Financial Market Update 03/07/2018 – Investment Advice

Equity Markets (Local) Level 1 Day % Month to Quarter to Year to  1 Year
Date % Date % Date % Ago %
Euro Stoxx 50 3,392 -0.69% -0.7% -0.7% -1.2% 1.3%
Ireland 6,927 -0.80% -0.8% -0.8% -0.4% 3.2%
UK 7,548 -1.17% -1.2% -1.2% 0.4% 7.4%
France 5,306 -0.88% -0.9% -0.9% 1.9% 6.3%
Germany 12,330 -0.55% -0.6% -0.6% -5.3% -0.7%
MSCI World 2,082 -0.34% -0.3% -0.3% 0.4% 11.3%
S&P 500 2,727 0.31% 0.3% 0.3% 3.0% 14.7%
Nasdaq 7,568 0.77% 0.8% 0.8% 10.2% 24.6%
Hang Seng 28,469 1.64% -4.5% -2.5% -1.6% 16.3%
Nikkei 225 21,786 -2.21% -2.2% -2.2% -3.2% 11.0%
Currencies/Bond Yields Level Level 1  Level Last Level Last Level Last Level 1 
Commodities Day Ago Month End Qtr End Yr End Year Ago
Stg/EUR 0.8853 0.8856 0.8847 0.8847 0.8881 0.8782
USD/EUR 1.1654 1.1639 1.1684 1.1684 1.2005 1.1364
USD/Stg 0.7597 0.7609 0.7572 0.7572 0.7402 0.7728
Ireland 10 Yr Bond 0.82 0.82 0.81 0.81 0.67 0.92
German 10 Yr Bond 0.30 0.30 0.30 0.30 0.43 0.48
UK 10 Yr Bond 1.26 1.26 1.28 1.28 1.19 1.26
US 10 Yr Bond 2.87 2.87 2.86 2.86 2.41 2.35
Oil – Brent ($) 78 77 79 79 67 50
Gold Futures ($) 1242 1242 1255 1255 1309 1219

Financial Market Source: Bloomberg

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