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 yield on the US 10-year Treasury note held around 4.41% on Friday, hovering near eight-month highs, supported by heightened uncertainties over the Middle East conflict and its effects on oil prices, inflation, and economic growth. Recent reports indicate the Pentagon is considering sending up to 10,000 additional ground troops to the region, providing the White House with more leverage in negotiations. Meanwhile, President Trump extended the deadline to strike Iranian energy infrastructure by 10 days and noted that Iran had allowed 10 oil tankers to pass through the Strait of Hormuz this week as a “present” to the US. Conflict-related disruptions have pushed energy prices higher, fueling inflation fears and reinforcing hawkish expectations for Federal Reserve policy. Markets now price in nearly a 50% chance of a Fed rate hike by December, a sharp reversal from earlier expectations of two rate cuts this year.
