Australia

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

Asia

Chinese shares closed higher. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index rose 0.7% to 3,229.64, and the Shenzhen Composite Index gained 1.6% to 1,879.02.

Hong Kong shares ended lower. The benchmark Hang Seng Index fell 1.2% to 19,447.58.

Japanese shares closed higher. The Nikkei Stock Average lifted 2% to 40,083.3.

India shares ended higher. The BSE SENSEX added 0.3% to 78,199.11.

Europe

Stocks in the U.K. finished lower. The FTSE 100 Index dropped 0.1% to 8,245.28.

In Europe, shares closed higher. Germany's DAX rose 0.6% to 20,340.57, and France's CAC 40 increased 0.6% to 7,489.35.

North America

U.S. stocks ended lower. The DJIA fell 0.4% to 42,528.36, the S&P 500 slipped 1.1% to 5,909.03, and the Nasdaq dropped 1.9% to 19,489.68.

Among S&P 500 companies, the top three gainers were Moderna Inc MRNA surging 11.67%, HCA Healthcare Inc HCA jumped 3.81%, and First Solar Inc FSLR lifted 3.32%.

The biggest decliners were Palantir Technologies Inc PLTR which dropped 7.77%, NVIDIA Corp NVDA fell 6.16%, and Super Micro Computer Inc SMCI lost 5.62%.