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 FTSE 100 traded 0.5% higher on Monday to its highest level since early March, although it underperformed other major European indexes as declines in heavyweight energy stocks limited gains. Sentiment improved after the US paused its air campaign against Iran for a second consecutive night, while Tehran refrained from retaliatory strikes and continued discussions with Oman over the Strait of Hormuz. The easing geopolitical tensions pushed Brent crude back to below $91 per barrel, weighing on oil producers. Shell fell more than 2% and BP lost about 1.4%. Elsewhere, gains were broad-based, with HSBC rising more than 1.5%, Rolls-Royce climbing nearly 3%, BAT advancing 2%, Rio Tinto adding 1.1%, Unilever gaining 0.9%, and GSK rising 0.7%. Also, AstraZeneca reported second-quarter earnings above expectations and reaffirmed its full-year guidance and 2030 targets.
