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Global Markets Show Modest Declines Amid Mixed Commodity Performance
Major global equity indices including the DAX, DOW, NASDAQ, FTSE, and Hang Seng experienced slight declines over the weekend, while gold and silver prices fell. In contrast, oil prices saw a notable increase of 0.79%, and the EUR/USD currency pair showed a marginal decrease of 0.06%.
Date:
16.05.2026 |
Source:
FOR-EX.NEWS
Quotes
| Instrument | Price | Change (%) |
|---|---|---|
| EURUSD | 1.162370 | -0.39541% |
| GBPUSD | 1.332810 | -0.54902% |
| USDJPY | 158.763510 | +0.26177% |
| XAUUSD | 4537.745760 | -2.46169% |
| USDCAD | 1.375380 | +0.25248% |
| NZDUSD | 0.583850 | -1.28264% |
| USDCHF | 0.786950 | +0.47691% |
| AUDUSD | 0.714760 | -1.04855% |
| EURGBP | 0.872120 | +0.18554% |
| EURJPY | 184.541250 | -0.10596% |
| GBPJPY | 211.601940 | -0.2494% |
| AUDJPY | 113.477880 | -0.72881% |
| CADJPY | 115.432140 | +0.04866% |
| CHFJPY | 201.746580 | -0.25649% |
| NZDJPY | 92.694070 | -1.03981% |
| GBPCHF | 1.048850 | -0.17044% |
| EURCHF | 0.914720 | +0.086231% |
| USDMXN | 17.339390 | +0.79005% |
| USDZAR | 16.688240 | +1.39894% |
| USDTRY | 45.489410 | -0.01162% |
| USDRUB | 72.929850 | -0.43584% |
| USDSEK | 9.448580 | +1.10294% |
| USDCNY | 6.809190 | +0.36246% |
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