Core Insights - Global financial markets experienced a significant downturn, with gold prices surging as a safe-haven asset, reaching a peak of $4038.6 per ounce on October 11 [1] - Major U.S. stock indices saw sharp declines, with the Dow Jones dropping by 1.9%, the Nasdaq plummeting by 3.56%, and the S&P 500 falling by 2.71% [1] - European stock markets also faced declines, with the Euro Stoxx 50 index down by 1.75%, and major indices in Germany, France, and Italy dropping over 1% [1] - Oil prices fell sharply, with WTI crude oil dropping over 4.24% and Brent crude oil declining by 4.62%, approaching year-to-date lows [1]

Group 1 - Major European stock indices opened mostly higher, with the German DAX30 index rising by 0.38% [1] - The UK FTSE 100 index experienced a slight decline of 0.1% [1] - The French CAC40 index increased by 0.26%, while the Euro Stoxx 50 index rose by 0.41% [1]

Market Performance - The German DAX30 index opened on July 23 with an increase of 256.27 points, representing a rise of 1.07%, reaching 24283.44 points [1] - The UK FTSE 100 index opened on July 23 with an increase of 44.04 points, representing a rise of 0.49%, reaching 9067.85 points [1] - The French CAC40 index opened on July 23 with an increase of 91.97 points, representing a rise of 1.19%, reaching 7836.38 points [1] - The Euro Stoxx 50 index opened on July 23 with an increase of 49.77 points, representing a rise of 0.94%, reaching 5340.25 points [1] - The Spanish IBEX35 index opened on July 23 with a decrease of 37.45 points, representing a decline of 0.27%, reaching 13984.85 points [1] - The Italian FTSE MIB index opened on July 23 with an increase of 338.85 points, representing a rise of 0.84%, reaching 40504.00 points [1]

Market Performance Summary - The German DAX30 index closed down by 130.17 points, a decrease of 0.55%, ending at 23325.30 points [1] - The UK FTSE 100 index closed up by 9.44 points, an increase of 0.11%, ending at 8843.47 points [1] - The French CAC40 index closed down by 27.61 points, a decrease of 0.36%, ending at 7656.12 points [1] - The European Stoxx 50 index closed down by 20.23 points, a decrease of 0.38%, ending at 5268.45 points [1] - The Spanish IBEX35 index closed up by 6.61 points, an increase of 0.05%, ending at 13914.81 points [1] - The Italian FTSE MIB index closed up by 24.78 points, an increase of 0.06%, ending at 39412.00 points [1]