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 Hang Seng dropped 188 points, or 0.7%, to 26,384 on Monday, extending losses from the prior session amid broad falls across sectors. Traders shunned riskier assets after Chinese stocks retreated further amid heightened Beijing-Tokyo tensions, with China warning citizens against traveling to Japan. Sentiment was also pressured by lower bets for a U.S. interest rate cut in December, following cautious signals from policymakers. Still. a rise in U.S. futures capped further losses ahead of key data releases after the longest U.S. government shutdown. Meanwhile, monthly loan prime rate fixings in the mainland will be held later this week, after the PBoC kept rates at record lows for a fifth straight month in October. On the fiscal side, China plans a “more proactive” policy over the next five years while managing debt risks. Key decliners included Geely Auto (-1.8%), Trip.com and Lenovo Group (-3.8% each), Horizon Robotics (-4.2%), Zhaojin Mining (-2.8%), and Orient Overseas (-1.8%).
