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 fell 0.4% to around 3860, while the Shenzhen Component rose 0.1% to 12,970 on Thursday, as mainland stocks showed mixed performances amid a lack of market-moving catalysts. Investors are awaiting updates from the annual Central Economic Work Conference and the December Politburo meeting for guidance on Beijing’s policy direction and growth targets for next year. Economists expect China to maintain its “around 5%” annual growth target for 2026, with fiscal stimulus measures likely to mirror 2025 in scale and composition. Among individual stocks, notable losses were seen in ZTE Corp (-1%), Cambricon Technologies (-0.6%) and Suzhou Dongshan (-4.5%), while strong gains were recorded in Addsino Co (10%), Suzhou TFC (7%) and Zijin Mining (2.8%).
