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 MarketJapan’s 10-year government bond yield fell to around 1.92% on Thursday, retreating from 18-year highs as it tracked declines in US Treasury yields after the Federal Reserve delivered its third rate cut of the year and signaled a less hawkish outlook than markets anticipated. Investors are also looking ahead to next week’s Bank of Japan policy meeting, where markets anticipate a rate hike after Governor Kazuo Ueda noted that the central bank is getting closer to its inflation target. Attention will focus on Ueda’s post-meeting comments for guidance on 2026 policy. Meanwhile, an auction of Japan’s 20-year government bonds saw the strongest demand since 2020, with a bid-to-cover ratio of 4.1 versus 3.28 at the previous auction, as higher yields attracted investors.
