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 Nikkei 225 fell 0.32% to 53,936 while the Topix slipped 0.28% to 3,659 on Friday, extending losses from the previous session as investors stayed cautious ahead of the Bank of Japan’s policy meeting next week. The BOJ is widely expected to keep policy unchanged, with markets pricing in the next rate hike around June. Political uncertainty also weighed on sentiment, as Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is expected to outline plans on Jan. 19 for a possible dissolution of the lower house. Additionally, the yen strengthened on intervention concerns, pressuring export heavy stocks. Among major decliners, Tokyo Electron and SoftBank Group each fell 1%, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries dropped 2.8%, Hitachi slid 2.9% and Toyota Motor lost 1.2%. Despite the pullback, the Nikkei and Topix gained 3.84% and 4.11%, respectively, for the week.
