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 Nikkei 225 Index fell 0.8% to below 62,000 on Wednesday, extending the previous session’s losses as technology stocks remained under heavy selling pressure amid persistent concerns over the sustainability of the artificial intelligence trade. Japanese equities also followed Wall Street lower after chipmakers led overnight declines in the US market. Among the biggest technology losers were Kioxia Holdings (-2.4%), Tokyo Electron (-5.5%), SoftBank Group (-4.7%), Murata Manufacturing (-9%), and Taiyo Yuden (-5.8%). Financial stocks also stayed under pressure, with Mitsubishi UFJ (-1.9%), Sumitomo Mitsui (-2%), and Mizuho Financial (-3%) posting notable losses. On the geopolitical front, the US military said it had successfully intercepted what it described as a surprise Iranian attack targeting US troops stationed across the Middle East, reigniting regional tensions and driving oil prices higher.
