World Markets Watchlist: October 13, 2025

Core Insights - All nine global indexes tracked have shown gains through October 13, 2025, with Hong Kong's Hang Seng leading at a year-to-date gain of 31.9% [2] - Japan's Nikkei 225 follows with a gain of 20.5%, while Canada's TSX has a gain of 19.9%. Conversely, India's BSE SENSEX has the smallest gain at 3.0% [2] Index Performance Context - A table is provided that compares each index's current value to its all-time peak, including the date of that peak and the distance from that record level [3] - The performance of world markets is illustrated since March 9, 2009, with various indexes indexed to 800 on that date for comparative analysis [5] - A longer-term view starting from October 9, 2007, is also presented, showing the relative performance of the indexes during a significant market peak period [6] Additional Information - The DAXK is tracked as a price-only index for consistency with other indexes that do not include dividends [8]