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 Japanese yen slipped past 156.5 per dollar on Monday, giving back part of the prior session’s gains as traders continued to weigh a series of verbal interventions from authorities aimed at slowing the currency’s slide. On Sunday, Takuji Aida, an adviser to Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, said Tokyo can actively intervene in currency markets to offset the negative economic effects of a weak yen. Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda and Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama also commented on the yen’s weakness last week, fueling speculation that authorities could step in if the currency approaches 160 per dollar, in line with previous intervention levels. The yen fell to ten-month lows last week as Takaichi’s massive stimulus package raised concerns about Japan’s fiscal health, while her administration also backed keeping interest rates low.
