World Markets Watchlist: March 9, 2026

Global Market Performance - Four out of nine global indexes tracked posted year-to-date gains as of March 9, 2026, with Japan's Nikkei 225 leading at a gain of 4.8% [1] - Canada's TSX follows closely with a gain of 4.7%, while China's Shanghai index shows a gain of 3.2% [1] - Conversely, India's BSE SENSEX has the largest year-to-date loss at -9.0%, followed by Germany's DAXK at -4.7% and France's CAC 40 at -2.9% [1] Historical Context - The performance of world markets is illustrated since the last recession starting from February 3, 2020, with comparative data from March 9, 2009 [1] - The S&P 500, TSX, CAC 40, and BSE SENSEX reached their lows on March 9, while the Nikkei 225 hit its low on March 10 [1] - A visualization of relative performance is provided, indexed to 800 on the March 9 start date, showing percent changes from that date to the latest weekly close [1] ETF Examples - Notable single country ETFs include SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY), iShares MSCI Canada ETF (EWC), iShares MSCI Hong Kong ETF (EWH), iShares MSCI India ETF (INDA), KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF (KWEB), WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund (HEDJ), and WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund (DXJ) [1]