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
Australian stocks slipped 40 points, or 0.4%, to 9,040 on Tuesday morning, the first trading day of September, extending prior losses after Wall Street closed lower overnight as rising oil prices and U.S.–Iran clashes pushed Treasury yields toward 4.7%, weighing on equities. Locally, caution also lingered ahead of Q2 GDP data due Wednesday, with growth expected to remain sluggish after the weakest pace in a year last quarter. Several releases are slated today, including July flash building permits, Q2 current account, and August commodity prices, while China’s private manufacturing PMI will follow later. Losses were led by retail trade, commercial services, and transport, though gains in energy minerals and consumer durables helped cap the decline. Three of the four big banks eased modestly, while notable laggards included REA Group (-4.4%), Westfarmers Ltd. (-3.2%), Woolworths (-2.5%), and Fortescue (-2.2%). In contrast, Woodside Energy rose 1.1%, and Santos gained 1.5%.
