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 98 points, or 0.4%, to close at 26,585 on Wednesday, snapping a four-session losing streak as tech and consumer stocks led gains. Sentiment was aided by a modest uptick in U.S. futures, while traders positioned ahead of President Trump’s address at the World Economic Forum later in the day. In China, equities edged higher after regulators moved to curb market volatility, taking action against hundreds of abnormal trading practices. Stock exchanges also started investigating some listed firms over allegedly misleading disclosures, helping stabilize confidence. Still, upside was capped by caution ahead of Hong Kong’s December inflation data and the release of Q1 business sentiment figures. Among individual movers, China Vanke surged 4.6% after bondholders agreed to defer repayment of 60% of the principal on a CNY 1.1 billion puttable bond by one year. Meanwhile, ASMPT climbed 4.3% after saying it is evaluating strategic options for its Surface Mount Technology segment.
