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<ul><li>Global equity markets continued their bearish trend in October, with the MSCI World Index declining by 1.3% and the MSCI Emerging Markets Index dropping by 4.5%.</li><li>These declines were primarily driven by the significant sell-offs in major technology stocks and limited followthrough on anticipated stimulus measures from Beijing.</li><li>In the U.S. market, both the S&amp;P 500 and the NASDAQ appeared set to close the month with gains stemming from expectations of tamer monetary policies and positive data (YoY inflation printing lower at 2.4% and YoY unemployment rate holding steady at 4.1%), signalling a “soft landing”. </li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Global equity markets continued their bearish trend in October, with the MSCI World Index declining by 1.3% and the MSCI Emerging Markets Index dropping by 4.5%.These declines were primarily driven by the significant sell-offs in major technology stocks and limited followthrough on anticipated stimulus measures from Beijing.In the U.S. market, both the S&amp;P 500 and the NASDAQ appeared set to close the month with gains stemming from expectations of tamer monetary policies and positive data (YoY inflation printing lower at 2.4% and YoY unemployment rate holding steady at 4.1%), signalling a “soft landing”. Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Macroeconomics

<ul><li>In September, global equities performances were largely shaped by key monetary policy decisions of major central banks, including the U.S. Federal Reserve, Bank of England, ECB, and Bank of Japan.</li><li>The dovish stance of the U.S. Federal Reserve, which initiated a 50-bps rate cut after 14 months of holding rates steady, fueled positive sentiments across some markets, pushing the MSCI World Index up by 1.69%.</li><li>Elsewhere, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index rose by 6.45%, supported by Chinese stimulus efforts.</li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

In September, global equities performances were largely shaped by key monetary policy decisions of major central banks, including the U.S. Federal Reserve, Bank of England, ECB, and Bank of Japan.The dovish stance of the U.S. Federal Reserve, which initiated a 50-bps rate cut after 14 months of holding rates steady, fueled positive sentiments across some markets, pushing the MSCI World Index up by 1.69%.Elsewhere, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index rose by 6.45%, supported by Chinese stimulus efforts.Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Japan

The TOPIX, also known as the Tokyo Stock Price Index, is a capitalization-weighted index of all companies listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. The index is supplemented by the subindices of the 33 industry sectors. The index calculation excludes temporary issues and preferred stocks, and has a base value of 100 as of January 4, 1968.

TSE Tokyo Price Index TOPIX (TPX INDEX)

Monthly Equities - October 2024

Global equity markets continued their bearish trend in October, with the MSCI World Index declining by 1.3% and the MSCI Emerging Markets Index...

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Monthly Equities - September 2024

In September, global equities performances were largely shaped by key monetary policy decisions of major central banks, including the U.S. Federal...

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