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 ASX 200 edged up 16 points, or 0.2%, to close at 8,764 on Friday, clawing back ground lost in the prior session as process industries, retail trade, and transport stocks lent support. Gains were modest, though, with sentiment fragile after Asian markets weakened and U.S. futures slipped on renewed doubts over a Middle East peace deal following an overnight tanker attack near Oman. Three of the big four banks rose modestly. Rising copper and gold prices supported miners, with BHP up 0.8% and Rio Tinto 2.2%. Gold producers Northern Star and Evolution Mining jumped about 3% each as easing fears of an imminent U.S. rate hike lifted bullion. However, the local market fell 0.7% for the week, reversing strength in the prior two sessions, as resilience in recent data stoked concern that the RBA may tighten further to rein in inflation. Traders also turned cautious ahead of China’s PMI data next week and the RBA’s June meeting minutes, following its pause after three hikes since January.
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