Australia

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

Asia

Chinese shares closed lower. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index dropped 0.1% to 3,206.92, and the Shenzhen Composite Index slipped 0.4% to 1,849.45.

Hong Kong shares ended lower. The benchmark Hang Seng Index fell 0.4% to 19,688.29.

Japanese shares closed lower. The Nikkei Stock Average declined 1.5% to 39,307.05.

India shares ended lower. The BSE SENSEX slipped 1.6% to 77,964.99.

Europe

Stocks in the U.K. finished higher. The FTSE 100 Index lifted 0.3% to 8,249.66.

In Europe, shares closed higher. Germany's DAX rose 1.6% to 20,216.19, and France's CAC 40 increased 2.2% to 7,445.69.

North America

U.S. stocks ended mixed. The DJIA fell 0.1% to 42,706.56, the S&P 500 increased 0.6% to 5,975.38, and the Nasdaq gained 1.2% to 19,864.98.

Among S&P 500 companies, the top three gainers were Micron Technology Inc MU surging 10.45%, Super Micro Computer Inc SMCI jumped 9.36%, and Teradyne Inc TER lifted 7.20%.

The biggest decliners were Axon Enterprise Inc AXON which dropped 5.05%, Palantir Technologies Inc PLTR fell 4.97%, and Essex Property Trust Inc ESS lost 4.03%.