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 South Korean won advanced to around 1,471 per dollar, rebounding sharply from a four-week low after investor sentiment improved on government assurances. President Lee Jae Myung stated that policymakers expect the won to move back toward the 1,400 level over the next two months, stressing that its recent weakness reflects global market conditions rather than domestic fundamentals alone. He assured that the government would keep reviewing available tools to curb volatility, while acknowledging that stabilizing the currency would be difficult to achieve through national policies alone. Adding to positive sentiment, Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol on Wednesday announced policy measures aimed at boosting economic growth and reducing disparities. On the data front, South Korea’s exports rose 14.9% year-on-year in the first 20 days of January, driven by a 70.2% surge in semiconductors which remains the country’s top export product.
