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 S&P/NZX 50 Index rose 0.4% to around 13,606 on Tuesday, advancing for the eighth consecutive session to close at an all-time high, driven by strength across most key stocks. Leading the gains were utilities, including Meridian Energy (+1.5%), Contact Energy (+1%), and Mercury NZ (+1.2%). Other notable performers included Fletcher Building (+1.8%), Ventia Services (+2.2%), Skellerup Holdings (+1.7%), and Vulcan Steel (+2.2%). The commercial services sector also performed strongly, rising 3.6%. On the data front, traders now await the Q3 labor market report later this week, with the unemployment rate expected to reach a nearly nine-year high, which could further strengthen the case for monetary easing from the Reserve Bank. Elsewhere, subdued manufacturing data from top trading partner China raised risks for Kiwi exports, exerting some downward pressure.
