global financial markets experienced a divergence across major trading regions, led by strong technology-driven buying in North America that propelled the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite higher despite modest drag from defensive sectors. Asian markets delivered split performance as robust gains in mainland China and South Korea were countered by retreats in Japan, Hong Kong, and India following shifting central bank expectations and local rate policy holding steady. Meanwhile, global commodities saw moderate upward momentum with Brent crude advancing on tightened inventory outlooks, precious metals maintaining strength, and cryptocurrencies stabilizing after testing critical support levels.
Global Assets & Commodities Summary
- Global Stocks: Americas led gains on tech strength; European indices closed mixed; Asia-Pacific traded with regional divergence.
- Global Bonds: U.S. 10-year Treasury yields moved sideways near 4.12%, while European government bond yields edged down slightly across core eurozone maturities.
- Global Oil: Brent Crude opened at $87.65/bbl and surged to close around $89.43/bbl (+1.81%). West Texas Intermediate (WTI) opened at $82.90/bbl and closed at $84.20/bbl.
- Global Gold: Spot Gold opened at $4,593.74/oz and closed higher at $4,607.97/oz (+0.31%).
- Global Silver: Spot Silver opened at $68.10/oz and closed up at $69.36/oz (+1.86%).
- Global Crypto: Bitcoin (BTC) opened around $78,800 and closed near $80,308 (+1.62%); Ethereum (ETH) opened near $2,460 and closed at $2,491 (+1.30%).
Americas
- Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA): 53,569.44 (+0.20%)
- S&P 500: 7,730.99 (+0.72%)
- NASDAQ Composite: 26,541.35 (+1.57%)
- Russell 2000: 3,018.70 (+0.18%)
- NYSE Composite: 20,123.42 (-0.17%)
- S&P/TSX Composite (Canada): 36,813.65 (-0.39%)
- S&P/BMV IPC (Mexico): 66,191.11 (-0.12%)
- Bovespa / Ibovespa (Brazil): 174,586.26 (+0.01%)
- S&P Merval (Argentina): 2,145,820.00 (+0.45%)
- S&P IPSA / IGPA (Chile): 28,024.58 (-0.02%)
Europe & Eurasia
- DAX (Germany): 26,367.24 (+0.31%)
- FTSE 100 (UK): 10,792.54 (-0.79%)
- CAC 40 (France): 8,319.87 (-1.68%)
- EURO STOXX 50: 5,412.30 (-0.28%)
- AEX (Netherlands): 1,103.38 (-0.40%)
- IBEX 35 (Spain): 20,067.30 (+0.05%)
- FTSE MIB (Italy): 38,420.15 (+0.12%)
- SMI (Switzerland): 14,386.56 (-1.08%)
- BEL 20 (Belgium): 4,890.10 (+0.18%)
- ATX (Austria): 4,120.45 (-0.22%)
- OMXS30 (Sweden): 3,326.34 (+0.24%)
- OMXC25 (Denmark): 2,105.80 (+0.15%)
- WIG20 (Poland): 2,840.12 (+0.35%)
- MOEX Russia Index: 3,210.45 (-0.14%)
Asia-Pacific
- Nikkei 225 (Japan): 66,131.98 (-0.20%)
- Shanghai Composite (China): 3,956.57 (+1.13%)
- SZSE Component (China): 13,850.20 (+1.25%)
- China A50: 15,210.40 (+0.98%)
- Hang Seng Index (Hong Kong): 25,565.74 (-0.34%)
- Taiwan Weighted Index (TAIEX): 45,975.22 (+0.30%)
- KOSPI (South Korea): 6,912.37 (+1.53%)
- NIFTY 50 (India): 24,080.50 (-0.35%)
- S&P BSE Sensex (India): 76,933.59 (-0.70%)
- S&P/ASX 200 (Australia): 9,029.10 (-1.10%)
- All Ordinaries (Australia): 9,285.40 (-1.02%)
- NZX 50 (New Zealand): 13,120.15 (-0.18%)
- SET Index (Thailand): 1,485.60 (+0.22%)
- JKSE (Indonesia): 7,820.30 (+0.41%)
- FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI: 1,682.40 (-0.12%)
Middle East & Africa
- Tadawul All Share Index (Saudi Arabia): 12,450.80 (+0.28%)
- TA-35 (Israel): 2,180.45 (+0.15%)
- BIST 100 (Turkey): 10,250.30 (+0.85%)
