# Finance News & Global Markets · Sep 29

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> Generated from each exchange’s published hours and public market data; prices update every 15 minutes, not in real time. Not investment advice.

## Market updates

- 09-29 11:30 UTC+9 — Tokyo midday break: Nikkei 225 at 65,346.20, down 0.81%
- 09-29 10:49 UTC+9 — Nikkei 225 down 1% on the day, at 65,155.18
- 09-29 09:30 UTC+8 — Hong Kong opens: Hang Seng at 24,648.64, up 0.02% on the previous close
- 09-29 09:30 UTC+8 — Shanghai opens: Shanghai Comp. at 3,816.15, down 0.20% on the previous close; CSI 300 at 4,335.81, down 0.11% on the previous close
- 09-29 09:00 UTC+8 — Taipei opens: Taiex at 47,873.89, down 0.31% on the previous close
- 09-29 09:00 UTC+9 — Seoul opens: KOSPI at 6,844.41, down 0.66% on the previous close
- 09-29 10:00 UTC+10 — Sydney opens: ASX 200 at 8,679.70, unchanged on the previous close
- 09-29 09:00 UTC+9 — Tokyo opens: Nikkei 225 at 65,557.99, down 0.49% on the previous close
- 09-28 16:00 UTC-4 — New York closes: S&P 500 at 7,683.69, down 0.77%; Dow Jones at 51,481.51, down 0.67%; Nasdaq at 26,820.38, down 0.92%
- 09-28 09:30 UTC-4 — New York opens: S&P 500 at 7,721.70, down 0.28% on the previous close; Dow Jones at 51,648.48, down 0.35% on the previous close; Nasdaq at 26,935.76, down 0.49% on the previous close

## Markets

| Symbol | Last | Chg | Chg% | Date |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---|
| **Indices** | | | | |
| S&P 500 | 7,683.69 | -59.72 | -0.77% | 2026-09-28 |
| Dow Jones | 51,481.51 | -347.11 | -0.67% | 2026-09-28 |
| Nasdaq | 26,820.38 | -248.34 | -0.92% | 2026-09-28 |
| 富时 100 | 10,684.88 | -10.37 | -0.10% | 2026-09-28 |
| DAX | 25,374.42 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 2026-09-28 |
| CAC 40 | 8,078.48 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 2026-09-28 |
| Euro Stoxx 50 | 6,301.28 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 2026-09-28 |
| Nikkei 225 | 65,307.00 | -570.62 | -0.87% | 2026-09-29 |
| Hang Seng | 24,490.32 | -152.19 | -0.62% | 2026-09-29 |
| Shanghai Comp. | 3,817.59 | -6.03 | -0.16% | 2026-09-29 |
| CSI 300 | 4,336.74 | -4.01 | -0.09% | 2026-09-29 |
| KOSPI | 6,850.16 | -39.58 | -0.57% | 2026-09-29 |
| Taiex | 47,829.92 | -194.68 | -0.41% | 2026-09-29 |
| Sensex | 72,771.72 | -1,124.02 | -1.52% | 2026-09-28 |
| Nifty 50 | 22,780.25 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 2026-09-29 |
| ASX 200 | 8,691.10 | +11.40 | +0.13% | 2026-09-29 |
| **Commodities** | | | | |
| WTI crude | 92.60 | — | — | 2026-09-28 |
| Brent crude | 105.28 | — | — | 2026-09-28 |
| Gold | 4,168.40 | — | — | 2026-09-28 |
| **FX** | | | | |
| US Dollar Index | 101.217 | +0.020 | +0.02% | 2026-09-28 |
| USD/JPY | 157.34 | -0.01 | -0.01% | 2026-09-28 |
| EUR/USD | 1.1366 | -0.0004 | -0.04% | 2026-09-28 |
| USD/CNY | 6.7056 | -0.0047 | -0.07% | 2026-09-28 |
| **Crypto** | | | | |
| BTC/USD | 82,939.10 | -477.41 | -0.57% | 2026-09-29 |
| ETH/USD | 2,658.83 | -16.12 | -0.60% | 2026-09-29 |

_Sources: CNBC (indices, index futures, oil and gold, the dollar index, FX, crypto); Sina Finance (CSI 300, BSE Sensex). Updated every 15 minutes, not real time; after the close the figure is that day’s close; oil and gold are the exchange’s front-month settlement (USD per barrel, per ounce); trading status follows each exchange’s published hours and holiday schedule. A change shown as 「—」 means the source gave no trustworthy previous value. This page shows public data and is not investment advice. Ethereum logo (recoloured): Ethereum Foundation, CC BY 3.0._

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