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 S&P/TSX Composite Index rose 0.5% to trade above 34,000 on Thursday as investors weighed signals that a Middle East peace deal could soon be struck. A Pakistani mediator in Tehran and the US administration indicated progress toward a deal that would reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Oil prices continued rising amid supply uncertainty, though well below recent peaks. Energy stocks extended gains, with Suncor Energy and Canadian Natural both up nearly 1%. Meanwhile, major banks such as TD and BMO traded near flat as the oil rally cooled and energy-driven stagflation fears eased. In addition, European buyers, including Germany’s Uniper, are exploring long-term LNG purchases from Canada’s Pacific coast via the Panama Canal to diversify supply amid Iran tensions. Elewhere, gold prices rose, lifting Agnico Eagle and Franco-Nevada by about 0.5%.
