Global Market Update April 25, 2025: US, Europe, Asia-Pacific & India Performance

Global Market Update – April 25, 2025

Markets around the world showed mixed performance on April 25, 2025. The S&P 500 closed sharply higher on strong tech earnings, while U.S. futures slipped amid lingering trade-war uncertainty. European equities rose on hopes of easing Sino-U.S. tariffs. Asia-Pacific benchmarks gained on renewed risk appetite, led by Japan’s Nikkei, while Hong Kong and Shanghai posted modest advances. In India, geopolitical tensions in Kashmir weighed on sentiment, snapping a seven-day rally in Sensex and Nifty. Below is a detailed breakdown.

🇺🇸 United States

Wall Street’s main indices ended the day on a high note, driven by robust Q1 results from major tech firms. The S&P 500 closed 2.0% higher, marking its best weekly gain in weeks as Alphabet’s earnings bolstered a broader tech rally .

However, U.S. futures later turned lower: Dow E-mini futures were down 0.29%, S&P 500 futures down 0.10%, and Nasdaq 100 futures down 0.20% amid tariff-talk jitters .

🇪🇺 Europe

European shares ticked up on optimism over potential tariff exemptions for U.S. exports to China and encouraging corporate earnings . The pan-European STOXX 600 rose 0.3%, on track for its second straight week of gains .

Key regional indices—Germany’s DAX, France’s CAC 40, Spain’s IBEX and the UK’s FTSE 100—all gained between 0.1% and 0.9% .

🌏 Asia-Pacific

Stocks in Asia followed Europe higher. Japan’s Nikkei 225 jumped 1.8%, recouping losses from earlier trade-war fears 5. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng rose 1.0%, while mainland China’s Shanghai Composite eked out a small gain 6.

Asia-Europe STOXX 600 gained 0.27% as trade-war tensions cooled, and the U.S. dollar steadied around ¥143.3 and €1.1354 7.

🇮🇳 India

Indian benchmarks snapped their seven-day winning streak amid heightened geopolitical concerns after a militant attack in Kashmir. The Nifty 50 fell 0.73% to 24,069.20, and the BSE Sensex dropped 0.67% to 79,299.65 8.

Note: All 13 major sectors ended in the red, with small-cap and mid-cap indices down over 2%, reflecting broad-based profit-taking 9.

Price Table

Region/Index	Level	Change
S&P 500	Closed +2.0%	+2.0%
Dow E-mini Futures	—	-0.29%
NASDAQ 100 Futures	—	-0.20%
STOXX 600	—	+0.30%
Nikkei 225	—	+1.8% 14
Hang Seng	—	+1.0% 15
Nifty 50	24,069.20	-0.73% 16
Sensex	79,299.65	-0.67% 17