Rest of the world update: Nikkei 225 up 1.39% and DAX up 0.95% at Friday's close
Asia-Pacific and European markets mostly closed higher on Friday 16 October, with the Nikkei 225 rising 1.39% and the DAX gaining 0.95%.
Markets are closed for the weekend, so all figures below are the latest closing levels from Friday 16 October. Most of the indices we track ended the week's final session higher, with Australia's ASX 200 the exception at flat.
Indices
Asia-Pacific
- Nikkei 225 (Japan): 65,324.29, up 1.39%
- Hang Seng (Hong Kong): 24,186.83, up 0.52%
- Shanghai Composite (China): 3,716.28, up 0.24%
- ASX 200 (Australia): 8,806.70, flat (0%)
Europe
- DAX (Germany): 25,622.61, up 0.95%
- Euro Stoxx 50: 6,204.23, up 0.58%
- CAC 40 (France): 7,956.70, up 0.28%
Among the indices we track, the Nikkei 225 posted the largest percentage gain on Friday. The DAX had the largest gain among the European indices.
Stock movers
Risers
- Samsung Electronics: 215,500 KRW, up 2.62%. This was the largest percentage rise among the stocks we track.
- Alibaba: 108.80 HKD, up 2.26%
- Toyota: 3,094 JPY, up 2.15%
- Nestlé: 82.43 CHF, up 1.68%
- ASML: 1,477.20 EUR, up 0.89%
Unchanged
- Tencent: 417.80 HKD, flat (0%)
Fallers
- SAP: 199.22 EUR, down 1.01%. This was the largest percentage fall among the stocks we track.
- LVMH: 397.00 EUR, down 0.33%
In the news
No relevant market headlines were available for this update.
In summary, Friday's closes were mostly positive across the Asia-Pacific and European markets we follow, with gains ranging up to 1.39% and the ASX 200 ending flat.
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