New Delhi, September 12 (Patrika English News): Global Markets showed strength on Thursday with Wall Street closing at record highs, European indices posting steady gains, and most Asian markets trading in the green today.
Optimism over a possible interest rate cut supported sentiment in the U.S. markets. The Dow Jones crossed the 46,000 mark, while the S&P 500 logged its 23rd record high of 2025, ending 0.85% higher at 6,587.46. The Nasdaq also gained 157.01 points, or 0.72%, to close at 22,043.07. Dow Jones futures were trading slightly positive at 46,112.93, up 0.01%.
In Europe, the FTSE rose 0.78% to 9,297.58, France’s CAC advanced 0.80% to 7,823.52, and Germany’s DAX closed 0.30% higher at 23,703.65.
Asian markets mirrored the positive trend, with 8 out of 9 indices trading higher. Singapore’s Straits Times Index was the only laggard, slipping 0.23% to 4,345.62.
Elsewhere, India’s GIFT Nifty was up 0.15% at 25,148. The Shanghai Composite gained 0.24% to 3,884.71, while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng jumped 1.63% to 26,511. South Korea’s Kospi rose 1.20% to 3,384.23, Indonesia’s Jakarta Composite climbed 1.12% to 7,834.30, and Taiwan’s Weighted Index advanced 0.93% to 25,450.81. Japan’s Nikkei surged 0.83% to 44,741, and Thailand’s SET Composite gained 0.28% to 1,291.65.
