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 Nikkei 225 Index declined 1.93% to 64,011, while the broader Topix Index slipped 0.65% to 4,028 on Friday, with both benchmarks recording steep weekly losses as elevated oil prices and rising global bond yields weighed on equities. Investors also awaited the US CPI report after Thursday’s PPI data showed wholesale prices picked up last month, strengthening expectations for a Federal Reserve rate hike next week. Domestically, the Bank of Japan is likewise expected to raise interest rates, with board member Kazuyuki Masu indicating that policymakers will continue tightening and gradually reduce monetary support as underlying inflation approaches the 2% target. Technology and AI-related shares led the selloff, with Kioxia Holdings falling 7%, SoftBank Group dropping 4%, Advantest losing 6.5%, Tokyo Electron declining 2.6% and Taiyo Yuden retreating 2.1%.
