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 dropped 1.5% to around 67,500 while the broader Topix Index lost 0.2% to 4,026 on Monday, as Japanese equities came under pressure from escalating tensions in the Middle East, keeping inflationary pressures and interest-rate hike expectations in focus. The US and Iran exchanged fresh missile strikes over the weekend amid ongoing disputes over shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, driving oil prices higher. Investors are also awaiting a wave of corporate earnings reports from Wall Street this week, which will serve as a key test of whether the artificial intelligence-driven market rally can be supported by strong corporate results. Among individual stocks, Kioxia Holdings (-1.8%), Taiyo Yuden (-4.8%), and Yaskawa Electric (-14.2%) led the declines, while SUMCO Corp (7.9%), SoftBank Group (2%), and Mitsubishi UFJ (2.4%) posted solid gains.
