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 |
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