Nasdaq breaks through to new record high while S&P 5000 inches into record territory

The Canadian Vanguard Stock Market Report – Monday, July 28, 2025 Edition

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The Toronto Market

The TSX composite index declined -88.93 points or -0.32%, to close the session at 27,405.42.  The total volume of shares traded was down today compared to Friday.

                                                                                                                   

The Market Breadth: The Toronto market was trending bearish today, and only three of the ten major sectors in the TSX gained. Energy, up 0.87%, was the top sector; Technology, up 1.81%, was the next and Healthcare, up 0.22%, was the third of the three sectors that gained today. Durable Consumer Goods & Services declined -0.34%, and Discretionary Consumer Goods & Services declined -0.37%. Financials declined -0.41%; Utilities declined -0.64%; Telecommunications Services declined -1.35% and Basic Materials, the laggard sector today, declined -1.36%.

Industry Groups:  The top five industry groups in the TSX today were: Textiles & Leather Goods, up 24.00%; Oil & Gas Drilling, up 2.76%; Fishing & Farming, up 2.74%; Construction Materials, up 2.61%; and Integrated Oil & Gas, up 2.58%.

Today’s Market Statistics

Today, the issues that declined (Decliners) outnumbered those that gained (Advancers). There were roughly three Decliners for every two Advancers, or a more exact ratio of 1.57-to-1.0. In real numbers, there were 1,165 Decliners to 740 Advancers while 152 stocks remained Unchanged.

Today, there were 243 new 52-Week Highs and 16 new 52-Week Lows. There were 270 new 52-Week Highs and 17 new 52-Week Lows on Friday.

The total volume of shares traded at the TSX today was 314,413,154, or 11%, roughly one tenth less than the volume of 353,382,590 shares traded on Friday

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The US Markets

The major indexes closed mixed today. The Dow Jones Average index declined -64.36 points or -0.14%, to close the session at 44,837.56. The S&P 500 index squeezed up 1.13 points or 0.02% to close at 6,389.77. The Nasdaq Composite gained 70.27 points or 0.33%, to close the session at 21,178.58. In small caps, Russell 2000 declined -4.34 or -0.19% to close the session at 2256.73.

The Market Breadth:  The North American markets were trending bearish today. Only three of the eleven S&P 500 sectors gained. Energy sector dominated the day. The sector was up 0.95%. Technology gained 0.44% and Durable Consumer Goods & Services gained 0.36%.  Industrials led the sectors on Friday but declined -0.30% today. Utilities declined -0.86%, and Financials declined -0.99%. Basic Materials declined -1.43% and Telecommunications Services, down -1.76%, was the laggard sector.

Industry Groups:  The top five industry groups in the US markets today were: Advertising & Marketing, up 5.31%; Marine Port Services, up 3.85%; Oil & Gas Drilling, up 3.10%; Semiconductor Equipment & Testing, up 2.25%; and Retail – Department Stores, up 2.23%.

Today’s Market Statistics  

At the NYSE, the issues that declined (Decliners) outnumbered the issues that gained (Advancers). There were roughly two Decliners for every Advancer, or a more exact ratio of 1.80-to-1.0. In actual numbers, there were 2,634 Decliners to 1,458 Advancers with 297 Unchanged.

Today, there were 259 new 52-Week Highs and 55 new 52-Week Lows. There were 305 new 52-Week Highs and 43 new 52-Week Lows on Friday.

The total volume of stocks traded today at the NYSE was 4,625,399,801, or 2% more, or roughly the same as the total volume of 4,528,157,487 shares traded on Friday.

On the NASDAQ, the Decliners outnumbered the Advancers. There were three Decliners for every two Advancers, or an exact ratio of 1.52-to-1.0. In actual numbers, there were 2,781 Decliners to 1,832 Advancers with 232 Unchanged.

Today, there were 204 new 52-Week Highs and 72 new 52-Week Lows. There were 219 new 52-Week Highs and 79 new 52-Week Lows on Friday.

The total volume of shares traded at the NASDAQ today was 11,125,993,108, or about the same as the total volume of 11,315,409,219 shares traded on Friday.

Market Roundup Report

Both the S&P 500 and NASDAQ remain in record territory. NASDAQ barged in full body while S&P 500 barely pushed half a foot into new record territory. Technology and Energy, Oil & Gas industry stocks were the strong performers today.

Oil Price:   West Texas Intermediate crude oil rose 2.6% to $66.85 a barrel US Oil price remained at $66.65 per barrel, as of the time (11:30 pm ET, Monday) of this post update.

10 –year Treasury Yield:   The 10-year US Treasury yield was up 2.6 basis points to 4.42%.  The 10-year yield was at 4.412%, as of the time (11:30 pm ET, Monday) of this post update.

After-hours action:  Futures are slightly up this evening.  Dow Futures is up 55 points or 0.12% vs. fair value. S&P 500 futures is up 9.50 points or 0.15%, and Nasdaq 100 futures is up 54.50 points or 0.23% as of the time (11:30 pm ET, Monday) of this post update.

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Stocks In The News /Stocks To Watch

The Toronto Market

Celestica Inc. (TSX:CLS) is a global supply chain Solutions Company, especially in the Advanced Technology Solutions and Connectivity and Cloud Solutions. Celestica Inc. gained 2.049% or $4.78 to close at $238.07 with 776,578 shares traded in the Toronto market. The company delivered its second-quarter earnings report after the closing bell today. The estimated EPS on an adjusted basis expected by analysts was $1.23, but the actual EPS on an adjusted basis reported by the company was $1.39. The company raised its full-year revenue outlook to $11.55 billion from the previous expected amount of $10.85 billion. Celestica Inc. is also traded in the US at the NYSE.

 

The US Markets

Super Micro Computer (SMCI) shares were up 9.7%, the top gainer on the S&P 500. Digi Power said it has filed a provisional utility patent application for the AI-Ready Modular Solution 200 platform, which it is developing in collaboration with Super Micro Computer.

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) is a chip manufacturer that is currently seeing strong demand for its products. Intel Corporation was for years the dominant chip manufacturer, but those years appear to be currently in the industry’s rear view mirror. Intel is working on regaining its former status, but at this point in time, AMD appears to have the solutions currently in demand by the industry looking for AMD stock is worth adding to your watchlist.

 

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