Australia

We will resume publishing the Australia report on Monday 20 January 2025.

Asia

Chinese shares closed mixed. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index dropped 0.1% to 3,368.07, and the Shenzhen Composite Index gained 0.4% to 2,041.89.

Hong Kong shares ended lower. The benchmark Hang Seng Index fell 0.2% to 19,720.7.

Japanese shares closed lower. The Nikkei Stock Average declined 0.3% to 38,701.9.

India shares ended lower. The BSE SENSEX slipped 1.5% to 78,041.59.

Europe

Stocks in the U.K. finished lower. The FTSE 100 Index slipped 0.3% to 8,084.61.

In Europe, shares closed lower. Germany's DAX fell 0.4% to 19,884.75, and France's CAC 40 declined 0.3% to 7,274.48.

North America

U.S. stocks ended higher. The DJIA lifted 1.2% to 42,840.26, the S&P 500 increased 1.1% to 5,930.85, and the Nasdaq gained 1% to 19,572.6.

Among S&P 500 companies, the top three gainers were Enphase Energy Inc ENPH surging 8.59%, Palantir Technologies Inc PLTR jumped 8.54%, and Match Group Inc MTCH lifted 6.70%.

The biggest decliners were Tesla Inc TSLA which dropped 3.57%, Old Dominion Freight Line Inc ODFL fell 3.39%, and PACCAR Inc PCAR lost 2.04%.