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
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STI Index — Singapore Market
KOSPI — South Korea Index
Bovespa — Brazil Equities
JSE Top 40 — South Africa Index
IPC Index — Mexico MarketThe CAC 40 climbed 0.5% to around 8,220 on Monday, extending its upward trend since the start of 2026, as heightened geopolitical tensions in Venezuela spurred investor demand for defense stocks. With the US moving to arrest Venezuelan President Maduro, defense names collectively advanced, including Thales (+4.5%), Airbus (+2.0%), and Safran (+1.5%). Broader market gains were led by Eurofins Scientific SE (+5.3%), Schneider Electric (+2.5%), and ArcelorMittal (+1.7%). Air Liquide inched up 0.2% despite reporting that currency effects reduced its 2025 sales by roughly 3.5%, including a 4.2% decline in Q3 and an expected 6% drop in Q4. On the downside, energy shares were pressured, with ENGIE down 0.8% and TotalEnergies SE down 0.5%, while Orange (-1.5%) and Carrefour (-1.1%) also weighed on the index.
