Asian markets seeing heavy selling at the start of day today
By Ankur Chandra | Updated at: Dec 16, 2025 09:47 AM IST

US equity markets ended the day in red, yesterday, 15th December, 2025. Nasdaq ended the day, down by 137.76 points or 0.59%. Dow Jones ended the day, down by 41.49 points or 0.086%. S&P 500 ended the day, down by 10.90 points or 0.16%.
European markets ended strongly in green, yesterday
European markets ended the day in green, yesterday. Hopes of a ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia increased after a round of negotiations between Ukraine, EU and USA. Euro Stoxx 50 ended the day, up by 31.81 points or 0.56%. Dax ended the day, up by 43.42 points or 0.18%. FTSE 100 closed, up by 102.28 points or 1.06%. Stocks in FTSE 100 gained on the expectation of a rate cut by Bank of England later this week.
Asian markets start the day in red today
Nikkei 225 is in red today. At 8:50 a.m. 16th December, 2025, Nikkei 225 is down by 644.5 points or 1.28%. Hang Seng is down by 443.74 points or 1.73%. Shanghai composite is down by 43.84 points or 1.13%. Kospi is down by 71.81 points or 1.76%.
India’s November exports jump by 19%
Indian equity markets are getting some positive cues from domestic macroeconomic front, today. India’s exports in November increased year-on-year by 19% to around $38 billion. This is the highest level of exports in any November in the past 10 years. Government has said that signing of a trade framework with US may come soon. Negotiations are also progressing on an FTA between India and EU.
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Source : Dow Jones

