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 S&P/ASX 200 finished 0.2% lower at 9,019 on Friday, after pausing in the previous session, as profit-taking in financials and gold stocks weighed on the index, while investors turned cautious ahead of local and US inflation data. Markets focused on Australia’s third-quarter inflation report due next week, seen as key for the Reserve Bank’s policy outlook, while the US September CPI, released later in the day, was eyed for clues on the Federal Reserve’s next moves. On the corporate side, financials fell 0.5%, with three of the Big Four banks closing lower, led by a 1% drop in ANZ Group. Gold miners also declined 1.6%, extending their weekly loss to about 9%, the steepest since July 2022, as investors locked in gains after a strong rally. Sector giant Newmont slid 4.4% after flagging lower fourth-quarter cash flow due to higher spending. For the week, the benchmark index ended 0.3% higher, marking its second straight weekly gain.
