World Markets Watchlist: February 23, 2026

Core Insights - Seven out of nine global indexes tracked have shown year-to-date gains as of February 23, 2026, indicating a generally positive market trend [1] - Japan's Nikkei 225 leads with a year-to-date gain of 12.9%, followed by the UK's FTSE 100 at 7.6% and Canada's TSX at 6.5% [1] - India's BSE SENSEX is the only index with a year-to-date loss, currently at -2.3% [1] Index Performance - The S&P 500, TSX, CAC 40, and BSE SENSEX reached their lows on March 9, 2009, marking a significant recovery point for these indexes [1] - The performance of world markets has been visualized since the last recession starting from February 3, 2020, providing context for current market conditions [1] - Historical peak values for each index are provided, showing how far current values are from their all-time highs [1] ETF Examples - Notable single country ETFs include SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY), iShares MSCI Canada ETF (EWC), and iShares MSCI India ETF (INDA), among others [1] - The DAXK index is tracked as a price-only index for consistency with other indexes that do not include dividends [1]