Stock indices track the aggregate performance of a basket of leading companies and are a headline gauge of market sentiment and economic health. From Wall Street's S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 to Europe's FTSE 100 and DAX and Asia's Nikkei 225, index moves reflect earnings, rate expectations and global risk appetite. Live levels are shown below.
The Trend column shows an indicative trend line that updates as live prices stream in. It is not a chart of real intraday price history.
Indices are most active during their home-market cash sessions but are tradable nearly around the clock via futures and CFDs. They tend to move on the same macro drivers as currencies — central-bank policy, inflation and growth data — so pairing an index view with the economic calendar is essential. Read the latest market news and drill into individual stocks that drive each benchmark.