Tuesday, 26 August 2025

Positive leaning chop

US equity indexes closed on a positive note, SPX +26pts (0.4%) at 6465. Nasdaq comp' +0.4%. Dow +0.3%. The Transports settled +0.3%. R2K +0.9%

SPX - daily

VIX - daily

Summary

It was another rather tedious day in equity land, although the SPX did lean upward into the close, settling at 6465... just 16pts shy of the recent hist' high.

Volatility was itself subdued, the VIX settling -1.1% to 14.62. 


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Goodnight from London
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