Australia

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

Asia

Chinese shares closed lower. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index dropped 0.4% to 3,227.12, and the Shenzhen Composite Index slipped 0.8% to 1,901.14.

Hong Kong shares ended higher. The benchmark Hang Seng Index added 0.3% to 19,286.07.

Japanese shares closed lower. The Nikkei Stock Average declined 0.1% to 38,444.58.

India shares ended higher. The BSE SENSEX lifted 0.3% to 76,724.08.

Europe

Stocks in the U.K. finished higher. The FTSE 100 Index lifted 1.2% to 8,301.13.

In Europe, shares closed higher. Germany's DAX rose 1.5% to 20,574.68, and France's CAC 40 increased 0.7% to 7,474.59.

North America

U.S. stocks ended higher. The DJIA lifted 1.7% to 43,221.55, the S&P 500 increased 1.8% to 5,949.91, and the Nasdaq gained 2.5% to 19,511.23.

Among S&P 500 companies, the top three gainers were NVIDIA Corp NVDA surging 2.92%, Apple Inc AAPL jumped 1.93%, and Amazon.com Inc AMZN lifted 2.28%.

The biggest decliners were NVIDIA Corp NVDA which dropped 2.92%, Apple Inc AAPL fell 1.93%, and Amazon.com Inc AMZN lost 2.28%.