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 Shanghai Composite fell 0.26% to close at 4,102 while the Shenzhen Component lost 0.18% to 14,281 on Friday, with mainland stocks declining for the fourth straight session as the early year rally lost momentum. Sentiment was weighed down by regulatory concerns after Beijing raised the minimum margin requirement for stock financing to 100% from 80%, effective Jan. 19, as part of broader efforts to curb excess risk in capital markets. Among notable decliners were Zhongji Innolight (-1.3%), TBEA Co (-2.7%), China Spacesat (-4.6%), China Aerospace (-4.2%) and Zijin Mining (-2%). Meanwhile, China’s central bank indicated it still has room to lower banks’ reserve requirements and cut key policy rates this year. For the week, the Shanghai index fell 0.45%, while the Shenzhen index gained 1.14%.
