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 fell 38 points, or 0.4%, to 9,234 on Friday morning trading, snapping gains in the prior five sessions as traders booked profits after markets recently hit record highs. U.S. equity futures also weakened after Wall Street’s overnight losses, weighed by geopolitical tensions that lifted oil prices and revived inflation worries, fueling bets of further Fed hikes. Caution emerged ahead of July trade data in top trading partner China later today. Locally, the Reserve Bank will hold a policy meeting next week against a backdrop of slowing activity and sticky cost pressures despite three hikes this year. Commercial services, healthcare, and industrials weighed, partly offset by gains in energy minerals and utilities. Heavyweights BHP (-0.4%) and Rio Tinto (-0.7%) eased after reports that they were called to a critical-minerals meeting with President Trump. Still, markets remain up 2.9% so far this week, lifted by persistent buying and a rebound in Australia’s June exports.
