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 climbed 0.5% to above 64,200, while the broader Topix Index advanced 1% to 4,100 on Thursday, extending gains from the previous session even after the US Federal Reserve raised interest rates and signaled further tightening to contain inflation. The yen weakened against the dollar following the Fed’s decision, improving the earnings outlook for Japan’s export-focused industries. Japanese equities also benefited from declining oil prices amid expectations that crude flows through Saudi Arabia’s East-West pipeline could resume soon, easing pressure on the country’s oil-dependent economy. Gains were broad-based, with notable performances from index heavyweights such as SoftBank Group (1.2%), Mitsubishi UFJ (0.6%), Fujikura (2.7%), Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (3.1%) and Nintendo (3.3%).
