June 6, 2025 — Global markets posted strong gains today, led by a broad rally in U.S. equities and optimism across sectors from tech to commodities. While inflationary concerns and bond yields remain in focus, investor sentiment has surged amid positive earnings and macroeconomic stability.

🗽 Wall Street Powers Ahead

U.S. markets saw a notable upswing across all major indices:

• 🔺 Russell 2000 surged 1.66% to 2,132.25

• 🔺 Nasdaq climbed 1.20% to 19,529.95

• 🔺 Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.05% to 42,762.87

• 🔺 S&P 500 crossed a historic milestone, up 1.03% to 6,000.36

Volatility sharply declined, with the VIX dropping 9.25% to 16.77, signaling increased investor confidence.

In Canada, the S&P/TSX Composite Index posted a modest gain of 0.33%, closing at 26,429.13.

🌍 European and Asian Markets Mixed

Europe showed a more tempered but positive tone:

• 🔺 EURO STOXX 50 up 0.36% to 5,430.17

• 🔺 FTSE 100 rose 0.30% to 8,837.91

• 🔺 CAC 40 edged up 0.19% to 7,804.87

• 🔻 DAX slipped 0.08% to 24,304.46

• 🔻 MSCI Europe dipped 0.24%

Currency indices showed slight weakness, with the Euro Index down 0.44% and the British Pound Index falling 0.35%.

Asia was largely bullish:

• 🔺 KOSPI advanced 1.49% to 2,812.05

• 🔺 India’s Sensex rose 0.92% to 82,188.99

• 🔺 Nikkei 225 gained 0.50% to 37,741.61

• 🔻 Hang Seng Index declined 0.48% to 23,792.54

🛢️ Commodities Rally as Energy Prices Rebound

Energy markets saw robust activity:

• 🔺 Natural Gas (July ‘25) surged 2.94% to $3.785

• 🔺 Crude Oil rose 2.21% to $64.77

• 🔺 Brent Crude gained 2.00% to $66.65

Precious metals were mixed:

• 🔻 Gold fell 1.31% to $3,331.00

• 🔺 Silver rose 0.91% to $36.13

• 🔻 Copper dropped 2.04% to $4.8325

💱 Currency Market Highlights

The U.S. Dollar Index was virtually flat at 99.20. Key FX moves included:

• 🔺 USD/JPY up 0.90% to 144.788

• 🔺 USD/GBP rose 0.34% to 0.7392

• 🔺 USD/AUD climbed 0.21% to 1.5397

• 🔻 EUR/USD fell 0.49% to 1.1396

📉 Bond Yields Spike

Treasuries saw rising yields across maturities:

• 🔺 2-Year Yield: 3.999% (+3.95%)

• 🔺 5-Year Yield: 4.126% (+3.43%)

• 🔺 10-Year Yield: 4.510% (+2.64%)

• 🔺 30-Year Yield: 4.963% (+1.62%)

📊 Stock Market Movers

Top gainers included:

• 🚀 PHAT (Phathom Pharma): +90.19%

• 🚀 RXRX (Recursion Pharmaceuticals): +20.13%

• 🚀 FCEL (FuelCell Energy): +24.42%

• 🚀 QBTS (D-Wave Quantum): +13.05%

• 🚀 MANU (Manchester United): +18.83%

• 🚀 PLUG (Plug Power): +11.21%

Robinhood (HOOD) rose 3.27%, and Alphabet Inc. (GOOG, GOOGL) gained over 3%. Meta (META) closed at $697.71, up 1.91%.

🪙 Cryptocurrencies Rebound

Bitcoin (BTC-USD) led the crypto market higher:

• 🔺 Bitcoin: $104,745.07 (+1.90%)

• 🔺 Ethereum: $2,486.59 (+1.27%)

• 🔺 XRP: $2.1738 (+1.90%)

• 🔺 Dogecoin: $0.1818 (+3.42%)

• 🔻 USDC & USDT remained stable near $1.00

XRP posted a staggering 325.36% gain over the past 52 weeks, while Bitcoin rose 46.56% year-over-year.

🧪 Private Markets: AI Leads the Charge

Private companies also experienced valuation boosts:

• 🔼 OpenAI valuation soared 160.82% to $324.6B

• 🔼 xAI climbed 231.75% to $91.7B

• 🔼 Figure AI skyrocketed 1,374.51% to $39.5B

• 🔼 Anthropic advanced 86.97% to $61.5B

SpaceX remains the most valuable private firm globally at $424.6B.

🧾 ETFs & Mutual Funds in Focus

Among ETFs:

• 📈 TSLL (Tesla Bull 2X): +7.03%

• 📉 TSLZ (Tesla Inverse 2X): -7.36%

• 🚀 QBTX (QBTS 2X ETF): +27.33%

Mutual fund standouts:

• 📈 American Beacon ARK Transformation Fund (ADNRX): +8.44%

• 📉 ALPS Seven Canyons World Innovators Fund (WAGTX): -7.39%

As markets digest economic data and prepare for upcoming central bank commentary, today’s broad-based rally suggests investors remain bullish across sectors — particularly in AI, clean energy, and biotech.