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Index Performance

Changes between 2016-10-10 and 2016-10-12
NdexLastWkChPct
MICEX Index2001.421.08
Mexican Stock Exchange Mexican48014.40.88
Russian Depositary Index USD1193.330.87
Deutsche Boerse AG German Stoc10577.160.82
FTSE/JSE Africa All Share Inde51898.820.46
Shanghai Stock Exchange Compos3057.0520.45
FTSE 100 Index7070.880.38
Warsaw Stock Exchange WIG Tota47912.930.31
Karachi Stock Exchange KSE100 41403.970.30
Nikkei 22516892.240.19
Russian Trading System Cash In1003.410.13
Jakarta Stock Exchange Composi5378.270.10
S&P/TSX Composite Index14549.6-0.11
Ibovespa Brasil Sao Paulo Stoc61021.85-0.14
S&P BSE SENSEX Index28082.34-0.18
Borsa Istanbul 100 Index77643.63-0.43
Dow Jones Industrial Average18128.66-0.61
S&P 500 Index2136.73-0.79
Korea Stock Exchange KOSPI Ind2032.4-1.19
Hong Kong Hang Seng Index23318.73-2.24

Weekly Currency Performance
CurrencyLastWkChPct
USDZAR:CUR 14.33693.90
USDKRW:CUR 1123.891.39
USDLVL:CUR0.636841.30
USDEUR:CUR 0.90621.30
USDTRY:CUR3.08291.06
USDNOK:CUR 8.1860.95
USDRUB:CUR 62.47340.48
USDJPY:CUR 103.590.47
USDCNY:CUR 6.72010.28
USDAUD:CUR 1.31990.24
USDAZN:CUR1.60210.05
USDPKR:CUR104.550.02
USDINR:CUR 66.5338-0.08
USDCAD:CUR 1.3224-0.29
USDKZT:CUR330.22-0.62
USDBRL:CUR 3.1954-0.80

Weekly Commodities Performance
namelastWeekCh
CL1:COM WTI CRUDE OIL (NYMEX)51.013.34
JN1:COM RUBBER (TOKYO)179.503.34
RR1:COM ROUGH RICE (CBOT)10.392.87
CP1:COM CRUDE OIL (TOKYO)33110.002.79
DL1:COM ETHANOL (CBOT)1.562.63
O 1:COM OATS (CBOT)199.252.57
JI1:COM SILVER (TOKYO)58.502.45
CO1:COM BRENT CRUDE (ICE)52.692.29
NG1:COM NATURAL GAS (NYMEX)3.221.90
KC1:COM COFFEE 'C' (ICE)150.801.89
W 1:COM WHEAT (CBOT)405.501.82
JX1:COM KEROSENE (TOKYO)43470.001.78
QS1:COM GASOIL (NYMEX)471.001.67
HO1:COM HEATING OIL (NYMEX)159.091.33
C 1:COM CORN (CBOT)345.251.32
XB1:COM RBOB GASOLINE (NYMEX)148.751.14
JO1:COM ORANGE JUICE (ICE)200.050.98
RS1:COM CANOLA (ICE)474.000.89
LMCADS03:COM 3MO COPPER (LME)4812.000.71
HG1:COM COPPER (COMEX)218.250.67
XAUEUR:CUR GOLD/EURO SPOT1136.990.49
JG1:COM GOLD (TOKYO)4163.000.43
LH1:COM LEAN HOGS (CME)42.780.42
XAUGBP:CUR GOLD/BRITISH POUND SPOT1023.780.24
LMAHDS03:COM 3MO ALUMINUM (LME)1679.000.24
XAGEUR:CUR SILVER/EURO SPOT15.890.19
XAGGBP:CUR SILVER/BRITISH POUND SPOT14.31-0.07
S 1:COM SOYBEAN (CBOT)953.00-0.08
SM1:COM SOYBEAN MEAL (CBOT)299.10-0.27
XAUJPY:CUR GOLD/JAPANESE YEN SPOT130013.56-0.32
SB1:COM SUGAR #11 (ICE)23.29-0.56
XAGINR:CUR SILVER/INDIAN RUPEE SPOT1173.28-0.59
XAUINR:CUR GOLD/INDIAN RUPEE SPOT83720.44-0.60
XAGJPY:CUR SILVER/JAPANESE YEN SPOT1816.61-0.62
GC1:COM GOLD (COMEX)1256.80-0.72
XAUUSD:CUR GOLD SPOT1254.92-0.79
LMSNDS03:COM 3MO TIN (LME)19825.00-0.88
SI1:COM SILVER (COMEX)17.58-1.01
XAGUSD:CUR SILVER SPOT17.54-1.02
CT1:COM COTTON #2 (ICE)67.24-1.55
XPTUSD:CUR PLATINUM SPOT948.10-2.53
FC1:COM FEEDER CATTLE (CME)119.58-2.61
MO1:COM ECX EMISSIONS (ICE)5.43-2.86
LB1:COM LUMBER (CME)332.30-3.15
LMZSDS03:COM 3MO ZINC (LME)2250.00-3.18
LC1:COM LIVE CATTLE (CME)99.10-3.83
XPDUSD:CUR PALLADIUM SPOT647.93-3.96
CC1:COM COCOA (ICE)2665.00-4.31
OL1:COM WOOL (ASX)--

