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
Indices
The indices are performance indicators that indicate the performance of a certain market segment or the market as a whole. A stock market index is constructed by choosing equities from similar companies or those that match a predetermined set of criteria.
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South Korean Shares Rally to Fresh Record
The benchmark KOSPI rose more than 3% to around 6,800 on Monday, rebounding from the previous session to set a…
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Hong Kong Stocks Rebound on Easing Middle East Tensions
The Hang Seng Index jumped about 455 points, or 1.8%, to around 26,233 on Monday, rebounding from last week’s losses…
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Three Markets to Watch Next Week: USDJPY, US500, OIL
ey takeaways BoJ Intervention Confirmed: Bank of Japan data points to a massive 5.4 trillion yen intervention triggered after USDJPY…
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NZX 50 Closes Higher, Snaps Two-Week Losing Streak
The NZX 50 climbed 136 points, or 1.1%, to close at 12,996 on Friday, erasing losses in morning trade and…
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Australia Stocks Rebound, Yet Weekly Loss Persists
Australian equities rose 62 points, or 0.7%, to 8,727 in early deals on Friday, the first trading day of May,…
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Apple earnings beat Wall Street estimates iPhone sales below expectations
Apple (AAPL.US) reported its latest quarterly results, but the market reaction has been muted — shares barely moved in after-hours…
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S&P 500 companies with the record net margin since 2009 – FactSet data
S&P 500 profit margins remain remarkably resilient despite concerns over higher oil prices. According to FactSet data, the blended net…
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Oil price retreat from high, as FTSE 100 surges and UK yields fall
Risk sentiment has picked up as we move through Thursday. Stock prices have been bolstered by strong earnings reports and…
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NZX 50 Turns Higher, Ends Up 1%
The NZX 50 rose 133 points, or 1.0%, to close at 12,903 on Thursday, reversing earlier losses in morning trade…
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ASX 200 Recovers in April Despite Loss Streak
The S&P/ASX 200 fell 21 points or 0.2% to close at 8,666 on Thursday, the final trading day of April,…
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