Australia

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

Asia

Chinese shares closed higher. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index rose 0.1% to 3,398.08, and the Shenzhen Composite Index gained 0.8% to 2,010.96.

Hong Kong shares ended higher. The benchmark Hang Seng Index added 1.1% to 20,098.29.

Japanese shares closed higher. The Nikkei Stock Average lifted 1.1% to 39,568.06.

India shares ended flat. The BSE SENSEX was unchanged at 78,472.48.

Europe

Stocks in the U.K. finished higher. The FTSE 100 Index rose 0.4% to 8,136.99.

In Europe, shares closed mixed. Germany's DAX fell 0.2% to 19,848.77, and France's CAC 40 increased 0.1% to 7,282.69.

North America

U.S. stocks ended mixed. The DJIA lifted 0.1% to 43,325.8, the S&P 500 was unchanged at 6,037.59, and the Nasdaq dropped 0.1% to 20,020.36.

Among S&P 500 companies, the top three gainers were Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc WBA surging 5.28%, Dollar Tree Inc DLTR jumped 3.84%, and Target Corp TGT lifted 3.01%.

The biggest decliners were Fair Isaac Corp FICO which dropped 2.01%, Tesla Inc TSLA fell 1.76%, and Super Micro Computer Inc SMCI lost 1.72%.