Markets Surge as Tech Leads the Rally; Intel Soars on Nvidia Investment
The Canadian Vanguard Stock Market Report – Thursday, September 18, 2025 Edition
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The Toronto Market
The TSX Composite Index gained 131.87 points, or 0.45%, closing the session at 29,453.53. The index is up two consecutive sessions, terminating the recent trend of alternating between gain and decline daily.
Today’s Market Statistics: The issues that gained (Advancers) outnumbered those that declined (Decliners). There were two Advancers for every Decliner, or a more exact ratio of 1.90-to-1.0. In real numbers, there were 1,292 Advancers to 679 Decliners while 153 stocks remained Unchanged.
Today, there were 367 new 52-Week Highs and 27 new 52-Week Lows. There were 256 new 52-Week Highs and 16 new 52-Week Lows yesterday.
The total volume of shares traded at the TSX today was 381,157,786, or 13% lower than the volume of 438,763,356 shares traded yesterday.
Market Roundup Report
The advancers dominated at the TSX today, and Technology was the top sector. Telecommunications Services was the laggard sector. Six of the ten major sectors gained. Financials ranked in the middle of the list of gainers. The market was quite bullish; one is tempted to think that the bears went to lunch but never returned. The market was positive and quite bullish.
The top Performers Today Spanned Multiple Sectors. The stocks came from a range of sectors, including technology and mining. BlackBerry (BB) gained 4.70%, while Shopify Inc. (SHOP) rose 3.03%. Aritzia Inc. (ATZ), Dundee Precious Metals (DPM), and OpenText Corp. (OTEX) were also notable gainers and are worth watching or adding to your watch list.
The only downside was that, despite the TSX closing higher, overall trading volume declined by 13%, which may warrant further analysis.
The US Markets
NASDAQ was the top performer today. Dow Industrial Average gained 124.10 points or 0.27%, to close the session at 46,142.42. The S&P 500 index gained 31.61 points or 0.48% and closed the session at 6,631.96. The Nasdaq Composite gained 209.40 points or 0.94%, and closed the session at 22,470.73. In small caps, Russell 2000 vaulted 60.35 points or 2.51%, and closed the session at 2467.70
Today’s Market Statistics
At the NYSE, the issues that gained (Advancers) outnumbered the issues that declined (Decliners). There were two Advancers for every Decliner, or a more exact ratio of 1.87-to-1.0. In actual numbers, there were 2,810 Advancers to 1,503 Decliners with 324 Unchanged.
Today, there were 604 new 52-Week Highs and 71 new 52-Week Lows. There were 524 new 52-Week Highs and 65 new 52-Week Lows yesterday.
The total volume of stocks traded today at the NYSE was 5,370,254,113, 9% lower than the total volume of 5,913,354,048 shares traded yesterday.
On the NASDAQ, the Advancers outnumbered the Decliners. There were five Advancers for every two Decliners, or an exact ratio of 2.48-to-1.0. In actual numbers, there were 3,328 Advancers to 1,339 Decliners with 262 Unchanged.
Today, there were 432 new 52-Week Highs and 68 new 52-Week Lows. There were 346 new 52-Week Highs and 65 new 52-Week Lows yesterday.
The total volume of shares traded at the NASDAQ today was 10,885,947,615, or 13% higher than the total volume of 9,607,481,479 shares traded yesterday.
Market Roundup Report
The Markets maintain momentum following the interest rate cut. The indexes continued their upward momentum today, buoyed by optimism stemming from yesterday’s interest rate cut. Six of the major sectors posted gains, with technology stocks leading the way. The Financials sector also showed strength, advancing 0.73%. Trading activity was mixed: NASDAQ volume increased by 13%, while the NYSE saw a 9% decline in shares traded.
Markets extended their rally today, with technology stocks once again taking center stage. Nvidia (NVDA) announced a major strategic move, revealing it had purchased $5 billion worth of Intel (INTC) stock. The news sent both stocks higher, with Nvidia rising 3.2%, while Intel surged 22.77%, closing at $30.57, up $5.67 on the day. Intel also set a new volume record with 523.9 million shares traded.
The technology-heavy NASDAQ Composite ended the session in record territory, underscoring strong investor sentiment in the sector. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSM) also hit a 52-week high, gaining 2.20% or $5.79 to close at $268.58, with 16.9 million shares traded.
Crypto-related stocks were also among the day’s standout performers. MicroStrategy Inc. (MSTR) gained 5.89%, while Coinbase Global Inc. (COIN) rose 7.04%.
Meanwhile, small-cap stocks posted impressive gains, with the Russell 2000 index climbing 2.51%, making it the top-performing index of the day.
With broad-based strength across sectors and strong participation in both large- and small-cap stocks, investor sentiment remains bullish. Some may see this as a signal that it’s time to be fully invested in the markets.
Oil and other Commodities
Oil Price: U.S. crude oil prices fell as worries about US economy prevailed over other concerns. US Oil price is at $63.26 per barrel, as of the time (11:30 pm ET, Thursday) of this post update.
10 –year Treasury Yield: Treasury yields jumped. The 10-year yield stood at around 4.104%, earlier today. The 10-year yield is at 4.124%, as of the time (11:30 pm ET, Thursday) of this post update.
Gold is up, $6.6 at $3,684.30 per troy ounce, while Silver is up 0.80% at $42.45 per ounce as of the time of this post update.
Bitcoin (BTC-USD) is at $116,832.00, down -$612.22 or -0.52% as of the time (11:30 pm ET, Thursday) of this post update.
After-hours action: Stock Futures are little changed this evening. Dow Futures is down -13.00 points or -0.03% vs. fair value. S&P 500 futures is down -0.25 points or 0.00%, and Nasdaq 100 futures is up 3.25 points or 0.01% as of the time (11:30 pm ET, Thursday) of this post update.
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