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As of 14 Aug 2026, 03:30 SASTSource: Yahoo Finance

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Market movers

Home and major world indices at a glance.

S&P 500

7,798.99 USD

▲ 0.92%

Dow Jones

53,839.99 USD

▲ 0.09%

Nasdaq

26,803.03 USD

▲ 1.35%

NIFTY 50

24,395.85 INR

▼ 0.31%

FTSE 100

10,772.67 GBP

▼ 0.66%

SENSEX

78,079.96 INR

▼ 0.09%

Nikkei 225

69,020.48 JPY

▲ 1.04%

DAX

26,299.74 EUR

▼ 0.35%

South Africa markets

3 quotes
S&P 500 7,798.99 USD 70.79 ▲ 0.92%
Dow Jones 53,839.99 USD 48.14 ▲ 0.09%
Nasdaq 26,803.03 USD 357.58 ▲ 1.35%

World markets

11 quotes
NIFTY 50 24,395.85 INR -75.85 ▼ 0.31%
FTSE 100 10,772.67 GBP -71.53 ▼ 0.66%
SENSEX 78,079.96 INR -74.24 ▼ 0.09%
Nikkei 225 69,020.48 JPY 711.89 ▲ 1.04%
DAX 26,299.74 EUR -91.68 ▼ 0.35%
Hang Seng 25,396.51 HKD -43.66 ▼ 0.17%
ASX 200 9,126.10 AUD -83.30 ▼ 0.90%
CAC 40 8,650.56 EUR -24.38 ▼ 0.28%
SSE Composite 3,926.97 CNY -7.125 ▼ 0.18%
All Ordinaries 9,320.20 AUD -84.50 ▼ 0.90%
Straits Times 5,685.74 SGD -35.01 ▼ 0.61%

Commodities

7 quotes
Gold 4,378.30 USD -30.60 ▼ 0.69%
Silver 64.08 USD -1.480 ▼ 2.25%
Copper 6.58 USD -0.01600 ▼ 0.24%
Platinum 1,709.20 USD -51.90 ▼ 2.95%
WTI Crude Oil 81.36 USD -1.910 ▼ 2.29%
Brent Crude 87.16 USD -1.820 ▼ 2.05%
Natural Gas 2.75 USD -0.05900 ▼ 2.10%

Crypto · USD

6 quotes
Bitcoin 63,423.50 USD 5.34 ▲ 0.01%
XRP 1.01 USD 0.001800 ▲ 0.18%
Ethereum 1,884.50 USD 0.08000 ▲ 0.00%
Dogecoin 0.07014 USD 0.0001000 ▲ 0.07%
BNB 610.23 USD 0.1900 ▲ 0.03%
Solana 75.92 USD -0.2600 ▼ 0.34%

FX

5 quotes
EUR/USD 1.1538 USD 0.0008 ▲ 0.07%
GBP/USD 1.3492 USD -0.0006 ▼ 0.04%
USD/JPY 159.4420 JPY 0.1100 ▲ 0.07%
AUD/USD 0.7063 USD -0.0001 ▼ 0.01%
NZD/USD 0.5857 USD -0.0004 ▼ 0.07%

Markets news

finance

S&P 500 fell 0.43% as global markets retreat

Where the major indices, gold and currencies landed, and what the moves mean for Johannesburg investors and retirement balances.

By Markets Desk · 25 July 2026 · 1 min read

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