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🚨🚨Market analysis for September 25, excluding India, can be summarized as follows:

Equity Markets:

 * US Markets (September 24 close): US stocks finished lower for a second straight session, with major indices like the S&P 500 (-0.3%), Dow Jones Industrial Average (-0.4%), and Nasdaq Composite (-0.3%) all declining. This followed a recent rally, as investors appeared to take profits and digest cautious comments from the Federal Reserve regarding the timeline for potential interest rate cuts.

 * Asian Markets (September 25 trading): Asia saw mixed trading:

   * Japan's Nikkei 225 recovered to gain 0.3%.

   * Hong Kong's Hang Seng was slightly up by 0.1%.

   * China's Shanghai Composite edged up nearly 0.2%.

   * South Korea's KOSPI slid slightly by less than 0.1%.

   * Australia's S&P/ASX 200 rose more than 0.1%.

Key Economic and Market Drivers:

 * Federal Reserve/Monetary Policy: US stocks reacted negatively to the Federal Reserve not giving a clear timeline for rate cuts, leading to a stronger US dollar, which often pressures global markets.

 * Global Growth & Trade: Broader global economic prospects remain uncertain. Reports from the Swiss National Bank (SNB) note that global economic growth has slowed somewhat in the first half of 2025, dampened by US tariffs and ongoing high uncertainty. The SNB expects global growth to be subdued in the coming quarters.

 * Commodities:

   * Brent Crude was trading down slightly at around $68.24 per barrel.

   * Gold spot prices were relatively unchanged, though they had hit a record high earlier in the day.

 * Corporate News (US):

   * Micron Technology fell despite better-than-expected earnings and a strong forecast, demonstrating the weight of high market expectations.

   * Freeport-McMoRan sank after lowering its forecast for copper and gold sales.

   * Lithium Americas soared on reports that the US government is considering taking an ownership stake.

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