Australia

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

Asia

Chinese shares closed mixed. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index was unchanged at 3,230.17, and the Shenzhen Composite Index slipped 0.3% to 1,873.39.

Hong Kong shares ended lower. The benchmark Hang Seng Index fell 0.9% to 19,279.84.

Japanese shares closed lower. The Nikkei Stock Average declined 0.3% to 39,981.06.

India shares ended lower. The BSE SENSEX fell 0.1% to 78,148.49.

Europe

Stocks in the U.K. finished higher. The FTSE 100 Index rose 0.1% to 8,251.03.

In Europe, shares closed lower. Germany's DAX fell 0.1% to 20,329.94, and France's CAC 40 declined 0.5% to 7,452.42.

North America

U.S. stocks ended mixed. The DJIA lifted 0.3% to 42,635.2, the S&P 500 increased 0.2% to 5,918.25, and the Nasdaq dropped 0.1% to 19,478.88.

Among S&P 500 companies, the top three gainers were eBay Inc EBAY surging 9.86%, Boston Scientific Corp BSX jumped 4.30%, and CarMax Inc KMX lifted 3.55%.

The biggest decliners were Edison International EIX which dropped 10.18%, Moderna Inc MRNA fell 9.17%, and ON Semiconductor Corp ON lost 7.05%.