Global Indices & Fear & Greed Index

At market open today (September 18), major U.S. sector ETFs declined across the board. Regional bank ETFs fell 1%, while banking ETFs and utilities ETFs each dropped nearly 1%.

On Friday (September 18), the S&P 500 opened near flatline amid volatile trading, as the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield climbed back toward 5% and energy prices remained elevated. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.07%, while the Nasdaq Composite rose 0.41% and the S&P 500 gained 0.11%. The

According to BlockBeats and BIT market data, U.S. stocks opened mixed on September 18, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average declining 0.1%, the S&P 500 down 0.1%, and the Nasdaq Composite up 0.3%. Among tech leaders, Google (GOOG.O) rose 2.5%, Intel (INTC.O) gained 1.3%, and SK Hynix (SKHY.O)

Federal Reserve Governor Bowman is scheduled to participate in a discussion on stress testing in approximately 10 minutes.

The U.S. capacity utilization rate came in at 76.3% in August, slightly below the forecast of 76.4%, according to official data. The reading remained unchanged from the previous month's 76.3%.

According to Eric Balchunas, ETF flows have surpassed last year's record of $1.5 trillion this year with three and a half months remaining. The average daily inflow rate stands at $8.5 billion, marking a dramatic increase from two decades ago when a typical strong year saw $100 billion in total flow

According to PANews, ProCap Financial, the Bitcoin treasury company backed by Anthony Pompliano, has been added to the Russell 2000 and Russell 3000 indices. The change takes effect on Sept 21 at the open of U.S.

Intel stocks saw options trading volume nearly triple its monthly average on September 17, with more than 1.3 million contracts traded as the chipmaker's stock continued a rally that lifted it roughly 35% from its summer lows. Of the $320 million in buyer-initiated premium flowing through Intel opti

The FTSE 100 index declined 1.00% during today's trading session.

According to ChainCatcher, citing Gate's market data, major European stock indices posted intraday declines on September 18. The Euro Stoxx 50, DAX, CAC 40, and Italian FTSE MIB each fell more than 1%, while the FTSE 100

The Federal Reserve launched a quarter-point interest rate increase Wednesday, with Chairman Kevin Warsh justifying the move by stating that inflation is too high and has been for too long. The S&P 500 declined 0.5% Wednesday following the announcement. This rate hike marks the beginning of what

According to Korean Economic Daily, South Korea's KOSPI index surged 2.66% to close at 6,894.23 on September 18, approaching the 7,000 milestone, despite the U.S. Federal Reserve and Bank of Japan raising benchmark rates on successive days. The Fed lifted rates to 3.75%–4% on September 16, marking t

According to Newsis, Taiwan's Taiex index closed up 892.75 points, or 1.92%, at 47,180.75 on September 18, extending gains to a third consecutive trading day. The advance was driven by semiconductor stock strength in the previous day's New York market session, with the broader rally attributed to se

According to Goldman Sachs strategists led by Ben Snider, S&P 500 is expected to reach 8,700 within one year as robust economic prospects and artificial intelligence investments support U.S. corporate earnings growth. S&P 500 component companies posted profit growth of approximately 30% in the

South Korea's Financial Services Commission Chair Lee Eok-won said on September 18 that the country will expand long-term supply of equity market funds and strengthen market volatility controls. Speaking at the Capital Market Research Institute's 29th anniversary conference in Seoul, Lee outlined pl

The KOSPI closed at 6894.23 on September 18, up 178.82 points or 2.66% from the previous trading day, as international oil prices and US treasury yields stabilized. The index reached an intraday high of 6914.08, briefly challenging the 7,000 level before retreating slightly near the close. The

Yoo Dong-won, Head of Global Asset Allocation at Yuanta Securities Korea, stated in a recent interview with the Korea Economic Daily that interpreting the AI investment slowdown narrative as a cycle termination is incorrect, arguing it could instead extend the cycle by improving investment quality a

According to Yonhap Infomax, on Sept. 18, Japan's central bank raised its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to 1.25%, marking the first rate hike in months. The Nikkei 225 index climbed 882.70 points, or 1.38%, to close at 65,018.95, reclaiming the 65,000 level for the first time since Sept

According to ChainCatcher, RootData has launched a new version with a redesigned homepage that consolidates traditional finance and cryptocurrency data. The updated platform integrates nine key boards: market overview, capital flows, stablecoin liquidity, platform market share, trending asset

Korean retail investors net purchased $358 million in Nasdaq-100 leveraged ETFs from July 31 to September 17, shifting away from semiconductor-focused products. The move followed a July 31 regulatory change that raised minimum deposit requirements for domestic single-stock leveraged products from 10