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 euro steadied just above $1.165, hovering near its strongest level since October 6, as investors weighed the impact of S&P Global Ratings’ downgrade of France against improving global risk sentiment. S&P cut France’s sovereign rating to A+ from AA-, citing heightened risks to fiscal consolidation and persistent uncertainty surrounding government finances, despite the submission of the 2026 draft budget to parliament. At the same time, risk appetite improved amid signs of easing US-China trade tensions and stabilizing confidence in US regional banks. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng are set to meet in Malaysia this week to avert a potential escalation in US tariffs on Chinese goods, which President Donald Trump described as unsustainable. Meanwhile, investors are awaiting the delayed US inflation data due Friday for further insight into the Federal Reserve’s rate-cut trajectory.
