Saturday, 18 October 2025

Weekend update - US equity indexes

It was a bullish week for US equity indexes, with net weekly gains ranging from +4.0% (Trans), +2.4% (R2K), +2.1% (Nasdaq), +1.7% (SPX), +1.6% (Dow), to +1.5% (NYSE comp').

Lets take our regular look at six of the main US indexes

sp'500

Nasdaq comp'

Dow

R2K

NYSE comp'

Trans

Summary

All six US equity indexes were net higher for the week.

The Transports lead the way up, whilst the NYSE comp' lagged.

The R2K broke a new historic high. 

Weekly momentum continues to weaken in most indexes, with the Transports having turned negative last week.  

Looking ahead

Another busy week is ahead, with a truckload of earnings...

Earnings:

M - $CLF $DX $STRR $HBT $SDVKY $SMMT $AGNC $CCK $STLD $ZION $WTFC $FLXS $RLI $BOKF $CADE $SFBS 

T - $KO $GE $ELV $LMT $RTX $NOC $PM $MMM $PHM $GM $NFLX $ISRG $TXN $COF $MAT $EQT $EWBC $WCN $NBHC $OMC 

W - $APH $GEV $VRT $BSX $HLT $T $TMHC $TECK $TMO $WGO $TSLA $IBM $KMI $QS $CCS $TCBI $SAP $AA $LRCX $KNX  

T - $AAL $FCX $HON $DOW $HAS $DOV $NOK $AN $TMUS $INTC $NEM $ALK $NXT $DECK $BYD $F $PINE $DOC $BY 

F - $PG $GD $BAH $GNTX $FLG $ITW $FHB $HCA $EAT $VRTS 

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Econ-data/events

*some data subject to not appearing if the US Govt' shutdown continues 

M - Leading indicators

T - -

W - EIA Pet; report

T - Weekly jobs, existing home sales

F - CPI, PMI serv' & manu', consumer sent' 

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Have a good weekend
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