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Index Performance

Changes between 2016-08-09 and 2016-08-10
NdexLastWkChPct
Deutsche Boerse AG German Stoc10692.92.50
Borsa Istanbul 100 Index78524.890.96
Warsaw Stock Exchange WIG Tota48260.190.73
FTSE 100 Index6851.30.62
Mexican Stock Exchange Mexican47630.370.55
Karachi Stock Exchange KSE100 39798.430.53
S&P/TSX Composite Index14801.230.31
Russian Trading System Cash In955.560.31
Shanghai Stock Exchange Compos3019.7750.23
Russian Depositary Index USD1115.840.13
Nikkei 22516746.90.11
Ibovespa Brasil Sao Paulo Stoc57689.410.09
S&P 500 Index2181.740.04
Dow Jones Industrial Average18533.050.02
Korea Stock Exchange KOSPI Ind2043.110.01
FTSE/JSE Africa All Share Inde52486.650.00
MICEX Index1956.42-0.03
Hong Kong Hang Seng Index22417.67-0.15
Jakarta Stock Exchange Composi5409.43-0.64
S&P BSE SENSEX Index27889.96-0.88

Weekly Currency Performance
CurrencyLastWkChPct
USDKZT346.050.22
USDRUB64.76650.10
USDAZN1.61650.00
USDPKR104.155-0.20
USDCNY6.6465-0.24
USDINR66.7425-0.26
USDEUR0.8971-0.58
USDLVL0.63044-0.59
USDTRY2.9643-0.62
USDAUD1.3001-0.79
USDCAD1.307-0.84
USDBRL3.1454-0.86
USDJPY101.37-0.97
USDKRW1093.15-1.18
USDNOK8.3803-1.20
USDZAR13.3853-1.63

Weekly Commodities Performance
nameunitsPriceWeekCh
PalladiumUSD/T OZ.725.075.11
SilverUSD/T OZ.20.162.23
PlatinumUSD/T OZ.1175.542.23
GOLDUSD/T OZ.1351.521.33
SoybeansUSD/BU.994.000.68
CattleUSD/LB.115.000.31
CoffeeUSD/LB.141.100.00
WheatUSD/BU.417.50-0.12
OIL BrentUSD/BBL.44.91-0.18
CornUSD/BU.334.00-0.52
RiceUSD/CWT9.61-0.62
CopperUSD/MT4779.00-0.64
COCOAUSD/MT2953.00-0.74
SugarUSD/LB.20.39-0.78
HogsUSD/LB.58.20-1.10
OatsUSD/BU.184.00-1.21
NATURAL GAS (NYMEX)USD/MMBTU2.62-4.38

Weekly Bond Rates Performance Change in btps
countryyieldWk1m1y
SPAIN 1.00%2 -14 -97
MEXICO 5.88%0 +5 -16
ITALY 1.12%0 -7 -71
SWITZERLAND -0.59%0 +9 -41
GERMANY » -0.08%-1 +11 -78
FRANCE 0.14%-1 +4 -86
NETHERLANDS 0.01%-1 +1 -85
HONG KONG 0.88%-1 +4 -77
GREECE 8.12%-2 +32 -271
JAPAN » -0.11%-2 +18 -51
UNITED KINGDOM » 0.58%-3 -15 -134
PORTUGAL 2.77%-3 -28 +39
SOUTH KOREA 1.38%-4 +0 -98
UNITED STATES » 1.53%-5 +17 -70
CANADA 1.01%-5 +5 -46
NEW ZEALAND 2.13%-5 -11 -120
SINGAPORE 1.76%-5 +7 -82
AUSTRALIA » 1.87%-7 -1 -90
INDIA 7.09%-7 -29 -70
BRAZIL 11.72%-9 -30 -191

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
Venezuela27.390.99
Kenya7.780.12
Tunisia6.650.12
Oman4.150.09
El Salvador7.280.07
Mongolia7.140.06
Indonesia3.940.06
Pakistan5.550.05
Lebanon6.440.04
Turkey4.720.04
Angola10.350.03
Malaysia3.570.03
Morocco2.990.02
United States0.500.01
Serbia3.690.01
Philippines2.430.00
Ecuador10.330.00
Jamaica5.590.00
Paraguay5.280.00
Ethiopia7.440.00
China2.49-0.01
Kazakhstan4.73-0.01
Costa Rica5.98-0.03
Panama2.99-0.03
Chile2.63-0.04
Egypt5.84-0.04
Lithuania2.17-0.04
Sri Lanka5.05-0.05
Peru3.48-0.05
Azerbaijan5.22-0.06
Vietnam3.79-0.06
Romania3.28-0.07
Hungary3.37-0.07
Slovak Republic1.67-0.09
Mexico4.01-0.11
Ukraine8.06-0.11
Russian Federation4.07-0.13
Cote D'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)6.18-0.13
Brazil4.55-0.14
Gabon8.17-0.14
Poland2.14-0.15
Colombia3.74-0.15
Argentina6.24-0.16
Uruguay3.88-0.16
Croatia (Hrvatska)3.84-0.17
South Africa4.33-0.18
Dominican Republic5.15-0.20
Zambia10.52-0.41
Ghana10.04-0.52
Iraq10.19-0.61

Chart: Emerging markets broke through important resistance.

But could be up against some headwinds upon losing some inertia momentum going through that resistance level.

Source: ML, Seekingalpha



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Key Comment





Best since the start of the week among various stock markets was Deutsche Boerse AG German Stoc +2.50%, Borsa Istanbul 100 Index +0.96%, Warsaw Stock Exchange WIG Tota +0.73%, FTSE 100 Index +0.62%,

While worst since the start of the week among various stock markets was S&P BSE SENSEX Index -0.88%, Jakarta Stock Exchange Composi -0.64%, Hong Kong Hang Seng Index -0.15%, MICEX Index -0.03%,

Best week to date in FX space vs. greenback was USDZAR +1.63%, USDNOK +1.20%, USDKRW +1.18%,

While worst week to date in FX space vs. greenback was USDKZT -0.22%, USDRUB -0.10%, USDAZN 0.00%,

Best among commodities versus last Friday close was Palladium +5.11%, Silver +2.23%, Platinum +2.23%,

While worst among commodities versus last Friday close was NATURAL GAS (NYMEX) -4.38%, Oats -1.21%, Hogs -1.10%,

Best among bonds since week to date week was BRAZIL +9bpts, AUSTRALIA » +7bpts,

While worst among bonds since week to date week was SPAIN -2bpts, ITALY 0bpts,

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    Country Average Corporate Yield Change USD Eurobonds Weekly

    CountryAverage YieldYield Average change % pts
    Venezuela30.442.38
    Turkey5.440.90
    Jamaica11.410.58
    Peru3.140.13
    Indonesia4.480.12
    Kazakhstan4.750.09
    Colombia5.150.08
    India3.920.04
    China3.240.02
    Malaysia2.260.01
    United States0.500.01
    United Arab Emirates3.130.00
    Morocco4.320.00
    Qatar2.610.00
    Philippines2.43-0.01
    Azerbaijan5.69-0.02
    Korea (South)2.11-0.05
    Russian Federation4.12-0.06
    Chile3.30-0.06
    Israel3.56-0.08
    Mexico4.39-0.09
    Argentina6.65-0.09
    South Africa4.45-0.15
    Thailand2.21-0.16
    Brazil8.45-0.18