Most Asian stock market indices closed in positive zone today. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index surged over two and a half per cent, Singapore’s Strait Times index rose 1.2 per cent, China’s Shanghai Composite Index gained over 0.4 per cent, and South Korea’s Kospi index added more than 0.1 per cent. Conversely, Japan’s Nikkei 225 index dipped 0.3 per cent. On the economic front, South Korea’s consumer price index rose 3.1 per cent on an annual basis, registering the biggest jump since March 2024, after climbing 2.6 per cent in April, as per the data from the Ministry of Data and Statistics.
Major European indices were trading with gains today. France CAC 40 rose over 0.8 per cent, Germany’s DAX jumped more than 0.6 per cent, while London’s FTSE 100 was trading 0.4 per cent up, when reports last came in. Meanwhile, Euro area annual inflation is expected to be 3.2 per cent in May 2026, driven by double-digit energy price growth, according to a flash estimate from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In April, the inflation was at three per cent.
Major European indices were trading with gains today. France CAC 40 rose over 0.8 per cent, Germany’s DAX jumped more than 0.6 per cent, while London’s FTSE 100 was trading 0.4 per cent up, when reports last came in. Meanwhile, Euro area annual inflation is expected to be 3.2 per cent in May 2026, driven by double-digit energy price growth, according to a flash estimate from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In April, the inflation was at three per cent.
