Japan and Australia star performers on global stock markets

LONDON, UK — In Tuesday’s trading session, global stock markets presented a mixed bag of outcomes, with most major indices ending the day on a positive note, while a few saw declines.

The FTSE 100 in London experienced a notable rise, closing at 8,313.67, up by 100.18 points or 1.22 percent. Similarly, Germany’s DAX PERFORMANCE-INDEX surged by 254.84 points to settle at 18,430.05, marking a gain of 1.40 percent.

France’s CAC 40 also saw an uptick, adding 79.04 points to close at 8,075.68, an increase of 0.99 percent.

The ESTX 50 PR.EUR in Europe improved by 59.14 points, or 1.19 percent, finishing at 5,016.10.

In Asia, Japan’s Nikkei 225 led with impressive gains, jumping by 599.03 points to 38,835.10, an increase of 1.57 percent.

On the other side of the spectrum, the HANG SENG INDEX in Hong Kong dropped by 98.93 points, a decline of 0.53 percent, closing at 18,479.37. The SSE Composite Index in Shanghai inched up by 7.02 points, a modest rise of 0.22 percent, closing at 3,147.74.

The Shenzhen Index slightly declined by 8.27 points, or 0.08 percent, ending the day at 9,770.94.

Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 was among the stronger performers, gaining 110.90 points, or 1.44 percent, to close at 7,793.30.

Minor indices had varied performances with the Top 40 USD Net TRI Index in Johannesburg marginally up by 1.89 points, a gain of 0.05 percent, ending at 4,125.77.

The S&P BSE SENSEX in India declined by 383.69 points, or 0.52 percent, to 73,511.85, reflecting some downward pressure in emerging markets.

Conversely, South Korea’s KOSPI Composite Index saw one of the highest rises, climbing 57.73 points or 2.16 percent, to 2,734.36.

The mixed performance highlights the varied investor sentiments across different regions, influenced by local and international economic developments.