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Index Performance

Changes between 2016-10-24 and 2016-10-27
NdexLastWkChPct
Karachi Stock Exchange KSE100 39617.99-4.05
Mexican Stock Exchange Mexican47805.44-1.42
Hong Kong Hang Seng Index23132.35-0.74
Korea Stock Exchange KOSPI Ind2018.19-0.73
S&P BSE SENSEX Index27883.56-0.69
Borsa Istanbul 100 Index78739.17-0.65
FTSE 100 Index6986.57-0.57
S&P 500 Index2133.04-0.39
S&P/TSX Composite Index14807.56-0.22
Russian Depositary Index USD1170.330.02
FTSE/JSE Africa All Share Inde51552.320.09
Deutsche Boerse AG German Stoc10717.080.15
Russian Trading System Cash In989.520.21
Dow Jones Industrial Average18204.160.23
Jakarta Stock Exchange Composi5416.8360.24
Nikkei 22517336.420.59
Ibovespa Brasil Sao Paulo Stoc64351.870.81
Shanghai Stock Exchange Compos3112.350.90
MICEX Index1974.810.91
Warsaw Stock Exchange WIG Tota48651.281.58

Weekly Currency Performance
CurrencyLastWkChPct
ZAR13.8514-0.95
BRL3.1405-0.90
PKR104.7850.01
INR66.88750.12
LVL0.644460.22
EUR0.91770.30
AUD1.31780.51
RUB62.71590.55
KZT332.880.55
CNY6.78350.57
NOK8.27891.16
CAD1.33861.18
AZN1.65721.19
TRY3.09681.20
JPY105.291.29
KRW1142.51.35

Weekly Commodities Performance
namelastWeekCh
RBOB GASOLINE (NYMEX)148.83-2.81
BRENT CRUDE (ICE)50.1-2.49
WTI CRUDE OIL (NYMEX)49.76-2.14
COTTON #2 (ICE)69.62-0.26
HEATING OIL (NYMEX)155.7-0.17
GOLD (COMEX)1268.80.10
GOLD SPOT1268.650.23
SILVER (COMEX)17.610.35
COCOA (ICE)2660.00.72
COPPER (COMEX)213.71.96
PLATINUM SPOT963.33.09
NATURAL GAS (NYMEX)3.0883.17
LIVE CATTLE (CME)105.155.02

Weekly Bond Rates Performance Change in btps
countryyieldWk1m1y
GREECE 8.29%4 +5 +96
MEXICO 6.05%2 -6 +19
SPAIN 1.11%-1 +15 -52
SWITZERLAND -0.55%-3 -3 -21
ITALY 1.37%-4 +16 -12
UNITED STATES » 1.73%-5 +11 -36
UNITED KINGDOM » 1.09%-6 +36 -77
GERMANY » 0.00%-7 +9 -51
FRANCE 0.28%-7 +7 -57
NETHERLANDS 0.10%-7 +8 -56
PORTUGAL 3.16%-8 -19 +81
CANADA 1.12%-11 +9 -38
BRAZIL 11.15%-20 -70 -476

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
Venezuela24.141.44
Lebanon6.630.07
Sri Lanka5.420.05
Tunisia6.180.04
Trinidad and Tobago4.200.02
Mongolia7.280.01
Philippines2.770.00
Peru3.340.00
Turkey4.710.00
Indonesia3.88-0.01
Panama2.89-0.01
United States0.52-0.01
Slovak Republic1.94-0.01
Vietnam3.92-0.01
Malaysia3.50-0.01
Russian Federation4.14-0.01
China2.50-0.02
India3.41-0.02
Lithuania2.01-0.02
Paraguay5.30-0.02
Poland2.32-0.04
Uruguay3.99-0.05
Hungary3.19-0.05
Argentina6.09-0.05
Azerbaijan4.71-0.05
Romania3.26-0.05
Colombia3.68-0.05
Pakistan5.21-0.06
Brazil4.59-0.06
Dominican Republic5.26-0.06
Cote D'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)5.77-0.06
Mexico4.12-0.07
Costa Rica5.95-0.08
Iraq9.07-0.08
Jamaica5.71-0.08
Chile2.89-0.09
Kazakhstan4.38-0.09
Ethiopia7.35-0.10
Morocco3.05-0.12
Egypt5.92-0.15
Serbia3.54-0.15
Gabon7.94-0.16
South Africa4.60-0.16
El Salvador7.44-0.17
Croatia (Hrvatska)3.58-0.17
Angola9.58-0.21
Oman4.15-0.22
Ukraine8.26-0.31
Zambia8.86-0.32
Kenya6.92-0.38
Ecuador9.06-0.53
Ghana8.57-0.56

