October 21, 2019 BARRON’S M23
Foreign Markets
CompleteFOREIGNEXCHANGELIST:PageM34 Key Cross Rates $1= €0.8953, ¥108.41, £.7708
GLOBALSTOCKMARKETS
InLocalCurrencies InU.S.Dollars^1
Week's Week's
Index %Chg. 10/18 52-wkRange %Chg. 10/18 52-wkRange
TheWorld 0.4 1682.5 1701.9– 1375.0 0.7 2195.3 2217.8– 1795.3
E.A.F.E.^2 0.4 1135.3 1146.3– 989.9 1.2 1920.1 1949.7– 1683.4
Australia 0.8 1339.3 1370.7– 1104.5 1.6 819.2 848.4– 698.1
Austria 1.0 537.9 603.9– 486.5 2.0 1132.2 1311.5– 1048.1
Belgium 0.2 1136.1 1169.3– 902.7 1.2 1568.6 1602.7– 1275.8
Canada –0.3 2079.0 2149.1– 1760.9 0.2 1711.7 1756.2– 1399.5
Denmark 0.7 8570.9 8822.5– 7235.0 1.6 9585.3 9858.8– 8270.1
Finland 1.0 714.8 752.8– 642.3 2.0 528.2 566.6– 485.8
France –0.4 2028.1 2049.4– 1665.1 0.6 1909.6 1925.1– 1604.8
Germany 1.3 965.7 978.8– 831.3 2.3 2012.5 2050.3– 1773.2
Greece 1.7 57.5 58.2– 42.7 2.7 23.7 24.2– 18.0
HongKong 1.7 15856.2 18576.5– 14450.4 1.8 11237.2 13153.7– 10239.3
Ireland 0.4 218.1 222.6– 174.1 1.3 185.3 187.4– 151.4
Italy 0.6 747.9 752.0– 614.4 1.5 268.9 272.2– 226.1
Japan 1.8 979.4 1009.6– 850.2 1.8 3254.5 3289.1– 2774.2
Netherlands –0.2 1824.2 1843.0– 1426.6 0.6 3333.8 3345.9– 2662.6
NewZealand 2.4 165.3 170.9– 128.9 3.1 160.1 172.1– 128.3
Norway 0.2 3011.5 3090.0– 2739.2 –0.9 2344.4 2684.3– 2221.8
Portugal^3 –1.6 91.2 93.3– 78.2 –0.6 66.6 68.4– 58.4
Singapore –0.3 1666.9 1798.0– 1563.4 0.3 3757.3 4060.9– 3474.4
Spain 0.6 904.8 928.5– 808.9 1.5 424.0 440.7– 388.0
Sweden 2.7 13478.5 13613.9– 11092.0 4.2 7208.6 7474.7– 6354.2
Switzerland –1.0 1343.8 1371.1– 1093.2 0.1 5849.3 5968.9– 4744.2
U.K. –1.3 2052.2 2211.0– 1905.9 0.4 1103.3 1171.8– 1003.4
U.S.A. 0.5 2841.6 2886.5– 2234.8 0.5 2841.6 2886.5– 2234.8
BaseJan.1,1970=100^1 AdjustedforforeignexchangefluctuationsrelativetotheU.S.$.
(^2) Europe,Australasia,FarEastIndex. (^3) Base:Jan.1,1988=100.
Source:MorganStanleyCapitalInternationalPerspective,Geneva.
