2025’s Best-Performing Stock Market Is Up 35% – Here’s What’s Driving the Rally
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index has jumped about 35% year-to-date, leading global markets as of late October. Japan’s Nikkei 225 broke 50,000 for the first time, up 26.6%. U.S. indices remain at record highs, driven by tech gains and an AI boom. Eurozone bank stocks and healthcare shares like Eli Lilly have also surged.