🗓️ Daily Market Overview – Tuesday, March 25, 2025

(Data reflects trading activity from Monday, March 24, 2025)

🌍 Global Markets

🇺🇸 U.S. – Strong Weekly Opening

• S&P 500 rose by 1.76% to 5,767.57
• Dow Jones climbed 1.42% to 42,583.32
• Nasdaq surged 2.27% to 18,188.59
• Russell 2000 jumped 2.55% to 2,109.38
• VIX (Volatility Index) dropped by 9.34% to 17.48, indicating reduced market uncertainty

✅ Top Gainers on Wall Street:

• Tesla (TSLA) 🚀 +11.93% – sharp rally following reports of advancements in autonomous vehicle AI
• MicroAlgo (MLGO) 💥 +455.16% – speculative retail trading spike
• AMD +6.96% – strong chip demand expectations
• Oklo (OKLO) +13.81% – nuclear microreactor funding progress
• IonQ (IONQ) +17.34% – quantum computing momentum
• Tempus AI (TEM) +14.90% – growing investor interest in bioinformatics
• CleanSpark (CLSK) +18.15% – Bitcoin-related mining stock rally
• Also notable: BigBear.ai (BBAI), Quantum Computing Inc (QUBT), MARA, LUNR, ASTS, TNXP
• Eli Lilly (LLY) +3.26% – continued strength in healthcare sector

🇪🇺 Europe – Mild Negative Bias

• DAX -0.17%, CAC 40 -0.26%, FTSE 100 -0.10%
• EURO STOXX 50 -0.15%, MSCI Europe -0.30%
• Euro Index dropped 0.31% amid economic slowdown concerns

🌏 Asia – Mixed Performance

• Nikkei 225 gained 0.46%
• SSE Composite (China) down 0.10%
• Hang Seng plunged 2.33% – pressure on tech and real estate
• KOSPI fell 0.62%
• SENSEX (India) rose 0.14%

🇮🇱 Israel Stock Exchange – Monday, March 24, 2025

📈 Tel Aviv Stock Exchange closed significantly higher, led by banks and financials:

• TA-125 Index 📈 +1.93% to 2,486.15
• TA-35 Index 📈 +1.91%
• Tel Aviv Banks Index 💥 +5.58%
• Tel Aviv Financials +4.5%
• TA Biomed +2.09%
• TA-90 +1.69%
• TA Tech +0.43%

💡 Leading Sectors:

• Banks – sharp rally following strong earnings and upgraded guidance
• Insurance & Financial Services – continued positive sentiment
• Industrials and Technology – moderate gains, awaiting Q1 results

💵 Currencies & Commodities

🔁 Currencies

• U.S. Dollar Index – 104.34 (+0.08%)
• EUR/USD – 1.0795 (-0.04%)
• USD/JPY – 150.55 (-0.08%)

🛢️ Commodities

• Brent Crude Oil – $72.28 (-0.12%)
• Gold – $3,019.60 (+0.13%)
• Silver and Copper – modest gains of ~0.5%

📅 Outlook for Today – Tuesday, March 25, 2025

🔹 The strong momentum in U.S. markets is expected to support a positive open in Tel Aviv.
🔹 Investors are closely watching U.S. inflation data and future interest rate decisions.
🔹 Sectors to watch: Technology, Financials, and Biomed.