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 ISM Manufacturing PMI for the US rose to 55.6 in July 2026 from 53.3 in June, beating market expectations of 54.0 and signaling the strongest expansion in factory activity since May 2022. The improvement was driven by a sharp acceleration in output (58.5 vs. 52.2) and solid growth in new orders (56.7 vs. 56.0). Employment also returned to expansion for the first time since January 2025, with the employment index rising to 52.8 from 49.7, its highest level since August 2022, pointing to strengthening labor demand across the manufacturing sector.
