Benjamin Sharvell

October 5, 2020

The numbers for the week - 5th October 2020

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Benjamin Sharvell

Expert financial planner specialising in wealth management for expats

The numbers for the week - 5th October 2020
Equity indices (price only)
In local currencyIn sterling
IndexLast weekYTDLast weekYTD
UK
FTSE 1001.00%-21.70%1.00%-21.70%
FTSE 2502.10%-20.50%2.10%-20.50%
FTSE All-Share1.20%-21.30%1.20%-21.30%
US
US Equities1.50%3.60%-0.30%6.30%
Europe
European equities1.70%-14.80%0.80%-8.80%
Asia
Japanese equities-1.50%-6.50%-3.00%-2.00%
Hong Kong equities1.00%-16.80%-0.70%-14.10%
Emerging Markets
Emerging market equities2.10%-3.00%0.30%-0.50%
Government bond yields (yield change in basis points)
Current levelLast weekYTD
10-year Gilts0.25%6-58
10-year US Treasury0.70%5-122
10-year German Bund-0.54%-1-35
Currencies
Current levelLast weekYTD
Sterling/USD1.29351.50%-2.40%
Sterling/Euro1.10420.80%-6.60%
Euro/USD1.17160.70%4.50%
Japanese yen/USD105.290.30%3.20%
Commodities (in USD)
Current levelLast weekYTD
Brent oil (bbl)39.27-6.30%-40.50%
WTI oil (bbl)37.05-8.00%-39.30%
Copper (metric tonne)65530.10%6.10%
Gold (oz)1899.842.10%25.20%

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