambia | 8.96 | 0.42 | |
| Turkey | 4.72 | 0.33 | |
| Kenya | 7.15 | 0.32 | |
| Ghana | 9.27 | 0.32 | |
| Gabon | 7.90 | 0.29 | |
| Oman | 4.25 | 0.26 | |
| Ethiopia | 6.87 | 0.25 | |
| Iraq | 9.24 | 0.22 | |
| Ukraine | 8.46 | 0.19 | |
| Egypt | 5.81 | 0.18 | |
| South Africa | 4.37 | 0.17 | |
| Ecuador | 9.98 | 0.17 | |
| Cote D'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) | 5.88 | 0.17 | |
| Tunisia | 6.10 | 0.16 | |
| Argentina | 5.94 | 0.13 | |
| Mexico | 4.26 | 0.11 | |
| Sri Lanka | 5.25 | 0.09 | |
| Vietnam | 3.95 | 0.07 | |
| Mongolia | 7.76 | 0.07 | |
| Philippines | 2.57 | 0.06 | |
| Serbia | 3.32 | 0.06 | |
| Indonesia | 3.72 | 0.05 | |
| Jamaica | 5.67 | 0.04 | |
| Russian Federation | 3.86 | 0.03 | |
| Hungary | 2.94 | 0.03 | |
| Romania | 3.00 | 0.03 | |
| Brazil | 4.55 | 0.02 | |
| Azerbaijan | 4.80 | 0.02 | |
| China | 2.40 | 0.00 | |
| Slovak Republic | 1.79 | 0.00 | |
| United States | 0.53 | 0.00 | |
| India | 3.22 | 0.00 | |
| Panama | 2.82 | 0.00 | |
| Kazakhstan | 4.31 | -0.01 | |
| Morocco | 3.09 | -0.01 | |
| Paraguay | 5.19 | -0.03 | |
| Uruguay | 3.84 | -0.03 | |
| Croatia (Hrvatska) | 3.35 | -0.03 | |
| Peru | 3.26 | -0.03 | |
| Chile | 2.83 | -0.04 | |
| Lebanon | 6.44 | -0.05 | |
| Poland | 2.25 | -0.06 | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 4.06 | -0.06 | |
| Colombia | 3.51 | -0.06 | |
| Costa Rica | 5.81 | -0.07 | |
| Dominican Republic | 4.91 | -0.10 | |
| Malaysia | 3.35 | -0.12 | |
| Lithuania | 1.83 | -0.16 | |
| El Salvador | 7.16 | -0.20 | |
| Venezuela | 22.57 | -0.95 |
Chart: Pushing the limits -- Central Banks Hold Most of Sov. Debt BOJ ownes 40% of outstanding gov. debt so is BoE Fed is near 20% and ECB is a laggard at just a notch below 20% .. expect slow unwinding or further piling up?
Source: ML, BlackRock
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Best since the start of the week among various stock markets was Ibovespa Brasil Sao Paulo Stock Exchange Index +3.26%, Karachi Stock Exchange KSE100 Index +2.06%, FTSE 100 Index +1.64%, Warsaw Stock Exchange WIG Total Return Index +1.62%,
While worst since the start of the week among various stock markets was FTSE/JSE Africa All Share Index -1.58%, MICEX Index -1.02%, S&P/TSX Composite Index -0.98%, Korea Stock Exchange KOSPI Index -0.17%,
Best week to date in FX space vs. greenback was JPY +2.43%, TRY +1.70%, KRW +0.90%,
While worst week to date in FX space vs. greenback was BRL -1.18%, KZT -0.95%, RUB -0.72%,
Best among commodities versus last Friday close was BRENT CRUDE (ICE) +5.16%, WTI CRUDE OIL (NYMEX) +4.18%, NATURAL GAS (NYMEX) +4.13%,
While worst among commodities versus last Friday close was SILVER (COMEX) -7.46%, PLATINUM SPOT -4.95%, GOLD SPOT -3.81%,
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| value | Origin | MCapUSDmn |
| Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd | China | 230978.4 |
| Tencent Holdings Ltd | China | 213835.5 |
| PetroChina Co Ltd | China | 189861.2 |
| Samsung Electronics Co Ltd | Korea | 179346.0 |
| China Construction Bank Corp | China | 164340.1 |
| Agricultural Bank of China Ltd | China | 146939.4 |
| Bank of China Ltd | China | 135081.1 |
| Commonwealth Bank of Australia | Australia | 93452.6 |
| Ambev SA | Brazil | 89783.2 |
| Royal Bank of Canada | Canada | 88096.9 |
| China Petroleum & Chemical Corp | China | 86609.2 |
| Ping An Insurance Group Co of China Ltd | China | 83944.9 |
| China Life Insurance Co Ltd | China | 81259.2 |
| Toronto-Dominion Bank/The | Canada | 78412.4 |
| BHP Billiton Ltd | Australia | 72459.8 |
| Westpac Banking Corp | Australia | 71470.0 |
| China Merchants Bank Co Ltd | China | 63522.2 |
| Naspers Ltd | South Africa | 63485.0 |
| Bank of Nova Scotia/The | Canada | 58697.8 |
| Rio Tinto Ltd | Australia | 57754.4 |
| Bank of Communications Co Ltd | China | 55826.3 |
| CNOOC Ltd | China | 55246.1 |
| Rosneft PJSC | Russia | 54921.9 |
| Gazprom PJSC | Russia | 51679.3 |
| Itau Unibanco Holding SA | Brazil | 51608.7 |
| Telstra Corp Ltd | Australia | 50901.8 |
| Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd | Australia | 50732.0 |
| National Australia Bank Ltd | Australia | 48881.0 |
| Suncor Energy Inc | Canada | 46772.4 |
| China Minsheng Banking Corp Ltd | China | 46039.7 |
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