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Rest of the world update: Nikkei closes 1.39% higher as Asian and European markets gain

All four Asia-Pacific indices we track closed higher on Friday, and the main European benchmarks were trading up by midday UK time.

16 Oct 2026, 12:311 min readLedgerPoint editorial team

Indices

All four Asia-Pacific indices we track have closed for the day. The European markets were still trading at the time of writing.

  • Nikkei 225 (Japan): closed at 65,324.29, up 1.39%
  • Hang Seng (Hong Kong): closed at 24,186.83, up 0.52%
  • Shanghai Composite (China): closed at 3,716.28, up 0.24%
  • ASX 200 (Australia): closed at 8,806.70, up 1%
  • DAX (Germany): was trading at 25,639.35, up 1.01%
  • CAC 40 (France): was trading at 7,964.26, up 0.37%
  • Euro Stoxx 50: was trading at 6,213.73, up 0.74%

Among the indices we track, the Nikkei 225 posted the largest gain, with the DAX close behind in early-afternoon trading.

Stock movers

None of the companies we track were lower at the latest prices.

  • Samsung Electronics: closed at 215,500 KRW, up 2.62%, the largest rise among the stocks we track
  • Alibaba: closed at HK$108.80, up 2.26%
  • Toyota: closed at ¥3,094, up 2.15%
  • ASML: was trading at €1,481, up 1.15%
  • SAP: was trading at €203, up 0.87%
  • Nestlé: was trading at CHF 81.76, up 0.85%
  • LVMH: was trading at €399.20, up 0.23%
  • Tencent: closed at HK$417.80, unchanged

In the news

  • Headlines this morning report that world shares mostly advanced on Friday, a day after a tech sell-off dragged Asian stocks sharply lower.
  • Reports say European equities rose as technology shares recovered from the previous session's losses and government bond yields eased from recent highs.
  • Headlines also point to the pan-European Stoxx 600 being on course for its strongest weekly performance since August, with bargain hunters returning to rate-sensitive tech shares.

In summary, Asia-Pacific markets closed higher across the board on Friday, and the main European indices were trading in positive territory at midday UK time.

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