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 1.1% to around 54,400, while the broader Topix Index dropped 1.3% to 3,650 on Thursday, snapping a two-day rebound as oil prices continued their ascent, reigniting concerns about inflation. Oil surged for a second day as the Iran war showed no signs of easing, even after the IEA approved its largest-ever emergency release of 400 million barrels of crude. That includes 172 million barrels from the US, while Japan will release 80 million barrels of oil from its reserves. Japan remains highly vulnerable to oil supply shocks due to its heavy reliance on Middle Eastern imports. Significant losses were seen among index heavyweights, including Advantest (-2.6%), SoftBank Group (-3.3%), JX Advanced Metals (-1.4%), Mitsubishi UFJ (-1.3%), and Tokyo Electron (-1.4%).
