Capital Markets Insights | 23 June - 27 June
Stock analysis and capital markets insights for smarter investing
Dear Investor,
US
The S&P 500 closed at a record high on July 3.
ATTENTION
The index’s forward 12-month P/E ratio stood at 21.9, above its 5-year (19.9) and 10-year (18.4) averages, indicating a richly valued market.
We maintain a cautious outlook on present market valuations, having elected to close out the majority of our positions and significantly deleverage our overall exposure.
- S&P 500 Closing Price: 6,279.35 +1.72% WoW and +6.76% YTD.
- Nasdaq Closing Price: 22,866.97, +1.48% WoW and +8.83% YTD
- Dow Jones Closing Price: 44,828.53, +2.30% WoW and +5.37% YTD
- Russell 2000 Closing Price: 2,249.04, +3.52% WoW and 0.85% YTD
EU
- DAX Closing Price: 23,787.45, -1.02% WoW and 19.48% YTD
- UK100 Closing Price: 8,822.91, +0.27% WoW and 7.95% YTD
ASIA
- Nikkei 225 Closing Price: 39,810.88, -0.85% WoW and -0.21% YTD
- China 50 Closing Price: 16,513.60, -1.85% WoW and 18.69% YTD
GOLD
- GOLD Closing Price: 3,274.25, +1.91% WoW and +27.17% YTD
WTI
- WTI Closing Price: 65.67, +1.72% WoW and -8.23% YTD
FOREX
- DXY Closing Price: 97.18, -0.23% WoW and -10.42% YTD
- EUR/USD Closing Price: 1.178, +0.50% WoW and +13.77% YTD
- GBP/USD Closing Price: 1.365, -0.46% WoW and +9.13% YTD
- EUR/GBP Closing Price: 0.86, +0.96% WoW and +4.29% YTD
- USD/JPY Closing Price: 144.56, -0.08% WoW and -8.03% YTD
CRYPTO
- BTC Closing Price: 108,200 +0.86% WoW and +15.44% YTD
- SUI Closing Price: 2.91, +4.06% WoW and -29.28% YTD
- KASPA Closing Price: 0.076, -2.20% WoW and -33.66% YTD
ECONOMIC CALENDAR
July 3, 2025: U.S. Nonfarm Payrolls Report
The report showed 147,000 jobs added in June, exceeding expectations, with the unemployment rate falling to 4.1%. However, private sector job growth was the weakest since October 2024, with 73,000 of the gains from government jobs. This reduced expectations for a July rate cut to 5% from 25%.
This Week's Top Gainer in US Markets (excluding small caps under $2B market cap)
- Company: CIFR (Cipher Mining Inc)
- Gain: 42.02%
This Week's Top Loser
- Company: CNC (Centene Corp)
- Gain: -38.3%
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