Australia

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

Asia

Chinese shares closed mixed. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index dropped 0.6% to 3,211.39, and the Shenzhen Composite Index gained 0.3% to 1,878.93.

Hong Kong shares ended lower. The benchmark Hang Seng Index fell 0.2% to 19,240.89.

Japanese shares closed lower. The Nikkei Stock Average declined 0.9% to 39,605.09.

India shares ended lower. The BSE SENSEX fell 0.7% to 77,620.21.

Europe

Stocks in the U.K. finished higher. The FTSE 100 Index lifted 0.8% to 8,319.69.

In Europe, shares closed mixed. Germany's DAX fell 0.1% to 20,317.1, and France's CAC 40 increased 0.5% to 7,490.28.

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%.