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
The HCOB France Composite PMI for August 2026 was revised down to 48.5 from a flash estimate of 48.8, and below July’s 49.4. The data confirmed an eighth consecutive month of contraction, with the pace of decline quickening from July. The downturn remained entirely concentrated in services, as manufacturing output posted a marginal increase in August. Demand, however, stayed weak across the board, resulting in lower total new orders and a sharper fall in backlogs. Employment declined again, while easing input cost pressures, which reached a six-month low, failed to translate into lower output price inflation. Latstly, business confidence slipped for the first time since May.
