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The global benchmark rose 4.5% last month for a 2024 advance of 9.6%. Economic reports during the month showed mixed inflation data while bellwether companies delivered better-than-expected earnings statements.

STOXX was present at the annual gathering organized by ETF Stream, leading a workshop where a high number of participants discussed valuations and flows into European equities.

The global benchmark dropped 3.7% last month, paring its 2024 gain to 4.9%. Inflation data in the US was reported higher than expected, raising concerns the Federal Reserve may move slowly before cutting interest rates.

While Europe is known for some of the world’s most iconic brands, its stock univese offers additional opportunities that may be lesser known.

ETF flows can provide key information about the revealed preferences of investors. A STOXX paper analyzes fund purchases to determine the long-term choices across style, industry and regional exposures.

STOXX’s European benchmarks offer transparent and liquid exposure to the region, and are at the center of a wide ecosystem of derived investment strategies and products. Those characteristics have made the indices the top choice for issuers of investable products.

Prices for copper have climbed more than 10% this year as analysts speak of a new “secular bull market.” The positive sentiment has caught on shares of mining companies, with the STOXX® Global Copper Miners Index jumping 16.3% last month.

They have strong profitability, low volatility and have been quietly leading gains in the European equity market. The GRANOLAS – a group of 11 large, international companies – may have the right attributes for the current macro environment, argues Goldman Sachs.

The global benchmark jumped 3.2% last month for a quarterly gain of 9%. All regional indices rose as reports suggested the global economy has avoided a hard landing. Momentum is the best-performing factor for a second straight month.

The digital assets market is growing strongly, yet it still lacks the maturity of traditional markets. A blue-chip index can bring transparency, help standardize prices and enable institutional-level investment products, a panel of experts argued during the webinar.

A new report delves into the STOXX Digital Asset Blue Chip Index’s construction process to unpick the metrics used to select constituents that, much like in the equities world, stand for high quality and financial strength.

The investment product has been listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. The underlying index follows a best-in-sector selection methodology and has a unique blue-chip focus that selects assets based on specific crypto-market criteria for quality.