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 MarketThe Shanghai Composite added 0.15% to around 3,860 while the Shenzhen Component advanced 1.2% to 13,515 on Thursday, with mainland equities rising for a second session on strength in high-growth technology shares. China’s ongoing drive in artificial intelligence lifted sentiment, with Alibaba announcing plans to launch its first data centers in Brazil, France and the Netherlands to accelerate its global AI expansion. Optimism was also supported by signs of easing US-China trade tensions, though US Ambassador to China David Perdue indicated that a long-awaited meeting between President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping is more likely next year than this fall. Major gainers included Eoptolink Technology (6.3%), Zhongji Innolight (2.3%), IEIT Systems (10%), Contemporary Amperex (3.5%) and Sungrow Power (1.9%).
