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 Australian dollar climbed above $0.65, nearing one-week highs, after Reserve Bank of Australia Deputy Governor Andrew Hauser noted that monetary policy faces an unusual challenge and emphasized the need to keep policy tight to contain inflation. Hauser added that demand was “slightly” above potential when GDP growth accelerated last year, marking the tightest recovery since the early 1980s and leaving little room for expansion without reigniting inflation. Earlier this month, the RBA held its policy rate at 3.6% amid persistent underlying price pressures. Markets largely expect one more rate cut, likely by May next year, though some analysts warn the easing cycle may already be over. The Aussie was also supported by improved risk sentiment on hopes for an end to the record-long US government shutdown and easing US-China trade tensions.
