Global stock markets exhibited mixed performances last week. In the United States, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined by 2.66%, the Nasdaq Composite Index fell by 2.62%, and the S&P 500 Index also registered a drop of 1.50%. Conversely, European stock markets generally advanced, with the UK's FTSE 100 Index surging 3.91%, France's CAC 40 Index increasing by 2.55%, and Germany's DAX 30 Index jumping 4.08%. In the Asian region, the Nikkei 225 Index rose 3.41%, and South Korea's KOSPI Index gained 2.08%, although Taiwan's Weighted Index dipped slightly by 0.68%. Notably, the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index performed poorly, declining by 3.97%, influenced partly by the US decision to restrict the export of NVIDIA's H20 chips to China.
