ASIAN & EUROPEAN MARKET DAILY PULSE REPORT, January 2, 2026
Korea & India Lead Asia’s Charge; Europe’s Banks & Green Energy in Focus
Report Date: January 2, 2026
Bill Cara INSTAT System
Total Instruments Analyzed: 326
Manifest – Data Groupings (Asia/Europe)
Asia/Europe CSV manifest (326 instruments)
Data Grouping 1 – Asia & Europe Stock Exchanges (Rows 1–24)
Data Grouping 2 – Leading Asian & Australian Company Stocks (Rows 25–174)
Data Grouping 3 – Leading European Company Stocks (Rows 175–326)
Global disclaimer: All performance figures represent price return performance based on price change alone and do not account for dividends or interest payments, which are part of total return. This database does not collect distribution data, so total return analysis is not available.
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Executive Summary
The Asia-Europe INSTAT Report for January 2, 2026, analyzes 326 equity instruments across three data groupings: regional indexes, leading Asian/Australian stocks, and leading European stocks. Key themes emerge:
1. Broadly Bullish Sentiment with Notable Momentum Leaders:
Overall market sentiment across Asian and European equities is positive, leaning “Strongly Bullish” in high-momentum markets. No major indexes signal a “Strongly Bearish” regime, though internal dispersion exists.
2. Standout Regional Indexes:
Asia: KOSPI (Korea), Hang Seng (Hong Kong), Jakarta Composite (Indonesia), and BSE Sensex (India) show exceptional strength with INSTAT scores at or near 100, supported by broad participation and strong technicals.
Europe: IBEX 35 (Spain), TA-35 (Israel), and WIG20 (Poland) exhibit strong price anomalies and bullish momentum.
Caution Areas: Nikkei 225, HNX (Vietnam), and Dow Jones Sweden show mixed or weaker short-term signals, warranting neutral-to-cautious stances.
3. Leading Stocks – Bifurcation and Momentum Clusters:
Asia/Australia: Korean tech (SK Hynix, Samsung, Celltrion), Indian financials/industrials (NTPC, Vedanta, Reliance), and Vietnamese conglomerate Vingroup dominate the “Strongly Bullish” cohort with extreme returns and top INSTAT scores. Conversely, several Chinese A-shares and ANZ defensives (e.g., ITC, Xero) are in “Strongly Bearish” territory.
Europe: Banks (Caixabank, Santander, mBank), industrials (Rolls-Royce, Safran), and green-energy plays (Vestas, RWE) lead with strong momentum and high INSTAT scores. Defensives and select media names (e.g., Vivendi) show weaker profiles.
4. Technical and Sentiment Outlook:
Mean INSTAT scores are positive across all groups (Indexes: 77.5, Asian Stocks: mid-70s, European Stocks: low-80s).
The strongest opportunities lie in “buy-on-weakness” candidates within high-momentum indexes and stocks, while structurally weak names should be underweighted or avoided.
External risks include valuation concerns, AI-cycle sustainability, China’s economic challenges, and European geopolitical/energy volatility.
5. Strategic Implications:
Investors should maintain or modestly increase exposure to high-momentum leaders in Korea, India, and European cyclicals, while applying disciplined risk controls, sector rotation, and scenario planning for potential macro shocks.
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PROCESSING NOTE:
Because I changed the prompts and the AI service, readers might notice that the quality of the INSTAT report has improved. Over the next few months, I will be adding more instruments.
Starting on Monday January 5, this report will be available exclusively at INSTAT.substat.com to paid subscribers. Later today, a second INSTAT report will be done for US and Canadian stocks. On Sunday evening, I will move a copy of the email addresses of the paid subscribers to that Substack account, and also to another new Substack account for The Navigator Brief, so that you automatically receive these publications for the duration of 2026.
Free subscribers who wish to upgrade to these two premium reports can do so this weekend at the $149.95 price. Starting on Monday, the INSTAT reports will include the full INSTAT data CSV for all instruments (well over 1,000) daily plus an audio report from the Gemini team that I believe explains the reports in simple language. The price will be $170.00/year ($17.00/month).
The price to new subscribers to The Navigator Brief Report, which also starts on Monday January 5, will be $150.00/year ($15.00/month).
So, if you are interested, this will be a good weekend to upgrade!