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 rose 0.2% to above 64,700, while the broader Topix Index gained 0.6% to 4,035 on Monday, recovering some of the previous session’s losses as oil prices fell sharply after the US held off on attacking Iran over the weekend, while Tehran also suspended its retaliatory operations. Japan remains heavily dependent on Middle Eastern oil imports, making its economy particularly sensitive to supply disruptions and swings in crude prices. On the domestic front, approval ratings for Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi slipped as the government’s measures to ease inflation continued to fall short of household expectations. Among individual stocks, notable gains were seen from Mitsubishi UFJ (0.9%), SUMCO Corp (6%), Nintendo (4.1%), Toyota Motor (1.6%) and Fast Retailing (1%). Meanwhile, technology stock traded mixed following a tech selloff on Wall Street on Friday amid mounting concerns over massive AI spending.