Chart: Emergnig Markets Sov. Bonds Had a Great Run, but have been slightly weaker recently

Source: BlackRock



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Key Comment





Best since the start of the week among various stock markets was Warsaw Stock Exchange WIG Total Return Index +1.58%, MICEX Index +0.91%, Shanghai Stock Exchange Composite Index +0.90%, Ibovespa Brasil Sao Paulo Stock Exchange Index +0.81%,

While worst since the start of the week among various stock markets was Karachi Stock Exchange KSE100 Index -4.05%, Mexican Stock Exchange Mexican Bolsa IPC Index -1.42%, Hong Kong Hang Seng Index -0.74%, Korea Stock Exchange KOSPI Index -0.73%,

Best week to date in FX space vs. greenback was ZAR +0.95%, BRL +0.90%, PKR-0.01%,

While worst week to date in FX space vs. greenback was KRW -1.35%, JPY -1.29%, TRY -1.20%,

Best among commodities versus last Friday close was LIVE CATTLE (CME) +5.02%, NATURAL GAS (NYMEX) +3.17%, PLATINUM SPOT +3.09%,

While worst among commodities versus last Friday close was RBOB GASOLINE (NYMEX) -2.81%, BRENT CRUDE (ICE) -2.49%, WTI CRUDE OIL (NYMEX) -2.14%,

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    India
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    Russia
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    China
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    South Africa
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    Australia
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    Econ Events Today


    2016-10-28 Australia HIA New Home Sales MoM�SEP
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    2016-10-27 South Africa PPI MoM�SEP
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    valueStockOriginPE
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    Gazprom PJSCGAZP:RMRussia4.1
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    Braskem SABRKM5:BZBrazil4.3
    BNK Financial Group Inc138930:KSKorea4.3
    Agricultural Bank of China Ltd1288:HKChina4.4
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    Federal Grid PJSCFEES:RMRussia4.5
    EDP - Energias do Brasil SAENBR3:BZBrazil4.5
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    Top 10 Developed Markets Corporate Bonds Yields Climbs Week Change USD Eurobonds (Losers)

    BondCountryYieldYield Change %pts
    CLAIRES STORES INC 144A 19United States41.51.60
    MEMORIAL PRODUCTION PARTNERS LP 22United States25.31.30
    MEMORIAL PRODUCTION PARTNERS LP 21United States28.91.20
    CONCORDIA HEALTHCARE CORP 144A 22Canada19.41.10
    PACIFIC DRILLING SA 144A 20United States52.00.50
    CONCORDIA HEALTHCARE CORP 144A 23Canada17.10.40
    SAIC INC 20United States3.850.36
    COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS INC 19United States9.120.34
    NETFLIX INC 25United States4.140.33
    VALEANT PHARMACEUTICALS INTERNATIO 144A 21United States9.000.26
    NETFLIX INC 22United States3.550.25
    ALERE INC 18United States5.850.23
    NETFLIX INC 24United States4.110.22
    INVENTIV HEALTH INC 144A 18United States7.560.22
    RR DONNELLEY & SONS CO 22United States6.550.21
    CLEAR CHANNEL COMMUNICATIONS INC 21United States17.80.20
    CLEAR CHANNEL COMMUNICATIONS INC 19United States18.40.20
    LAUREATE EDUCATION INC 144A 19United States12.00.20
    VALEANT PHARMACEUTICALS INTERNATIO 144A 23United States9.280.20
    CALUMET SPECIALTY PRODUCTS PARTNER 21United States11.80.20