KEY FOREIGN STOCK MARKET INDEXES
Amsterdam AEX 572.72 –0.81 +84.84+17.39
Athens General 862.58 +0.77 +249.28+40.65
Bangkok SET 1631.43 +0.33 +67.55 +4.32
Bombay Sensex 39298 +3.07 +3230.05 +8.96
Brussels Bel-20 3757.78 +0.80 +514.15+15.85
BuenosAires Merval 31968 +0.54 +1675.92 +5.53
Copenhagen OMX20 1020.78 +0.49 +129.22+14.49
Dublin ISEQ 6527.12 +1.22 +1047.31+19.11
EUROSTOXX SXXE 385.41 +0.27 +56.92+17.33
EUROSTOXX50 SXSE 3579.41 +0.27 +577.99+19.26
Frankfurt DAX 12633 +0.97 +2074.64+19.65
Helsinki OMHX 9515.42 +0.71 +805.83 +9.25
HongKong HangSeng 26719 +1.56 +873.88 +3.38
Istanbul IMKB 98415 –0.62 +7144.86 +7.83
Jakarta Composite 6191.95 +1.41 –2.55 –0.04
Johannesburg AllShare 55722 +0.33 +2985.93 +5.66
KualaLumpur Composite 1571.15 +0.92 –119.43 –7.06
LISBON PSI 3179.01 –1.00 +403.31+14.53
London FTSE-100 7150.57 –1.33 +422.44 +6.28
Madrid IBEX35 9329.80 +0.60 +789.88 +9.25
Manila Composite 7885.23 +0.45 +419.21 +5.61
MexicoCity IPC 43178 –0.08 +1538.36 +3.69
Milan FTSEAllShare 24353 +1.00 +4205.47+20.87
Moscow RTS 1355.27 +1.93 +286.55+26.81
Oslo Composite 987.85 +0.07 +85.55 +9.48
Paris CAC 5636.25 –0.52 +905.56+19.14
Santiago Selective 3722.44 +1.09 –40.24 –1.07
SaoPaulo Bovespa 104728 +0.86 +16841+19.16
Seoul Composite 2060.69 +0.79 +19.65 +0.96
Shanghai Composite 2938.14 –1.19 +444.25+17.81
Shenzhen BShareIdx 917.08 –1.79 +79.90 +9.54
Singapore FTSESTI 3114.16 +0.01 +45.40 +1.48
Stockholm OMXS 636.57 +2.04 +111.41+21.22
STOXXEurope50 SXSP 3216.53 –0.40 +456.47+16.54
STOXXEurope600 SXXP 391.84 +0.06 +54.19+16.05
Sydney S&P/ASX200 6649.70 +0.65 +1003.33+17.77
Taipel Weighted 11180 +2.67 +1452.81+14.94
TelAviv 125Index 1570.71 +2.31 +237.53+17.82
Tokyo Nikkei-225 22492 +3.18 +2477.91+12.38
Toronto S&P/TSX 16377 –0.23 +2054.26+14.34
Vienna ATX 3048.27 +1.42 +302.49+11.02
Wellington S&P/NZX50 11067 +1.31 +2255.85+25.60
Zurich Swiss 9965.49 –0.52 +1536.19+18.22
MostRecent Week’s Year-to-Date
Close %Chg. Chg. %Chg.
MostRecent Week’s Year-to-Date
Close %Chg. Chg. %Chg.
Indexesarebasedonlocalcurrencies.Becauseofvariousholidaysandothermarketclosings,themostrecentcloseisnotnecessarily
that of the week of publication.
S&PGlobalBroadMarketIndices
S&PGlobal S&PGlobal SPGlobal Point
Indexes, Indexes, Indexes, Chg. %Chg.
