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📅 Stock Market Review for Friday, October 31, 2025
Friday, October 31, 2025, concluded with most global equity markets recording gains, wrapping up the week on a positive note. Market sentiment was boosted by continued optimism following reports of easing US/China trade tensions and robust earnings from several major technology firms.
📈 Equities (Stocks)
US indices saw modest to strong gains:
The S&P 500 rose by +0.26%, closing at $6,840.20.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained +0.09%, closing at $47,562.87.
The NASDAQ Composite showed stronger performance, rising by +0.61%, to close at $23,724.96.
International markets also performed well, with the Japanese Nikkei 225 making a significant gain of +2.12%. The UK’s FTSE 100 finished higher by +0.23%.
The driving force remained the US technology sector, which continued its strong run, outpacing the broader market.
🏛️ Bonds
The US 10-Year Treasury yield ended the day at approximately 4.08%. This corresponded to a slight rise in its yield for the session, although the overall price was up on a five-day look-back. The general movement indicated modest profit-taking or slight bearish pressure in the Treasury market on the day.
💰 Commodities
Commodity prices were mixed:
Crude Oil prices diverged, with Brent Crude seeing a slight decline of -0.15% at around $64.67 per barrel, while WTI Crude posted a gain of +0.48% at approximately $61.27 per barrel.
Gold saw a very slight gain of +0.07%, with the price hovering just over $4,000 per troy ounce.
US Natural Gas (Henry Hub) was a strong performer, posting a gain of +2.90% to around $4.24 per MMBtu. This sharp increase was driven by forecasts of higher heating demand and continued high volumes of US Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) exports to Europe and Asia in preparation for winter.
💱 Foreign Exchange (FX)
The US Dollar Index (DXY) weakened slightly against a basket of currencies.
The Euro (EUR) strengthened against the Dollar, with EUR/USD rising +0.04% to $1.1541.
The British Pound (GBP) was marginally weaker against the Dollar, with GBP/USD declining -0.03% to $1.3148.
The US Dollar strengthened slightly against the Japanese Yen (JPY), with USD/JPY gaining +0.12% to $154.17.
The commodity-linked Australian Dollar (AUD) saw a good rise against the greenback, with AUD/USD climbing +0.21% to $0.6558.
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