Australia

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

Asia

Chinese shares closed lower. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index dropped 2.7% to 3,262.56, and the Shenzhen Composite Index slipped 2.6% to 1,907.04.

Hong Kong shares ended lower. The benchmark Hang Seng Index fell 2.2% to 19,623.32.

Japanese shares closed lower. The Nikkei Stock Average declined 1% to 39,894.54.

India shares ended higher. The BSE SENSEX lifted 1.8% to 79,943.71.

Europe

Stocks in the U.K. finished higher. The FTSE 100 Index lifted 1.1% to 8,260.09.

In Europe, shares closed higher. Germany's DAX rose 0.6% to 20,024.66, and France's CAC 40 increased 0.2% to 7,393.76.

North America

U.S. stocks ended lower. The DJIA fell 0.4% to 42,392.27, the S&P 500 slipped 0.2% to 5,868.55, and the Nasdaq dropped 0.2% to 19,280.79.

Among S&P 500 companies, the top three gainers were Vistra Corp VST surging 8.55%, Constellation Energy Corp CEG jumped 8.44%, and Texas Pacific Land Corp TPL lifted 6.70%.

The biggest decliners were Tesla Inc TSLA which dropped 6.08%, General Motors Co GM fell 3.57%, and PPG Industries Inc PPG lost 3.37%.