Major global equity indices have shown mixed performance in 2025. On Wall Street, the S&P 500 is up 2.5% year-to-date, with recent gains taking the index to 6,007.76, an increase of 7.40 points or 0.12% after the latest market open. The S&P 500 is also up 2% for the year, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average has risen 0.5% so far in 2025, reaching 42,783.74, up 20.87 points or 0.05% at the open. The Nasdaq Composite is up 3.9% year-to-date and currently stands at 19,571.56, up 41.60 points or 0.21%. The Nasdaq is also reported up 1.1% for the year. In contrast, the Russell 2000 index has declined by 4.4% in 2025. Volatility has decreased, with the VIX index down 3.3% for the year. Over the past 41 days since its post-Liberation Day low, the S&P 500 has gained 20.4%. Additionally, the S&P 500 has outperformed global risk sentiment models by approximately 3% over the last 20 days. In Asia, the Hang Seng China Enterprises Index has entered a bull market, rising over 21% from its April low and closing up 1.7%. The Hang Seng Index reclaimed the 24,000-point level, its highest since March 21, and the Hang Seng Tech Index rose more than 3% and up 0.97%. TME gained over 6.5% and Sensetime rose over 5%. The Shanghai Composite Index returned to 3,400 points, its highest since May 15, rising 0.1% at open and closing up 0.43%. The Shenzhen Component Index gained 0.16% at open and closed up 0.65%, while the ChiNext Index was up 0.34% at open and closed up 1.07%. Turnover on the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges exceeded 1 trillion yuan for the seventh consecutive trading day.
S&P 500 UP 7.40 POINTS, OR 0.12 PERCENT, AT 6,007.76 AFTER MARKET OPEN DOW JONES UP 20.87 POINTS, OR 0.05 PERCENT, AT 42,783.74 AFTER MARKET OPEN NASDAQ UP 41.60 POINTS, OR 0.21 PERCENT, AT 19,571.56 AFTER MARKET OPEN
*S&P 500 OPENS UP 0.1%, NASDAQ RISES 0.2%
It has been 41 days since the S&P 500's post-Liberation Day low ... since then, the index is up by 20.4%; that is one of the best rolling 41-day gains in the past few decades https://t.co/uBDnhrM3l4