Analysis: Indices

Major Indices Dive into the Red Since the Iran Conflict Began

Markets have been falling since the beginning of March. At best, they are bouncing fitfully on the back of rumors.

Dark pools and the indicators used to decipher them

Off-market transactions now account for nearly half of US trading volumes, away from the public eye. The DIX, based on movements within Dark Pools, helps decode a portion of this activity.

MSCI Launches Daily Private Credit and Private Equity Indices

MSCI is attempting to bring real-time transparency to private markets. With the launch of its Nowcasting indices, the index provider now offers daily NAV estimates for private credit and private...

Wall Street Takes the Lead Again

Investors have been focused on Asia and Europe in recent months. However, the war in Iran has placed Wall Street back at the center of the global stage.

A Strange Rotation

Equity indices have been trending lower since the start of the conflict. This is hardly surprising given the energy shock and its impact on the global economy. However, movements within the indices...

How are different indices influenced?

Major stock market indices are structures generally shaped by the size of free-float market capitalizations. As a result, many of them are biased toward a specific sector, or even just a few...

KOSPI index rocked by Middle East tensions

Another bruising session for the KOSPI, which plunged over 8% on Monday. The South Korean index, which has risen by a spectacular 50% over the first two months of the year, now finds itself on the...

Energy is living the high life

The sector has benefited from every market move since the start of the year.

Naturgy warns $13 billion in Russian LNG purchase commitments may be hit by EU ban

Spain's Naturgy has 10.95 billion euros in Russian liquefied natural gas purchase commitments that may be affected from 2027 by a European Union ban on Russian LNG, its annual report showed. ...

Government spending lifts global debt to a record $348 trillion in 2025, says IIF

Global debt climbed to a record $348 trillion at the end of 2025, after nearly $29 trillion was added over the year in the fastest yearly build-up since the pandemic surge, a banking trade group...

Canada standing out from pack

The local benchmark, the TSX Composite, has doubled the S&P 500's performance over one year.

OPEC+ to consider 137,000 bpd oil output increase for April, sources say

OPEC+ is likely to consider raising its oil output by 137,000 barrels per day for April, three sources with knowledge of OPEC+ thinking said as the group prepares for peak summer demand and a price...

FTSE 100 closes at fresh high after HSBC raises earnings target, miners surge

Britain's FTSE 100 closed at a fresh peak on Wednesday after HSBC lifted a key earnings target and miners hit new highs, as fading worries over AI's disruption to traditional businesses lifted global...

Oil settles little changed, supply worries persist despite large US crude stock build

Oil prices settled largely unchanged on Wednesday as a much larger-than-expected U.S. crude stock build did not do much to calm jitters about the threat to oil supply from potential military conflict...

Yen under pressure after Takaichi report; Aussie higher on inflation

A wobbly yen was pinned near a two-week low on Wednesday after a report that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi had told the central bank chief she had reservations about future rate hikes, while a...

UK farmers demand continued access to crop chemicals in EU pact

Britain's farmers must be allowed to keep growing gene-edited crops and using plant protection products currently banned in the European Union if the UK strikes a new pact with the bloc, the president...

EU faces transition period with US after Trump tariff move, says EU trade chief

The European Union is facing a transitional period of a few months in relations with the U.S. after President Donald Trump's new import surcharge, which threatens to undermine the trade deal the two...

Keurig Dr Pepper forecasts strong 2026 on JDE Peet's boost despite cost pressures

U.S. beverage maker Keurig Dr Pepper projected strong full-year results on Tuesday, betting on a boost from the pending acquisition of Dutch coffee and tea maker JDE Peet's, even as it navigates...

EU countries give final approval to weaken company sustainability laws

EU countries on Tuesday gave their final approval to scale back rules that require companies to address environmental and human rights risks in their supply chains, after months of pressure from...