Markets Closed mixed as Apple and Nvidia gave NASDAQ the edge

The Canadian Vanguard Stock Market Report – Thursday, August 7, 2025 Edition

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The Toronto Market

The TSX composite index declined -159.60 points or -0.57%, to close the session at 27,761.27. The TSX’s decline ended two consecutive sessions of three-digit gains.

                                                                                                                       

The Market Breadth:  Four of the TSX’s major sectors gained today. Telecommunications Services gained 1.11%; Basic Materials gained 0.70%; Utilities gained 0.52% and Healthcare gained 0.44%.  Durable Consumer Goods & Services declined -0.14%, Energy declined -0.49%, Financials declined -0.68%, and Discretionary Consumer Goods & Services declined -0.97%. Technology, today’s laggard, declined -1.93%.

Industry Groups:  The top five industry groups in the US markets today were: Textiles & leather Goods, up 12.61%; Tires & Rubber Products, up 4.60%; Paper Packaging, up 3.66%; Consumer Financial Services, up 2.78%; and Consumer Electronics, up 2.78%.

Today’s Market Statistics:  The issues that gained (Advancers) outnumbered those that declined (Decliners). There was one Advancer for every Decliner, or a more exact ratio of 1.1-to-1.0. In real numbers, there were 980 Advancers to 893 Decliners while 182 stocks remained Unchanged.

Today, there were 203 new 52-Week Highs and 31 new 52-Week Lows. There were 163 new 52-Week Highs and 16 new 52-Week Lows yesterday.

The total volume of shares traded at the TSX today was 361,535,848, or 15% less than the volume of 422,468,539 shares traded yesterday.

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The US Markets

The Dow Jones Average index declined -224.48 points or -0.51%, to close the session at 43,968.64. The S&P 500 index declined -5.06 points or -0.08% to close at 6,340.00. The Nasdaq Composite gained 73.27 points or 0.35%, to close the session at 21,242.70. In small caps, Russell 2000 declined -6.57 points or -0.30% to close the session at 2214.72.

The Market Breadth:  Six of the major sectors gained. Telecommunications Services, up 1.40%, was the top gainer among the sectors today. Basic Materials gained 1.20% and Durable Consumer Goods & Services gained 0.49%. Utilities was up 0.47%, Technology gained 0.29% and Discretionary Consumer Goods & Services gained 0.05%. Industrials declined -0.21%, Financials declined -0.42%, and Energy declined -0.48%. Healthcare, down -0.55%, was the day’s laggard.

Industry Groups:  The top five industry groups in the US markets today were: Commercial Printing Services, up 5.96%; Textiles & Leather Goods, up 5.40%; Consumer Electronics, up 4.39%; Construction Materials, up 3.73%; and Tires & Rubber Products, up 3.10%.

Today’s Market Statistics  

At the NYSE, the issues that declined (Decliners) narrowly outnumbered the issues that gained (Advancers). There was one Decliner for every Advancer, or a more exact ratio of 1.0-to-1.0. In actual numbers, there were 2,051 Decliners to 2,040 Advancers with 352 Unchanged.

Today, there were 232 new 52-Week Highs and 80 new 52-Week Lows. There were 166 new 52-Week Highs and 76 new 52-Week Lows yesterday.

The total volume of stocks traded today at the NYSE was 5,409,287,199, or 2% less than the total volume of 5,502,223,041 shares traded yesterday.

On the NASDAQ, the Decliners outnumbered the Advancers today. There were seven Decliners for every five Advancers, or an exact ratio of 1.35-to-1.0. In actual numbers, there were 2,622 Decliners to 1,944 Advancers with 284 Unchanged.

Today, there were 167 new 52-Week Highs and 140 new 52-Week Lows. There were 116 new 52-Week Highs and 126 new 52-Week Lows yesterday.

The total volume of shares traded at the NASDAQ today was 9,206,206,804, or 4% more than the total volume of 8,845,366,313 shares traded yesterday.

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Stock In The News /Stock To Watch

The Toronto Market

Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd. (AEM) remains a stock to keep an eye on. The stock gained 0.27% or $0.51, closing at $186.63 with 846K shares traded today. Other stocks for consideration to possibly add to your watch list, especially if the Trump’s tariff uncertainty regime persists, are: Bombardier Inc. (BBD.B) and Triple Flag Precious Metals Corp (TFPM).

The US Markets

Nvidia Corp (NVDA) and Apple Inc. (AAPL) shares helped NASDAQ end the session today in green. Apple closed at $220.03 with 90M shares traded today.  Nvidia closed at $180.77 with 151M shares traded today. Other stocks worth considering for your watch list are: Doordash Inc. (DASH), Dutch Brothers (BROS), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Astera Labs (ALAB) and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSM). The stocks were also top performers today.

Market Roundup Report

For the second day, the Decliners outnumbered the Advancers on the NASDAQ, but Apple and Nvidia gave NASDAQ the edge today. The rally remains very much alive, thanks very much to technology stocks, but given the current outlook, investors should be cautious and be ready to react if market spins an  abrupt surprise.

Oil Price:  US Crude Oil price was selling around $63.88 per barrel today. US Oil price was at $63.74 per barrel, as of the time (11:30 pm ET, Thursday) of this post update.

10 –year Treasury Yield:  The 10-year Treasury yield ticked higher to 4.24%.  The 10-year yield was at 4.246%, as of the time (11:30 pm ET, Thursday) of this post update.

Bitcoin (BTC-USD) is at $116,686, down -$423 or -0.365, as at the time (11:30 pm ET, Thursday) of this post update.

After-hours action: Stock Futures are up only slightly Thursday evening. Dow Futures is up 69.00 points or 0.16% vs. fair value. S&P 500 futures is up 13.25 points or 0.21%, and Nasdaq 100 futures is up 52.25 points or 0.22% as of the time (11:30 pm ET, Thursday) of this post update.

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