Analysis: Indices

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.

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...

Indonesia may struggle to deliver on new US farm import promises, traders say

Indonesia could struggle to meet its pledge for a significant ramp-up of U.S. agricultural imports under its new trade deal, traders said, with the burden of vastly increasing U.S. soymeal purchases...

Takeaways from Trump's State of the Union address to Congress

President Donald Trump delivered his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday, a potentially pivotal moment as the White House seeks to firm up support among Republican...

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...

Top Chinese chipmakers plan to boost advanced chip output, Nikkei reports

China's top chipmakers, including SMIC and Hua Hong Semiconductor, are aiming to boost their output of advanced semiconductors to meet burgeoning artificial intelligence demand, Nikkei said on...

Trump boasts of stock market rally, promises $1,000 retirement savings contributions

U.S. President Donald Trump boasted of stock market gains in his State of the Union speech on Tuesday and pledged that the government would contribute to workers' retirement savings, while saying...

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...

Chinese dronemaker DJI sues to challenge US import ban on new models

Chinese dronemaker DJI said on Tuesday it filed suit challenging the Federal Communications Commission decision to bar imports of all of its new models and critical components. The ban...

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...