Asian markets begin the day mostly in red today; US, Taiwan strike trade deal

US equity markets gained yesterday, 15^th January, 2026. Nasdaq closed the day, up by 58.27 points or 0.25%. S&P 500 closed the day, up by 17.87 points or 0.26%. Dow Jones closed the day, up by 292.81 points or 0.60%.

US has reached a trade deal with Taiwan. It will reduce import tariffs on Taiwanese goods to 15%. This in return of commitment from chip making companies of Taiwan that they would invest $500 billion in their operations in America. TSMC, the world’s biggest chipmaker, is based in Taiwan.

Germany’s economy grows by 0.2% in 2025

European markets closed in green yesterday. Stoxx Europe 600 ended the day, up by 3.01 points or 0.49%. Dax ended the day, up by 66.15 points or 0.26%. Germany’s economy grew by 0.2% in 2025. This is the first yearly growth in GDP that the economy has seen since 2022. FTSE 100 closed the day, up by 54.59 points or 0.54%.

Asian markets start mostly in red

Nikkei 225 is in red today. It may be seeing some profit booking at record high levels. At 9:15 a.m. IST, today, 16^th January, 2026, it is down by 195 points or 0.36%. Hang Seng is down by 70.12 points or 0.26%. Shanghai composite is down by 9.16 points or 0.22%. Kospi is up by 50.32 points or 1.05%.

Indian Supreme Court has ruled against Tiger Global in the tax case regarding its sale of stake in Flipkart. The court upheld the Rs 14,500 capital gains tax demand that the tax department has raised on Tiger Global with regard to the stake sale.

India’s exports in December grew by 1.9% year-on-year as the impact of higher US tariffs start showing. Commerce Secretary of Indian government has said that India and US are very close to reaching a trade deal.

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Source : Dow Jones