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Global Markets Waver As Multi-Decade Treasury Yield Highs Counter Softer Inflation and Energy Supply Pressures

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Global financial markets closed out September 2026 under significant strain as benchmark Treasury yields pushed past multi-decade highs, with the U.S. 10-year holding near 5.25% and the 30-year hovering near 5.62%. Investors navigated a complex landscape marked by sticky energy-driven inflation, cooling job openings, and anticipation around key PCE price index releases. Equities across the Americas, Europe, and Asia finished mixed to slightly lower on the final session of the month, with tech resilience countering broad weakness across blue-chip indices. Meanwhile, crude oil resumed its upward trajectory toward $103 Brent following Strategic Petroleum Reserve loan announcements, while gold and silver wrapped up a challenging month marked by heavy rate-driven headwinds.

Global Commodities & Digital Assets

  • Global Oil: Brent Crude open $100.80 / close $103.47 (+0.86%); WTI Crude open $89.70 / close $91.28 (+2.13%).
  • Global Gold: Spot Gold open $4,168.10 / close $4,178.46 (+0.25%).
  • Global Silver: Spot Silver open $61.30 / close $60.89 (-0.67%).
  • Global Crypto Market: Bitcoin (BTC) open $83,585.33 / close $83,625.17 (+0.05%).
  • Global Bonds: U.S. 10-Year Treasury Yield $5.234\%$; U.S. 30-Year Yield $5.62\%$; UK 10-Year Gilt $5.417\%$; German 10-Year Bund $3.614\%$.

North America Indices

  • DJIA (Dow Jones Industrial Average): Open 51,210.15 / Close 50,908.79 (-0.80%).
  • S&P 500: Open 7,670.84 / Close 7,655.90 (-0.20%).
  • NASDAQ Composite: Open 26,797.54 / Close 26,861.06 (+0.20%).
  • Russell 2000: Open 2,410.15 / Close 2,398.22 (-0.49%).
  • NYSE Composite: Open 20,112.50 / Close 20,020.10 (-0.46%).
  • S&P/TSX Composite (Canada): Open 23,890.10 / Close 23,945.60 (+0.23%).
  • S&P/BMV IPC (Mexico): Open 53,105.00 / Close 52,880.40 (-0.42%).

Europe & CIS Indices

  • DAX (Germany): Open 18,720.10 / Close 18,810.45 (+0.48%).
  • FTSE 100 (UK): Open 8,245.30 / Close 8,272.15 (+0.33%).
  • CAC 40 (France): Open 7,710.20 / Close 7,692.50 (-0.23%).
  • EURO STOXX 50 (Eurozone): Open 6,290.00 / Close 6,320.26 (+0.48%).
  • AEX (Netherlands): Open 912.40 / Close 915.80 (+0.37%).
  • IBEX 35 (Spain): Open 11,820.00 / Close 11,795.10 (-0.21%).
  • FTSE MIB (Italy): Open 34,410.50 / Close 34,550.20 (+0.41%).
  • SMI (Switzerland): Open 12,110.30 / Close 12,145.80 (+0.29%).
  • BEL 20 (Belgium): Open 4,180.20 / Close 4,195.60 (+0.37%).
  • ATX (Austria): Open 3,610.10 / Close 3,622.40 (+0.34%).
  • OMXS30 (Sweden): Open 2,580.40 / Close 2,592.10 (+0.45%).
  • OMXC25 (Denmark): Open 1,940.20 / Close 1,931.80 (-0.43%).
  • WIG20 (Poland): Open 2,310.50 / Close 2,324.80 (+0.62%).
  • MOEX Russia Index (Russia): Open 2,810.10 / Close 2,795.30 (-0.53%).

Asia-Pacific Indices

  • Nikkei 225 (Japan): Open 65,481.00 / Close 66,753.72 (+1.40%).
  • Shanghai Composite (China): Open 3,025.10 / Close 3,063.20 (+1.26%).
  • Hang Seng Index (Hong Kong): Open 24,720.10 / Close 24,629.49 (-0.36%).
  • SZSE Component (China): Open 9,510.20 / Close 9,620.40 (+1.16%).
  • China A50 (China): Open 12,850.10 / Close 12,980.30 (+1.01%).
  • Taiwan Weighted Index (Taiwan): Open 22,810.00 / Close 22,945.50 (+0.59%).
  • KOSPI (South Korea): Open 2,680.10 / Close 2,710.20 (+1.12%).
  • NIFTY 50 (India): Open 25,780.40 / Close 25,810.15 (+0.12%).
  • S&P BSE Sensex (India): Open 84,210.00 / Close 84,320.10 (+0.13%).
  • S&P/ASX 200 (Australia): Open 8,720.10 / Close 8,789.30 (+0.79%).
  • All Ordinaries (Australia): Open 8,910.20 / Close 8,969.20 (+0.66%).
  • NZX 50 (New Zealand): Open 13,750.00 / Close 13,834.39 (+0.61%).
  • SET Index (Thailand): Open 1,450.20 / Close 1,458.10 (+0.54%).
  • JKSE (Indonesia): Open 7,680.10 / Close 7,652.40 (-0.36%).
  • FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (Malaysia): Open 1,660.10 / Close 1,665.30 (+0.31%).

Middle East, Africa & South America Indices

  • Tadawul All Share Index (Saudi Arabia): Open 12,180.20 / Close 12,142.50 (-0.31%).
  • TA-35 (Israel): Open 2,080.10 / Close 2,092.40 (+0.59%).
  • BIST 100 (Turkey): Open 9,820.00 / Close 9,760.20 (-0.61%).
  • Bovespa / Ibovespa (Brazil): Open 132,100.00 / Close 131,850.00 (-0.19%).
  • S&P Merval (Argentina): Open 1,810,200.00 / Close 1,825,400.00 (+0.84%).
  • S&P IPSA (Chile): Open 6,480.10 / Close 6,495.20 (+0.23%).

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