March and First-Quarter Markets in Figures
April 1, 2009
| 10-Yr Yield | 03/31/09 | Chg vs End-Feb | Chg vs End-2008 |
| U.S. | 2.68% | -35 Basis Points | +56 Basis Points |
| Germany | 2.99% | -12 | +4 |
| Japan | 1.35% | +7 | +17 |
| U.K. | 3.17% | -45 | +15 |
| Canada | 2.78% | -38 | +9 |
| 3-month euros | |||
| U.S. | 1.19% | -7 Basis Points | -24 Basis Points |
| Euroland | 1.51% | -32 | -38 |
| Japan | 0.60 | -4 | -23 |
| U.K. | 1.65% | -40 | -112 |
| Canada | 1.00% | -35 | -118 |
| Swiss | 0.40% | -10 | -26 |
| FX | Pct Chg in US$ | Pct Chg in US$ | |
| EUR/$ | 1.3263 | -4.5% | +5.4% |
| $/JPY | 98.91 | +1.3% | +9.1% |
| $/CHF | 1.1388 | -2.7% | +6.3% |
| GBP/$ | 1.4328 | -0.1% | +2.0% |
| AUD/$ | 0.6924 | -7.8% | +2.2% |
| NZ$/$ | 0.5622 | -11.0% | +3.8% |
| $/CAD | 1.2619 | -1.1% | +3.7% |
| Equities | |||
| Nasdaq | 1529 | +11.0% | -3.0% |
| Djia | 7609 | +7.7% | -13.3% |
| Dax | 4085 | +6.3% | -15.1% |
| Nikkei | 8110 | +7.2% | -8.5% |
| Ftse | 3926 | +2.5% | -11.5% |
| Canada TSE | 8720 | +7.3% | -2.8% |
| Swiss SMI | 4927 | +5.0% | -11.0% |
| Commodities | |||
| Oil, $ per brl | 49.66 | +10.9% | +11.3% |
| Gold, $ per oz | 919.15 | -2.5% | +4.2% |
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