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 shares slid 41 points, or 0.5%, to 8,680 in early trade on Thursday, marking a third straight decline and touching their lowest in nearly three weeks. Sentiment soured after Wall Street opened July on a weak footing overnight, as investors trimmed chipmaker holdings. Locally, caution built ahead of May trade data due later in the day, after April exports outpaced imports and delivered a modest surplus. Meanwhile, building permits fell more than expected in May. Simultaneously, industry conditions remained deeply contracted in June despite a slight improvement, weighed by higher costs and lingering uncertainty. Logistics, retail, energy minerals, and manufacturing led declines, though gains in consumer services, healthcare, and tech services helped cushion the fall. Heavyweights BHP Group slipped 1.4%, Westfarmers dropped 3.1%, Goodman Group fell 2.1%, Woodside Energy lost 1.8%, and Santos shed 2.0%. In contrast, three of four big banks gained
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