Weekly Bond Rates Performance Change in btps
countryyieldWk1m1y
UNITED STATES » 1.78%6 +11 -31
CANADA 1.19%2 +4 -32
GERMANY » 0.02%1 -1 -55
UNITED KINGDOM » 0.98%1 +11 -84
FRANCE 0.32%1 -1 -63
BRAZIL 11.42%0 -75 -421
ITALY 1.37%0 +10 -30
SPAIN 1.01%0 -7 -80
NETHERLANDS 0.13%0 +0 -62
SWITZERLAND -0.55%0 -12 -33
GREECE 8.13%-3 -7 +42
MEXICO 6.04%-5 +14 +11
PORTUGAL 3.34%-16 +18 +92

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
El Salvador7.560.40
Colombia3.770.26
Dominican Republic5.150.24
Croatia (Hrvatska)3.590.24
Serbia3.550.23
Argentina6.150.20
South Africa4.570.20
Romania3.180.18
Costa Rica5.980.17
Lithuania1.980.15
Uruguay3.990.15
Chile2.980.15
Hungary3.090.14
India3.360.14
Jamaica5.790.13
Poland2.360.11
Russian Federation3.960.11
Oman4.360.10
China2.500.10
Trinidad and Tobago4.180.10
Paraguay5.280.09
Brazil4.690.09
Peru3.340.09
Malaysia3.430.08
Philippines2.650.07
Slovak Republic1.860.07
Zambia9.020.05
Panama2.870.05
Indonesia3.770.05
Morocco3.130.04
Kenya7.190.04
Iraq9.280.04
Kazakhstan4.350.04
Mexico4.290.03
Sri Lanka5.280.02
Tunisia6.120.02
Vietnam3.970.02
Lebanon6.440.00
United States0.530.00
Ukraine8.44-0.02
Egypt5.78-0.03
Angola9.52-0.06
Gabon7.83-0.07
Turkey4.64-0.08
Ethiopia6.78-0.09
Cote D'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)5.78-0.09
Azerbaijan4.69-0.11
Pakistan5.31-0.18
Ghana9.08-0.18
Ecuador9.67-0.31
Mongolia7.39-0.37
Venezuela20.82-1.75

Chart: US 10yr Yields are Getting Higher.. Have been here in May recently but looks like May highs will succumb shortly

Source: ML



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Key Comment





Best since the start of the week among various stock markets was MICEX Index +1.08%, Mexican Stock Exchange Mexican Bolsa IPC Index +0.88%, Russian Depositary Index USD +0.87%, Deutsche Boerse AG German Stock Index DAX +0.82%,

While worst since the start of the week among various stock markets was Hong Kong Hang Seng Index -2.24%, Korea Stock Exchange KOSPI Index -1.19%, S&P 500 Index -0.79%, Dow Jones Industrial Average -0.61%,

Best week to date in FX space vs. greenback was USDBRL:CUR +0.80%, USDKZT:CUR +0.62%, USDCAD:CUR +0.29%,

While worst week to date in FX space vs. greenback was USDZAR:CUR -3.90%, USDKRW:CUR -1.39%, USDLVL:CUR -1.30%,

Best among commodities versus last Friday close was CL1:COM WTI CRUDE OIL (NYMEX) +3.34%, JN1:COM RUBBER (TOKYO) +3.34%, RR1:COM ROUGH RICE (CBOT) +2.87%,

While worst among commodities versus last Friday close was OL1:COM WOOL (ASX) %, CC1:COM COCOA (ICE) -4.31%, XPDUSD:CUR PALLADIUM SPOT -3.96%,

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    Turkey
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    China
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    South Africa
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    Korea
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