Saturday, 16 August 2025

Weekend update - US equity indexes

It was a bullish week for US equity indexes, with net weekly gains ranging from +3.1% (R2K), +2.1% (Trans), +1.7% (Dow), +1.4% (NYSE comp'), +0.9% (SPX), to +0.8% (Nasdaq comp').

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

sp'500

Nasdaq comp'

Dow

R2K

NYSE comp'

Trans


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Summary

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

The R2K lead the way up, whilst the Dow lagged.

The SPX, Nasdaq, and Dow, broke new historic highs. 

Looking ahead

Earnings:

M - $CRGO $BTDR $RSKD $PANW $BLNK $FN $API $BHP $FLXS $WALD $XP $NYXH

T - $HD $AS $VIK $MDT $XPEV $OPRA $PINC $TOL $ZTO $JHX $LZB $JKHY $CCIF $KEYS $SQM $AUNA $FLNT

W - $LOW $TGT $EL $ZIM $TJX $ADI $BIDU $DY $FUTU $GDS $BZ $NDSN $CAAP $BBAR $COTY $AAPG $TLX $UFI

T - $WMT $HOV $CSIQ $OSIS $BILI $AEG $SCSC $ZM $WDAY $INTU $ROST

F - $BJ $GFI

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Econ-data/events

M - Home builder conf'

T - Housing starts, building permits

W - EIA Pet', FOMC mins (2pm)

T - Weekly jobs, Phil' Fed' manu', PMI serv' & manu', existing home sales, leading indi

F - Powell - Jackson Hole, WY

> https://www.kansascityfed.org/research/jackson-hole-economic-symposium/

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Friday, 15 August 2025

Trump-Putin into the weekend

US equity indexes mostly closed on a weak note, SPX -18pts (0.3%) at 6449. Nasdaq comp' -0.4%. Dow +0.1%. The Transports settled -0.4%. R2K -0.5%

SPX - daily

VIX - daily

Summary

US equities opened a little higher, with the SPX printing a new hist' high of 6481. There was a little cooling, to settle 6449. Volatility remained subdued into the weekend, the VIX settling +1.7% to 15.09.  


       President Putin meets President Trump


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Thursday, 14 August 2025

A somewhat weak Thursday

US equity indexes closed mixed, SPX +2pts (0.03%) at 6468. Nasdaq comp' -0.01%. Dow -0.02%. The Transports settled -0.8%. R2K -1.2%

SPX - daily

VIX - daily

Summary

US equities opened moderately lower, but all the bears could manage was 6441, a mini spike to 6473, and settling effectively flat at 6468. Volatility remained suppressed, the VIX settling +2.3% at 14.83.


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