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 MarketNew Zealand’s benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index rose 0.7% to close at 13,758 on Wednesday, snapping a three-day losing streak and setting a record high, driven by gains in health tech, industrials, and utilities. Traders anticipated the improved trade figures from China, New Zealand’s top trading partner, while gains in Chinese stocks also supported sentiment. Domestically, investors are awaiting Thursday’s release of business PMI and food inflation data. Among movers, Fisher and Paykel (+0.7%), Turners Automotive (+0.7%), Mainfreight (+0.7), Infratil (+1.1%), Spark NZ (+1.3%), Vista Group (+0.9%), Auckland International (+0.6%), and Contact Energy (+1%). Investors are also awaiting next week’s World Economic Forum in Davos, led by Trump, for clues on future policy and economic direction, potentially influencing global market trends.
