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Weekend Market Update: US Oil Surges While Major Stock Indexes Decline

US oil prices rose sharply by 8.05% over the weekend, while major global stock indices including the DAX, Dow, Nasdaq, FTSE, Hang Seng, and ASX all experienced declines. Precious metals like gold and silver posted gains, and the EUR/USD currency pair fell slightly by 0.35%.
Date: 28.02.2026  |  Source: FOR-EX.NEWS

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Instrument Price Change (%)
EURUSD 1.181620 +0.15738%
GBPUSD 1.348320 +0.016552%
USDJPY 156.035000 -0.035236%
XAUUSD 5277.883970 +1.78806%
USDCAD 1.363930 -0.3011%
NZDUSD 0.599840 +0.31792%
USDCHF 0.769360 -0.51396%
AUDUSD 0.709390 -0.14217%
EURGBP 0.876230 +0.14858%
EURJPY 184.086000 -0.009777%
GBPJPY 210.376470 -0.018786%
AUDJPY 111.293000 +0.41413%
CADJPY 114.345000 +0.23581%
CHFJPY 203.458800 +0.81384%
NZDJPY 93.572000 +0.25304%
GBPCHF 1.037340 -0.63324%
EURCHF 0.909080 -0.49175%
USDMXN 17.208000 +0.13343%
USDZAR 15.923400 -0.17428%
USDTRY 43.920400 -0.058549%
USDRUB 77.225000 +0.47489%
USDSEK 9.030060 -0.11288%
USDCNY 6.857400 +0.24852%

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