World Markets Watchlist: March 30, 2026

Core Insights - Only three of the nine global indexes tracked posted year-to-date gains as of March 30, 2026, with Japan's Nikkei 225 leading at 6.0% gain, followed by England's FTSE 100 at 2.0% and Canada's TSX at 0.7% [2] - India's BSE SENSEX experienced the largest year-to-date loss at -15.6%, followed by Germany's DAXK at -8.2% and France's CAC 40 at -7.3% [2] Index Performance - The current values of the indexes are compared to their all-time peaks, providing context on their performance relative to historical highs [3] - A chart illustrates the performance of world markets since March 9, 2009, showing the relative performance of various indexes indexed to 800 on that date [5] - Another chart starting from October 9, 2007, provides a longer-term view of index performance, highlighting the mid-point of market peaks [6] ETFs Mentioned - Examples of single country ETFs include WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund (DXJ), WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund (HEDJ), KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF (KWEB), iShares MSCI India ETF (INDA), iShares MSCI Hong Kong ETF (EWH), iShares MSCI Canada ETF (EWC), and SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) [6]