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 Nikkei 225 Index fell 3.3% to below 51,700 while the broader Topix Index declined 3.2% to 3,494 on Monday, with both benchmarks hitting their lowest levels in more than two months as the Middle East conflict entered a fourth week with no signs of easing. President Donald Trump threatened to strike major Iranian power plants if the Strait of Hormuz is not reopened to shipping soon, while Tehran warned it would target key US and Israeli assets across the region if its energy facilities were hit. Elevated oil prices continued to fuel inflation concerns and reinforced a hawkish tilt among major central banks, with the Bank of Japan keeping rates unchanged last week but signaling readiness to tighten policy further. Technology, financial and consumer stocks led the decline, with notable losses from Kioxia Holdings (-4.4%), Advantest (-5.4%), Tokyo Electron (-3%), Mitsubishi UFJ (-4.6%) and Fast Retailing (-3.6%).
