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
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Energies
Oil Gains at Start of the Year
WTI crude oil futures rose to around $57.7 on the first trading day of 2026, after posting their biggest annual…
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Metals
Gold Rises to Kick-Start the Year
Gold rose to around $4,360 per ounce on the first trading day of 2026, extending its bullish momentum from its…
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Markets
Australian Shares Start Year Steady
The S&P/ASX 200 hovered around 8,720 on Friday, starting the first trading session of the year little changed, as cautious…
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Forex
Australian Dollar Starts 2026 Strong
The Australian dollar appreciated to around $0.669 on Friday, trading near 14-month highs to kick off the new year positively…
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Markets
Dollar Starts New Year on Weak Footing
The US dollar fell to around 98.2 on the first trading day of 2026, building on its steepest annual loss…
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Markets
Hong Kong Shares Rally to Begin 2026
Hong Kong stocks jumped 413 points, or 1.6%, to 26,043 in early trade Friday, the first session of 2026, rebounding…
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Forex
Japanese Yen Stabilizes
The Japanese yen stabilized around 156.6 per dollar on Friday after two consecutive sessions of losses, though it remained near…
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Metals
Silver Gains at 2026 Open
Silver climbed to around $73 per ounce on the first trading day of 2026, building on its strongest year on…
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Markets
South Korean Shares Start Year Strong
The benchmark KOSPI rose more than 1% to around 4,260 on Friday, starting the first trading session of the year…
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Economics
US 10-Year Treasury Yield Remains Flat
The yield on the 10-year US Treasury held at around 4.2% on the first trading day of 2026, as market…
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