Region/ LocalCurr. Wkly U.S.$ Wkly U.S.$on From From
Country 10/18/19 %Chg. 10/18/19 %Chg. 12/31/18 12/31/18 12/31/18
Americas 326.50 0.54 275.67 50.83 18.44
Brazil 1047.15 0.69 283.91 0.16 255.23 28.68 11.24
Canada 500.08 — 0.21 483.98 0.27 409.02 74.97 18.33
Chile 377.32 1.09 233.51 1.67 241.67 — 8.16 — 3.38
Mexico 722.38 — 0.18 304.78 0.73 283.01 21.78 7.70
U.S. 30532.11 0.56 30532.11 0.56 25724.51 4807.60 18.69
LatinAmerica 281.41 0.38 258.70 22.71 8.78
Europe 380.31 1.09 337.05 43.26 12.83
Austria 308.23 0.82 285.00 1.76 259.05 25.94 10.01
Belgium 398.30 0.16 368.27 1.10 299.26 69.01 23.06
Denmark 1676.99 0.69 1568.00 1.58 1411.73 156.26 11.07
Finland 1396.03 0.90 1290.78 1.84 1231.00 59.78 4.86
France 418.95 — 0.36 387.37 0.58 335.84 51.53 15.34
Germany 464.08 1.28 429.09 2.23 384.24 44.86 11.67
Greece 21.84 1.18 22.10 2.13 16.22 5.89 36.30
Ireland 641.80 0.50 593.41 1.44 511.96 81.46 15.91
Italy 221.13 0.73 204.46 1.68 174.52 29.94 17.15
Netherlands 634.02 — 0.33 586.22 0.60 478.26 107.96 22.57
Norway 606.54 0.63 463.34 — 0.45 455.28 8.06 1.77
Portugal 62.89 — 1.02 63.64 — 0.09 60.18 3.47 5.76
Russia 2130.49 1.17 257.46 1.31 205.15 52.31 25.50
Spain 423.63 0.65 391.69 1.59 367.99 23.70 6.44
Sweden 1217.96 2.37 893.28 3.84 798.22 95.07 11.91
Switzerland 585.53 — 0.97 866.15 0.20 727.81 138.35 19.01
United Kingdom 288.71 — 0.97 246.65 0.72 227.00 19.66 8.66
South Africa 900.62 0.71 296.49 0.81 291.56 4.93 1.69
PacificRegion 224.07 1.59 206.92 17.15 8.29
Australia 474.98 0.46 472.33 1.26 410.21 62.12 15.14
China 443.62 0.25 532.86 0.28 495.35 37.51 7.57
Hong Kong 458.35 1.70 453.43 1.72 454.04 — 0.61 — 0.13
India 1091.00 3.58 602.23 3.40 588.57 13.66 2.32
Japan 127.79 1.72 147.03 1.79 133.17 13.87 10.41
Malaysia 242.41 0.96 151.56 0.94 158.47 — 6.91 — 4.36
New Zealand 361.86 1.35 449.39 2.02 378.48 70.90 18.73
Philippines 403.70 0.44 313.99 1.00 290.97 23.02 7.91
Singapore 175.42 — 0.20 210.35 0.38 197.58 12.77 6.46
South Korea 776.12 0.81 1113.47 1.43 1140.64 — 27.16 — 2.38
Taiwan 110.35 2.75 117.78 3.57 100.61 17.17 17.07
Thailand 364.41 0.42 577.71 0.72 506.77 70.94 14.00
EuroZone 140.65 1.30 123.30 17.35 14.07
EuropeDeveloped(exU.K.) 486.73 1.23 425.46 61.27 14.40
Europe(Nordic) 920.73 2.36 844.68 76.05 9.00
Pacific(ex.Japan) 300.02 1.45 280.74 19.28 6.87
World(exUS) 200.78 1.23 181.39 19.39 10.69
S&PGlobalBroadMarketIndices 259.82 0.87 226.13 33.69 14.90
GLOBALDOW 3045.56 0.82 2734.40 311.16 11.38
s2019S&PDowJonesIndices.AllRightsReserved.
Europe
S&P Europe BMI 0.15%
Sweden 2.37
Germany 1.28
Greece 1.18
Finland 0.90
Italy 0.73
Denmark 0.69
Spain 0.65
Norway 0.63
Belgium 0.16
-0.33 Netherlands
-0.36 France
-0.97 U.K.
-0.97 Switzerland
Indexes based on S&P Global Broad Market Indices Source: S&P DJ Indices
Some Deal: Brexit headed to Parliament.Gloomy
Renualt and Danone results depressed Paris.
Asia
S&P Pan Asia BMI 1.36%
India 3.58
Taiwan 2.75
Indonesia 2.43
Japan 1.72
Hong Kong 1.70
New Zealand 1.35
Malaysia 0.96
South Korea 0.81
Australia 0.46
Philippines 0.44
Thailand 0.42
China 0.25
-0.20 Singapore
Indexes based on S&P Global Broad Market Indices Source: S&P DJ Indices
Weak Tea: China’s 3rd quarter GDP growth
was its weakest in nearly 30 years.