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
The FTSE 100 fell around 0.3% on Monday, weighed down by weakness in major consumer stocks, with Unilever and BAT declining 1.6% and 1.5%, respectively. The losses were partly offset by gains in energy shares, as Shell and BP rose 0.7% and 1.5% alongside higher crude prices. Investor focus remained firmly on developments in the US-Iran conflict, with tensions persisting after reports that the US had struck three Iranian oil tankers following attacks on US warships. Energy Secretary Chris Wright also warned that a new nuclear agreement with Tehran may not be reached soon, suggesting Washington could instead focus on eliminating Iran’s nuclear capabilities. Meanwhile, domestic data showed UK house prices fell 0.2% in August, pushing annual prices into negative territory for the first time since November 2023, according to Lloyds.
