Global Stock Markets Experience Mixed Trading, S&P 500 Down 2.71 Percent

Global stock markets experienced losses on Saturday. The S&P 500 dropped 2.71%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1.90%, and the Nasdaq Composite declined 3.56%. In Asia, major indices such as the Shanghai Composite, Hang Seng, and Nikkei had no trading. In Europe, the DAX, FTSE 100, and Paris CAC 40 also experienced losses, with the DAX down 1.50% and the FTSE 100 down 0.86%.

Global stock markets experienced a mixed trading day on Wednesday, September 11, 2025. While the S&P 500 Index SPX rose 0.58% to 6,753.72, the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA remained mostly unchanged at 46,601.78 Nasdaq Inc. stock outperforms competitors on strong trading day^[1]. Nasdaq Inc. NDAQ, however, saw a significant gain, rising 1.62% to $89.87. This was the stock's fifth consecutive day of gains, closing 7.95% below its 52-week high of $97.63, achieved on August 11th Nasdaq Inc. stock outperforms competitors on strong trading day^[1].

Nasdaq Inc.'s performance was notable, as it outperformed some of its competitors. CME Group Inc. Cl A CME rose 0.51% to $264.94, while Intercontinental Exchange Inc. ICE fell 1.61% to $159.37, and Cboe Global Markets Inc. CBOE rose 0.15% to $241.26 Nasdaq Inc. stock outperforms competitors on strong trading day^[1]. Trading volume for Nasdaq Inc. was robust, eclipsing its 50-day average volume of 3.4 M Nasdaq Inc. stock outperforms competitors on strong trading day^[1].

Meanwhile, HSBC's CEO Georges Elhedery announced that the bank will look to make more acquisitions, with Hong Kong, the UK, transaction banking, and wealth management as priority areas for growth HSBC to Explore More Acquisitions After Hang Seng^[2]. This comes after HSBC's latest proposal to buy out its Hong Kong subsidiary Hang Seng for HK$106 billion ($13.6 billion) HSBC to Explore More Acquisitions After Hang Seng^[2].