Big Four Stock Market Indices Update for the Week of March 24th – March 31st

By: Clayton Romanok, Quinnipiac Global Economics Research Team

Market Indices

Source: Yahoo Finance and own calculations. All indices are indexed to be 100 at the start of the period.

All four major indices finished the week in the green. The EURO STOXX 50 (green) climbed by over 3.74% by week’s end. The US S&P (blue) ultimately finished the week with a 2.01% increase. The UK FTSE (grey) also finished up on the week ending 2.90% increase. The JP Nikkei (red) growth was also on par with the other three observed stock markets, with a 2.39% increase by week’s end.

Historical Trends

Source: Yahoo Finance and own calculations. All graphs show a three-month history of the index.  

All the major indices have broken early-year growth trends in the last month. The EURO STOXX 50 (green) saw a large spike at the end of the period, nearing its three month high. The UK FTSE (grey) saw a major dip in the recent weeks, but is currently recovering from that three-month low. The US S&P has been trending around its three-month average, and has ended the month on the rise once again. Finally, the JP Nikkei (red), has been moving back toward its three month high and continues to trend upward.