Benchmarks

Stocks fell in September as rising bond yields pressured equity valuations and raised concerns that economic growth could slow. US indices outperformed European ones over the month as technology stocks rose.

STOXX Ltd., part of the ISS STOXX group and a leading provider of benchmark and customized index solutions for global institutional investors, has announced an unscheduled adjustment to the SDAX Index.

The STOXX Focus indices build portfolios based on constituents’ geographic revenue sources rather than their country of domicile, providing a more accurate representation of regional risk at a time of rising geopolitical tensions and global trade frictions. BlackRock’s iShares has expanded an ETF suite tracking the indices with a pair of APAC ex-Japan strategies, adding to coverage of Europe and the UK.

As STOXX assumes administration and publication of the USD AXI and USD FXI credit-spread benchmarks, we revisit a recent article by Alex Roever, Senior Advisor to the SOFR Academy and former JPMorgan Head of US Rates Strategy, on why transparent, transaction-based credit-spread supplements can make the SOFR-centered system more resilient and provide greater visibility into emerging financial risks.

STOXX Ltd., part of the ISS STOXX group of companies, today announced the launch of the iSTOXX® USD Across-the-Curve Credit Spread Index (AXI) and the iSTOXX® USD Financial Conditions Credit Spread Index (FXI), in collaboration with SOFR Academy, Inc. The transparent, rules-based indices are designed to complement the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR).

STOXX Ltd., part of the ISS STOXX group of companies and leading provider of benchmark and custom index solutions to global institutional investors, today announced the new composition of the DAX blue-chip indices.

Global equity indices rose in August, as better-than-expected earnings from US technology companies offset concerns about rising bond yields and geopolitical tensions in the Persian Gulf.

STOXX Ltd., part of the ISS STOXX group of companies and a leading provider of benchmark and custom index solutions to global institutional investors, today announced the regular annual review of the STOXX Blue-Chip Indices, among them the EURO STOXX 50, STOXX Europe 50, and the STOXX Eastern Europe 50 indices. All changes will be effective with the opening of European markets on September 21, 2026.

STOXX has announced the Greek companies that will enter the STOXX Europe 600 and EURO STOXX benchmarks on September 21. The European country regained its Developed Markets designation in April this year following a stark recovery in its economic and financial stability.

STOXX Ltd., part of the ISS STOXX group of companies and a leading provider of benchmark and custom index solutions to global institutional investors, today announced the new composition of the STOXX Europe 600 Index.

STOXX Ltd., part of the ISS STOXX group and a leading provider of benchmark and customized index solutions for global institutional investors, has announced an unscheduled adjustment to the SDAX Index.

European equity indices rose for a fourth consecutive month in July while US stocks fell, as investors rotated away from the market’s most expensive sectors, including technology shares.