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 rose 82 points, or 0.3%, to finish at 27,266 on Wednesday, up for a third session amid broad-based sector advances. Sentiment stayed upbeat after China’s central bank renewed its pledge to boost domestic demand. Meanwhile, official data showed slower consumer inflation in the mainland for January and persistent producer-price deflation, reinforcing expectations of new support measures. However, strength was tempered by concerns over industrial overcapacity and weak consumption, which weighed on confidence and growth prospects. Trading momentum also eased ahead of the Spring Festival holiday starting February 15. Hesai Group jumped 6.4%, and SenseTime rose 2.9% after joining the MSCI China Index. WuXi Biologics climbed 3.6% to its highest since October on strong earnings, while Minth Group hit a 5-year high on news of a Canadian joint venture. In contrast, SMIC fell 2.7% after its CEO warned the chip industry is “a bit panicked” over an AI-driven memory chip shortage.
