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 Hang Seng Index slipped 1.3%, or 324 points, to 24,877 on Friday, giving back part of the previous session’s gains as surging oil prices and renewed geopolitical tensions dampened investor sentiment. Brent crude climbed above $100 a barrel for the first time in two months after intensified Houthi attacks on vessels in the Red Sea heightened supply concerns, while President Donald Trump’s threat to expand strikes on Iran added to market uncertainty. The risk-off mood was reinforced by a technology-led selloff on Wall Street and higher US Treasury yields, fueling expectations that the Federal Reserve could keep interest rates elevated for longer. Limiting the decline, China’s central bank injected the most liquidity into the financial system in five months through its medium-term lending facility, boosting hopes of further policy support for economic growth. Notable laggards included Tencent (-2.2%), AIA (-1.5%), Xiaomi (-0.7%), Meituan (-2.0%), and Kingboard Laminates (-2.7%).
