Markets were up today, despite war in Middle East and possible disruption to world’s oil supply

The Canadian Vanguard Stock Market Report – Monday, June 16, 2025 Edition

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The Toronto Market

The TSX composite index gained 64.26 points or 0.24%, to close the session at 26,568.61.  The index alternated between gaining and declining in the last five sessions; however, the index has gained in twenty-five of the last thirty market sessions.

                                                                                                             

The Market Breadth:  Technology, up 1.47% and Financials, up 0.63%, were the top two of the five sectors which gained today. Industrials gained 0.58%; Discretionary Consumer Goods & Services gained 0.57%; and Basic Materials gained 0.17% to complete the list of the five sectors. Utilities declined -0.30%; Telecommunications Services declined -0.31%; Durable Consumer Goods & Services declined -0.56% and Energy declined -1.02% to end as the laggard at the session.

Industry Groups:  The top five industry groups in the TSX today were: Computer Hardware, up 9.51%; Textiles & Leather Goods, up 8.33%; Media Diversified, up 3.85%; Apparel & Accessories, up 3.19%; and Retail – Apparel & Accessories, up 3.12%.

Today’s 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 1.73-to-1.0. In real numbers, there were 1,202 Advancers to 693 Decliners while 142 stocks remained Unchanged.

Today, there were 158 new 52-Week Highs and 17 new 52-Week Lows. There were 122 new 52-Week Highs and 9 new 52-Week Lows on Thursday.

The total volume of shares traded at the TSX today was 463,966,105, or 11% higher than the volume of 416,119,981 shares traded on Thursday.

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The US Markets

The three major indexes ended the day in the black, gained. The Dow Jones Average index gained 317.30 points or 0.75%, and closed the session at 42,515.09. The S&P 500 index gained 56.14 points or 0.94% to close at 6,033.11. The Nasdaq Composite gained 294.39 points or 1.52%, to close the session at 19,701.21. In small caps, Russell 2000 advanced 23.62 points or 1.12% to close at 2124.13.

The Market Breadth:   Technology, Discretionary Consumer Goods & Services – Retail, and Financials were the dominant sectors, up 1.63%, 1.27% and 0.98% respectively, were the top three sectors at today’s market session. The session was quite positive, with seven of the sectors ending the session gaining, while three sectors declined. Among the other sectors, Industrials gained 0.95%; Basic Materials gained 0.75%; Telecommunications Services gained 0.16% and Durable Consumer Goods & Services gained 0.12%. Utilities declined -0.19%;  Healthcare declined -0.23% and Energy declined -0.64%.

Industry Groups:  The top five industry groups in the US markets today were: Appliances, Tools & Housewares, up 5.50%; Advertising/Marketing, up 3.84%; Retail – Departmental Stores, up 3.84%; Casinos & Gaming, up 3.73%; and Entertainment Production, up 3.48%.

Today’s Market Statistics 

At the NYSE, the issues that gained (Advancers) totally outnumbered the issues that declined (Decliners). There were two Advancers for every Decliner, or an exact ratio of 1.97-to-1.0. In actual numbers, there were 2,731 Advancers to 1,383 Decliners with 272 Unchanged.

Today, there were 205 new 52-Week Highs and 68 new 52-Week Lows. There were 246 new 52-Week Highs and 43 new 52-Week Lows yesterday.

The total volume of stocks traded today at the NYSE was 5,174,754,154, or 8% higher than the total volume of 4,762,944,939 shares traded on Thursday.

On the NASDAQ, the Advancers outnumbered the Decliners. There were roughly two Advancers for every Decliner, or an exact ratio of 1.92-to-1.0. In actual numbers, there were 2,985 Advancers to 1,556 Decliners with 238 Unchanged.

Today, there were 174 new 52-Week Highs and 121 new 52-Week Lows. There were 169 new 52-Week Highs and 79 new 52-Week Lows on Thursday.

The total volume of shares traded at the NASDAQ today was 9,948,934,547, or 42% lower than the total volume of 17,039,761,724 shares traded on Thursday.

Market Roundup Report

Technology, followed by Financials and Retail, was the top sector today, but that may not continue into the Tuesday session, as indications are of some sort of escalation in the war between Iran and Israel, especially after President Trump signalled escalation in the war and departed early from the G7 meeting.

Oil Price:      Oil prices rose as the Iran-Israel conflict remains a source of supply worries.  US Oil price was at $71.54 per barrel as of the time (12:30am ET, Tuesday) of this post update.

10 –year Treasury Yield:   The 10-year Treasury yield rose slightly today as the Israel-Iran conflict continues. The 10-year yield was at 4.436% as of the time (12:30am ET, Tuesday) of this post update.

After-hours action:  Futures fell Thursday evening as news reports mentioned that President Trump was leaving the G7 meeting and was asking residents to vacate Tehran, the Iranian capital city. Dow Futures was down -138.00 points or -0.32% vs. fair value. S&P 500 futures was down -0.28%, and Nasdaq 100 futures was down -0.23% as of the time (12:30 am ET, Tuesday) of this post update.

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