Core Insights - All nine global indexes tracked have shown gains through December 1, 2025, with Hong Kong's Hang Seng leading at a year-to-date gain of 31.7% [2] - The second and third positions are held by Canada's TSX with a 24.9% gain and Japan's Nikkei 225 with a 23.6% gain, while India's BSE SENSEX has the smallest gain at 7.1% [2] Index Performance - The performance of the indexes is compared to their historical peaks, providing context on their current values and how far they are from record levels [3] - A chart illustrates the comparative performance of world markets since March 9, 2009, with various indexes indexed to 800 on that date for visualization [5] - Another visualization starts from October 9, 2007, to show relative performance during a previous market peak [6] Market Context - The analysis includes a recent recession starting from February 3, 2020, to provide context on market performance during economic downturns [4] - The DAXK is tracked as a price-only index for consistency with other indexes that do not include dividends [8]
World Markets Watchlist: December 8, 2025
Etftrends·2025-12-08 22:22