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 MarketEuropean natural gas futures soared about 25% to above €68 per MWh on Thursday, reaching their highest levels in over three years after Iran launched attacks on key energy infrastructure across the Middle East, intensifying supply concerns. Iran carried out missile strikes on Qatar’s Ras Laffan Industrial City, a complex housing the world’s largest LNG export plant, marking one of several energy assets Tehran pledged to target following an Israeli strike on Iran’s South Pars gas field. Abu Dhabi also suspended operations at its Habshan gas facilities after intercepted missiles caused falling debris, while LNG assets in Bahrain were reportedly hit by heavy missile strikes. Around 20% of global LNG flows typically pass through the Strait of Hormuz, which has been largely shut since the Iran war began. The disruption comes just ahead of the region’s stockpiling season, with storage levels already about 15 percentage points below the five-year average after a colder winter.
