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 MarketThe Australian dollar slid past $0.668 on Monday, extending losses from the previous week as renewed geopolitical tensions weighed on global risk sentiment. The commodity-heavy currency, used as a liquid proxy for global risk appetite, depreciated following the US capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. The decline highlights how sensitive risk-linked currencies can be to global shocks, even when they have little direct impact on domestic markets. However, Australia’s relatively high bond yields provided some support amid market speculation of further interest rate hikes. Investors currently assign about a 39% probability that the Reserve Bank of Australia could raise its cash rate as early as February, with attention focused on Wednesday’s inflation data. Markets now expect the annual consumer price index to tick down to 3.7% in November 2025, from 3.8% in the previous month.
