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Asset Class Starting Points for 2026

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Updated
Feb 16, 2026

Where is each index starting the year 2026?

We’ll take a look below across stocks, bond yields, currencies, commodities, and crypto.

 

US Equity Indexes

S&P 500 – 6,850
NASDAQ Composite – 23,235
Dow Jones Industrial Average – 48,382
Russell 2000 – 2,208

International Equity Indexes

FTSE 100 – 9,923
DAX – 24,527
CAC 40 – 8,145
Euro Stoxx 50 – 5,850
Nikkei 225 – 50,339
TOPIX – 3,409
Hang Seng – 25,606
Shanghai Composite – 3,970
MSCI Emerging Markets Index (EEM ETF) – 54.94

US Treasury Yields

3-Month T-Bill – 3.62%
2-Year Treasury – 3.49%
5-Year Treasury – 3.75%
10-Year Treasury – 4.19%
30-Year Treasury – 4.86%

Global Sovereign Bond Yields Germany

10-Year Bund – 2.38%

UK 10-Year Gilt – 4.02%

Japan 10-Year JGB – 1.12%

Italy 10-Year BTP – 3.95%

Major Currency Pairs (FX)

EUR/USD – 1.175

USD/JPY – 153.40

GBP/USD – 1.35

USD/CHF – 0.83

AUD/USD – 0.71

USD/CAD – 1.32

NZD/USD – 0.66

US Dollar Index DXY – 97.90

Energy Commodities

WTI Crude Oil – 57.32

Brent Crude Oil – 61.20

Natural Gas (Henry Hub) – 3.62

Precious Metals

Gold (Spot) – $4,345 per ounce

Silver – $75.20 per ounce

Platinum – $2,142 per ounce

Palladium – $1,850 per ounce

Industrial Metals

Copper – $5.70

Aluminum – $3,010

Nickel – $16,765

Agricultural Commodities

Corn – 4.37

Wheat – 5.07

Soybeans – 10.30

Coffee – 2.25

Sugar – 0.21

Crypto Assets

Bitcoin – $90,500 

Ethereum – $4,850