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 NZX 50 dropped 111 points, or 0.9%, to close at 12,764 on Tuesday, deepening losses from morning trade after reopening following a Monday holiday and marking a third straight session of declines. The broader index fell to its lowest level since March 30, mainly weighed down by consumer staples, materials, real estate, and healthcare stocks. Uncertainty surrounding US-Iran peace talks further pressured sentiment amid rising oil prices, raising concerns about domestic inflation. Meanwhile, US futures were volatile ahead of the release of a slew of earnings reports from major tech companies. Among the biggest laggards were Ryman Healthcare (-4.2%), Summerset Group (-3.3%), A2 Milk (-2.7%), Mainfreight (-2.3%), Ebos Group (-0.2%), Contact Energy (-1.2%), ANZ Group (-0.9%), Westpac Banking Corp. (-0.8%), and Fisher & Paykel (-0.7%). In corporate news, capital markets operator NZX launched a new futures index, the S&P/NZX 20, offering equity investors a more efficient way to manage risk.
