The altii Market Overview 2026-05-17

ReportsThe altii Market Overview 2026-05-17

The altii Market Overview

Date: 2026-05-17

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Executive Summary

  • Risk sentiment: neutral
  • Equity momentum: moderately_positive
  • DACH versus global: broadly_in_line
  • Rates backdrop: euro_yields_mixed
  • FX backdrop: mixed

Market Comment

Equities look moderately positive, led by S&P 500 at -0.06% over five days, while Hang Seng is the main laggard at -1.68%. Euro rates show euro yields mixed, with the 10-year AAA yield at 3.10% and a five-day move of +4.7 bp. The 10Y-2Y spread is 49.4 bp. FX is mixed, with EUR/USD at 1.1632 and a five-day move of -0.76%. Taken together, the setup points to neutral risk sentiment, while broadly in line keeps the regional signal from being one-sided.

Key Observations

  • S&P 500 has the strongest 5-day move at -0.06%.
  • Hang Seng is the weakest 5-day performer at -1.68%.
  • Nasdaq Composite leads on a 1-month basis at 9.20%.
  • DACH indicators average -1.47% over 5 days versus -0.89% for global equity indicators.
  • Euro area AAA 10Y yield is 3.10%, moving 4.7 bp over 5 days.
  • Euro area AAA 10Y-2Y spread is 49.4 bp.
  • EUR/USD is 1.1632, moving -0.76% over 5 days.
  • EUR/GBP has the strongest 5-day FX move at 0.52%.

Equity Markets

InstrumentValue1D5D1MYTDAs of
DAX23,950.57 EUR-2.07%-1.64%-0.48%-3.43%2026-05-15
ATX5,859.94 EUR-1.04%-1.29%-0.38%+10.24%2026-05-15
Euro Stoxx 505,827.76 EUR-1.81%-1.42%-1.90%+0.54%2026-05-15
S&P 5007,408.50 USD-1.24%-0.06%+5.49%+8.22%2026-05-15
Nasdaq Composite26,225.15 USD-1.54%-0.19%+9.20%+12.84%2026-05-15
Nikkei 22561,409.29 JPY-1.99%-1.62%+5.63%+21.99%2026-05-15
Hang Seng25,962.73 HKD-1.62%-1.68%+0.06%+1.30%2026-05-15

Euro Rates

InstrumentValue1D5D1MYTDAs of
Euro Area AAA 2Y Yield2.61%-5.0 bp+6.6 bp+6.1 bp+49.7 bp2026-05-14
Euro Area AAA 5Y Yield2.73%-4.9 bp+7.8 bp+3.8 bp+29.4 bp2026-05-14
Euro Area AAA 10Y Yield3.10%-5.2 bp+4.7 bp-1.3 bp+15.1 bp2026-05-14
Euro Area AAA 30Y Yield3.55%-2.7 bp+5.6 bp+0.1 bp+6.9 bp2026-05-14

FX

InstrumentValue1D5D1MYTDAs of
EUR/USD1.1632-0.14%-0.76%-1.26%-1.02%2026-05-17
EUR/CHF0.9143-0.00%-0.26%-0.90%-1.82%2026-05-17
EUR/JPY184.4000-0.05%-0.35%-1.65%+0.20%2026-05-17
EUR/GBP0.8705+0.10%+0.52%+0.00%-0.21%2026-05-17

Data Quality

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