CPI Report propels Nasdaq, S&P 500 back to new Highs and Dow back above 44,000

The Canadian Vanguard Stock Market Report – Tuesday, August 12, 2025 Edition

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The Toronto Market

The TSX composite index advanced 146.03 points or 0.53%, to close the session at 27,921.26. The TSX continues to eye the 28,000 points level, but the level has so far proved elusive.

                                                                                                                                

The Market Breadth:  Nine of the ten sectors gained today. Retail stocks took the spotlight, with Discretionary Consumer Goods & Services, up 0.95%, being the top sector. Technology, up 0.01%, and Utilities, down -0.23%, were the laggards.

Industry Groups:  The top five industry groups in the US markets today were: Textiles & Leather Goods, up 18.97%; Auto & Truck Manufacturers, up 11.29%; Leisure Products, up 5.16%; Retail – Apparel & Accessories, up 4.80%; and Electrical Components & Equipment, up 4.07%

Today’s Market Statistics

The issues that gained (Advancers) outnumbered those that declined (Decliners). There were roughly five Advancers for every two Decliners, or a more exact ratio of 2.43-to-1.0. In real numbers, there were 1,344 Advancers to 552 Decliners while 151 stocks remained Unchanged.

Today, there were 326 new 52-Week Highs and 19 new 52-Week Lows. There were 222 new 52-Week Highs and 18 new 52-Week Lows yesterday.

The total volume of shares traded at the TSX today was 367,324,637, or 7% less than the volume of 394,482,991 shares traded yesterday.

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The US Markets

All major indexes were up today. The Dow Jones Average index gained 483.52 points or 1.10%, to close the session at 44,458.61. The S&P 500 index gained 72.31 points or 1.13% and closed the market session at 6,445.76. The Nasdaq Composite gained 296.50 points or 1.39%, and closed the session at 21,681.90. In small caps, Russell 2000 gained 66.27 points or 2.99%, to close the session at 2282.78. It was a buoyant session for small caps, a really positive market session. Dow is back above the 44,000 level.

The Market Breadth:  All the sectors gained in today’s buoyant market. Financials, up 1.62%, was the top sector while Utilities, up 0.63% and Durable Consumer Goods & Services, up 0.02%, were the laggards.

Industry Groups:  The top five industry groups in the US markets today were: Airlines, up 6.99%; Aluminum, up 6.04%; Chemicals – Diversified, up 5.34%; Commercial Printing Services, up 4.81%; and Paper Products, up 3.94%.

Today’s Market Statistics

At the NYSE, the issues that gained (Advancers) outnumbered the issues that declined (Decliners). There were roughly four Advancers for every Decliner, or a more exact ratio of 4.25-to-1.0. In actual numbers, there were 3,407 Advancers to 800 Decliners with 266 Unchanged.

Today, there were 484 new 52-Week Highs and 60 new 52-Week Lows. There were 251 new 52-Week Highs and 98 new 52-Week Lows yesterday.

The total volume of stocks traded today at the NYSE was 5,250,176,715, or 10.2% more than the total volume of shares traded yesterday.

On the NASDAQ, the Advancers outnumbered the Decliners today. There were roughly three Advancers for every Decliner, or an exact ratio of 2.73-to-1.0. In actual numbers, there were 3,403 Advancers to 1,244 Decliners with 218 Unchanged.

Today, there were 305 new 52-Week Highs and 116 new 52-Week Lows. There were 150 new 52-Week Highs and 141 new 52-Week Lows yesterday.

The total volume of shares traded at the NASDAQ today was 8,637,059,644, or 7% less than the total volume of shares traded yesterday.

Market Roundup Report

Palantir Technologies (PLTR) and Nvidia Corp (NVDA) hit new highs today. Coreview  Inc. (CRWV) was up 6.42% but dove in the after-hours trading. The US CPI report released earlier today does not derail the case for an interest rate cut in September. One could argue that it actually supports the call for a rate cut at the Fed’s meeting in September. The US Bureau of Labor Statistics July CPI report showed that CPI rose 0.2% as expected by analysts. The CPI indicated an annual increase of 2.7% which is lower than the value that was expected. The report powered stock prices higher.

Circle Internet Group (CRCL) stock tumbled more than 5% in the after-hours trading session. CRCL shares have soared more than 450% since it went public in early June. The company said it would offer 10 million Class A shares to the public by way of two million shares to be offered by the company, and 8 million shares will be sold by the existing shareholders.

Oil Price:  US Oil price was at $63.20 per barrel, as of the time (11:30 pm ET, Tuesday) of this post update.

10 –year Treasury Yield:  The 10-year Treasury yield climbed three basis points to 4.3%, probably based on expectations that Fed rate cuts will shore up economic growth. The 10-year yield was at 4.285%, as of the time (11:30 pm ET, Tuesday) of this post update.

Bitcoin (BTC-USD) is at $119,185, down -$522.98 or -0.46%, as at the time (11:30 pm ET, Tuesday) of this post update.

After-hours action:

Stock Futures are mixed late evening today. Dow Futures is up 4.00 points or 0.01% vs. fair value. S&P 500 futures is down 28.00 points or -0.43%, and Nasdaq 100 futures is down -18.50 points or -0.08% as of the time (11:30 pm ET, Tuesday) of this post update.

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