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 offshore yuan weakened to around 6.92 per USD on Monday, hitting a four-week low as market uncertainty intensified after oil surged further amid the escalating Middle East war, while investors weighed latest domestic inflation numbers. Data showed China’s consumer inflation accelerated to a three-year high in February, rising 1.3% year-on-year, sharply above January’s 0.2% and forecasts of 0.8%, supported by stronger holiday spending. Meanwhile, factory-gate deflation persisted but eased, falling 0.9% from a year earlier, a smaller drop than January’s 1.4% decline and the expected 1.2% fall, pointing to some stabilization in upstream price pressures. On the geopolitical front, the US-Israeli war with Iran entered its second week with no clear resolution, while major oil producers in the Middle East have been curbing production as shipments through the Strait of Hormuz have been halted. China, the world’s largest energy importer, is partly cushioned by its sizable crude reserves.
