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 rose 31 points or 0.4% to 9,085 in Thursday morning trade, snapping a six-session losing streak as U.S. equity futures firmed after Wall Street ended its three-day slide amid easing Treasury yields. Local markets emerged from a two-week low as bargain hunters set in. In China, the central bank left lending benchmarks unchanged for a 15th month, keeping one- and five-year LPRs at record lows to bolster growth. Domestic data, however, dampened sentiment with July employment unexpectedly falling and the jobless rate climbing to a three-month high. RBA Deputy Governor Andrew Hauser cautioned that further rate hikes may be needed if inflation risks persist, noting price growth remains “too high.” Consumer durables, non-energy minerals, healthcare, and utilities drove the strength, amid notable gains from heavyweights BHP Group (2.2%), CSL Ltd. (4.9%), and Northern Star Resources. In contrast, the four major banks bucked the trend, sliding between 1.3% and 2.2%.
