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
Asian equity markets advanced on Friday as traders scaled back expectations for a Federal Reserve rate hike this month after Governor Christopher Waller said he would support keeping rates unchanged if price pressures continue to ease. Traders now see roughly even odds of a quarter-point Fed hike in September, down from about 70% earlier this week. Investors also continued to monitor sharp moves in the yen after the currency rallied strongly this week on expectations for more aggressive policy tightening by the Bank of Japan, while traders watched for signs of official intervention to support the Japanese currency. Shares in Japan, South Korea, China, and Hong Kong all gained, with technology stocks leading regional advances.
