Nikkei Index

Japan's Nikkei225 is the most watched Asian stock market index. Trading on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, the Nikkei has been calculated daily by the Nihon Keizai Shimbun (Nikkei) newspaper since 1971.

FTSE 100

London's FTSE is an independent company jointly owned by the Financial Times and the London Stock Exchange. The FTSE 100 is the most often used market indicator in the United Kingdom.

Hang Seng Index

Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index is used to record and monitor the largest companies of the Hong Kong stock market and is the main indicator of the overall market performance in Hong Kong.

CAC 40

France's Cotation Assistée en Continu (Continuous Assisted Quotation) is a capitalization-weighted measure of the 40 most significant values among the 100 highest market caps on Euronext Paris. The CAC 40 is considered the benchmark index in France.

DAX 30

Germany's Deutscher Aktien Index 30 (DAX 30) is a Blue Chip stock market index consisting of the 30 major German companies that trade on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.

Shanghai Stock Exchange

The Shanghai Stock Exchange is the fifth largest exchange in the world and largest in mainland China. It is smaller than the Hand Seng, which is China's largest exchange.