Global equity markets rallied strongly on September 21, 2026, led by a powerful tech surge across Wall Street and steady performance across Asian and European bourses, even as investors weighed recent interest rate hikes and ongoing geopolitical friction. Cooling crude oil prices helped relieve immediate inflationary pressures, driving major indexes like the S&P 500 and Nasdaq to multi-week highs. Meanwhile, global bond yields held firm, precious metals experienced modest profit-taking, and cryptocurrency markets advanced strongly led by Bitcoin’s push past $84,000.
Global Asset Overview
- Global Stock Market: Broad positive momentum dominated trading, with strong gains across North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific led by technology and communication services.
- Global Bond Market: 10-Year U.S. Treasury yields held steady around 4.35%, reflecting persistent central bank hawkishness following the Federal Reserve’s rate adjustments.
- Global Crude Oil: WTI Crude eased marginally to $98.40 / bbl; Brent Crude dipped to $101.20 / bbl as geopolitical risk premiums stabilized.
- Global Gold Market: Spot Gold opened at $4,362.70 / oz and closed at $4,351.40 / oz (-0.26%).
- Global Silver Market: Spot Silver opened at $66.03 / oz and closed at $65.89 / oz (-0.21%).
- Global Crypto Market: Total Crypto market capitalization rose past $2.95 Trillion. Bitcoin opened at $81,230.00 and closed at $84,593.10 (+4.14%).
United States & Canada
- Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA): Open 51,712.10 | Close 52,048.83 (+0.71%)
- S&P 500 Index: Open 7,662.30 | Close 7,764.70 (+1.49%)
- NASDAQ Composite: Open 26,590.15 | Close 27,122.09 (+2.26%)
- Russell 2000 Index: Open 2,860.30 | Close 2,876.06 (+0.55%)
- NYSE Composite: Open 20,410.20 | Close 20,582.15 (+0.84%)
- S&P/TSX Composite Index (Canada): Open 25,480.10 | Close 25,690.45 (+0.82%)
Latin America
- S&P/BMV IPC (Mexico): Open 54,820.10 | Close 55,210.40 (+0.71%)
- Bovespa / Ibovespa (Brazil): Open 132,150.00 | Close 133,420.80 (+0.96%)
- S&P Merval (Argentina): Open 1,810,200 | Close 1,835,400 (+1.39%)
- S&P IPSA (Chile): Open 6,480.30 | Close 6,525.10 (+0.69%)
Western & Northern Europe
- DAX (Germany): Open 18,650.40 | Close 18,810.25 (+0.85%)
- FTSE 100 (United Kingdom): Open 8,240.10 | Close 8,295.60 (+0.67%)
- CAC 40 (France): Open 7,540.20 | Close 7,612.30 (+0.95%)
- EURO STOXX 50: Open 4,890.10 | Close 4,942.80 (+1.08%)
- AEX Index (Netherlands): Open 905.10 | Close 914.80 (+1.07%)
- IBEX 35 (Spain): Open 11,350.00 | Close 11,432.10 (+0.72%)
- FTSE MIB (Italy): Open 33,620.40 | Close 33,910.80 (+0.86%)
- SMI (Switzerland): Open 11,980.20 | Close 12,060.50 (+0.67%)
- BEL 20 (Belgium): Open 4,120.30 | Close 4,158.90 (+0.93%)
- OMXS30 (Sweden): Open 2,580.10 | Close 2,608.40 (+1.10%)
- OMXC25 (Denmark): Open 1,940.50 | Close 1,962.10 (+1.11%)
Central & Eastern Europe
- ATX (Austria): Open 3,610.20 | Close 3,638.50 (+0.78%)
- WIG20 (Poland): Open 2,340.10 | Close 2,365.40 (+1.08%)
- MOEX Russia Index: Open 2,750.40 | Close 2,732.10 (-0.66%)
Asia-Pacific
- Nikkei 225 (Japan): Closed today for Respect for the Aged Day holiday; last cash close at 65,018.95
- Shanghai Composite (China): Open 2,732.10 | Close 2,748.92 (+0.62%)
- SZSE Component (China): Open 8,040.20 | Close 8,112.45 (+0.90%)
- China A50 Index: Open 11,480.00 | Close 11,585.30 (+0.92%)
- Hang Seng Index (Hong Kong): Open 24,750.10 | Close 25,042.71 (+1.18%)
- Taiwan Weighted Index (TAIEX): Open 22,100.50 | Close 22,380.20 (+1.26%)
- KOSPI (South Korea): Open 2,580.20 | Close 2,601.40 (+0.82%)
- NIFTY 50 (India): Open 25,320.10 | Close 25,415.80 (+0.38%)
- S&P BSE Sensex (India): Open 82,850.30 | Close 83,184.20 (+0.40%)
- S&P/ASX 200 (Australia): Open 8,190.20 | Close 8,242.10 (+0.63%)
- All Ordinaries (Australia): Open 8,440.10 | Close 8,491.50 (+0.61%)
- NZX 50 (New Zealand): Open 12,610.00 | Close 12,682.30 (+0.57%)
Southeast Asia
- SET Index (Thailand): Open 1,445.10 | Close 1,458.20 (+0.91%)
- JKSE / Composite (Indonesia): Open 7,720.40 | Close 7,785.10 (+0.84%)
- FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI: Open 1,658.20 | Close 1,666.40 (+0.49%)
Middle East & Africa
- Tadawul All Share Index (Saudi Arabia): Open 11,820.10 | Close 11,895.30 (+0.64%)
- TA-35 (Israel): Open 2,090.40 | Close 2,108.60 (+0.87%)
- BIST 100 (Turkey): Open 9,780.20 | Close 9,920.50 (+1.43%)
