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 benchmark KOSPI rose by 0.22% to around 4,108 on Monday, extending gains for another session as investors await this week’s US Federal Reserve policy decision. Optimism grew ahead of the Fed’s expected 0.25% rate cut at Tuesday’s two-day meeting. Large-cap stocks were mixed, with Samsung Electronics (0.37%), LG Energy Solution (2.82%), and Hanwha Aerospace (2.35%) leading the gains. In contrast, SK Hynix (-1.47%), Doosan Enerbility (-4.17%), KB Financial (-1.91%), and Shinhan Financial (-2.49%) recorded losses. LG Energy Solution shares advanced after announcing a seven-year, KRW 2.06 trillion supply deal with Mercedes-Benz AG. Samsung Electronics shares also firmed after market data indicated the company is set to regain global DRAM sales leadership in Q4. In contrast, financial shares declined amid expectations of lower interest income this year, projected to fall 4% to a combined KRW 101.47 trillion, marking the first annual drop for major lenders in five years.
