S&P 500 — US Large Cap Index
FTSE 100 — UK Blue Chips
Euro Stoxx 50 — Eurozone Leaders
DAX 40 — German Equities
CAC 40 — French Market Index
Nikkei 225 — Japan Benchmark
Hang Seng — Hong Kong Index
Shanghai Composite — China Mainland
ASX 200 — Australian Market
TSX Composite — Canada Index
Nifty 50 — India Large Cap
STI Index — Singapore Market
KOSPI — South Korea Index
Bovespa — Brazil Equities
JSE Top 40 — South Africa Index
IPC Index — Mexico Market
Australian equities were little changed in early Monday trade, hovering near 9,090 after the prior session’s rise. Traders braced for a busy data slate, including Q2 business inventories, company gross profits, July private credit, and the monthly inflation gauge, with Q2 GDP and July trade figures due later this week. China’s July PMI readings were also awaited. Meanwhile, U.S. futures weakened after Fed Chair Warsh’s hawkish remarks bolstered bets on a September rate hike, while reports said the U.S. struck Iranian rocket launchers preparing to mine the Strait of Hormuz, ending weeks of calm. Declines in tech, industrials, and non-energy minerals nearly offset gains in financials and energy minerals. The big four banks rose 1.6%–2.2%, with Ampol Ltd. up 1.6% and Whitehaven Coal adding 1.5%. On the downside, BHP Group fell 1.7%, along with Northern Star Resources (-4.6%). Still, markets are on track for a fifth straight monthly gain, up about 1.4% so far, supported by bargain hunting.
