S&P 500 index and Tech stocks are unstoppable right now, cruising in high gear
The Canadian Vanguard Stock Market Report – Monday, July 21, 2025 Edition
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The Toronto Market
The TSX composite index gained a paltry 2.99 points or 0.01%, to close the session at 27,317.00.
The Market Breadth: Only five of the ten major sectors gained today. Basic Materials was the top performer as a good number of the gold miner stocks gained.
Industry Groups: The top five industry groups in the TSX today were: Textiles & Leather Goods, up 13.68%; Aluminum, up 8.82%; Pharmaceuticals – Generic & Specialty, up 5.10%; Retail – Drugs, up 2.86%; and Chemicals – Specialty 2.71%.
Today’s Market Statistics:
Today, the issues that gained (Advancers) outnumbered those that declined (Decliners). There were eight Advancers for every five Decliners, or a more exact ratio of 1.6-to-1.0. In real numbers, there were 1,197 Advancers to 750 Decliners while 165 stocks remained Unchanged. The market was bullish today.
Today, there were 295 new 52-Week Highs and 19 new 52-Week Lows. There were 276 new 52-Week Highs and 13 new 52-Week Lows on Friday.
The total volume of shares traded at the TSX today was 356,985,860, or 10%, one tenth, more than the volume of 323,366,040 shares traded on Friday.
Market Roundup Report
The TSX was up a mere 2.99% but the reader is reminded that the TSX is extended. The TSX has been up for several weeks. Today, the index opened higher than the previous closing value, rose as high as 27,449, but declined slightly below Friday’s closing and only managed to close at 2.99 points above Friday’s closing. There was no support for any major rise today. This is, however, normal and nothing to worry about, but should be noted. On April 6, the TSX closed at 22,506.90. Today, the TSX closed at 27,317.00, that is a gain of 21.37%, more than one fifth, in just a little over three months. The TSX has been a top performer this year. Gold miners are up today.
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The US Markets
Today was a mixed session with the Dow Jones index ending the session lower than the previous session’s closing value. The S&P500 and NASDAQ gained. The Dow Jones Average index declined a meagre -19.12 points or -0.04%, to close the session at 44,323.07. The S&P500 index gained 8.81 points or 0.04% to close at 6,305.60. The Nasdaq Composite gained 78.52 points or 0.38%, to close the session at 20,974.18. In small caps, Russell 2000 declined -8.87 points or -0.40% to close the session at 2231.13. The small caps had a relatively rough session today.
The Market Breadth
Six of the major sectors gained today, with Telecommunications Services, 1.98%, leading the sectors. Basic Materials gained 1.25% as gold miner stocks gained.
Industry Groups: The top five industry groups in the US markets today were: Marine Port Services, up 3.33%; Tires & Rubber Products, up 3.19%; Aluminum, up 3.14%; Advertising / Marketing, up 2.98%; and Precious Metals & Minerals, up 2.81%.
Today’s Market Statistics: At the NYSE, the issues that gained (Advancers) outnumbered the issues that declined (Decliners). There were five Advancers for every four Decliners, or a more exact ratio of 1.25-to-1.0. In actual numbers, there were 2,300 Advancers to 1,835 Decliners with 290 Unchanged.
Today, there were 397 new 52-Week Highs and 63 new 52-Week Lows. There were 346 new 52-Week Highs and 70 new 52-Week Lows on Friday.
The total volume of stocks traded today at the NYSE was 5,087,918,936, or 3% less than the total volume of 5,244,443,517 shares traded on Friday. A three per cent reduction in volume has no significance in a vigorous market analysis because, given the size of the market, the effect is practically negligible.
On the NASDAQ, the Advancers outnumbered the Decliners. There were roughly six Advancers for every five Decliners, or an exact ratio of 1.17-to-1.0. In actual numbers, there were 2,489 Advancers to 2,115 Decliners with 221 Unchanged. The spread between the Advancers and the Decliners was close today.
Today, there were 285 new 52-Week Highs and 70 new 52-Week Lows. There were 247 new 52-Week Highs and 61 new 52-Week Lows on Friday.
The total volume of shares traded at the NASDAQ today was 12,460,405,418, or 29%, practically one third, more than the total volume of 9,627,123,683 shares traded on Friday.
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Stocks In The News /Stocks To Watch
The US Markets
This year has seen its share of IPOs from Cryptos driven by President Trump’s administration enthusiasm and drive to bring some regulation to cryptos, and then, of course, AI and Data center driven IPOs. Even the “magnificent seven” have embraced AI to ensure that they continue to remain relevant. In the semiconductor group, a stock in the news today, and a stock worth keeping an eye on is Astera Labs (ALAB).
Another recent IPO which is worth keeping an eye on is TSS, Inc., which is a data center services company integrating high-performance computing infrastructure and software.
A stock from a different industry altogether, but still worth keeping an eye on, as airline stocks were doing well and are relatively still doing well. One stock worth adding to your watchlist, especially if you wish to diversify the industries you are exposed to, is Ryanair Holdings PLC ADR (RYAAY). The “ADR” is necessary as this is a European stock listed in the US market.
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