🌍 Global Market Overview – April 10, 2025

🇺🇸 United States – Sharp Market Selloff

• S&P 500: 5,268.05 | 🔻 -3.46%
• Dow Jones: 39,593.66 | 🔻 -2.50%
• Nasdaq: 16,387.31 | 🔻 -4.31%
• Russell 2000: 1,831.39 | 🔻 -4.27%
• VIX (Volatility Index): 40.72 | 🔺 +21.12%

All major U.S. indices fell sharply, with tech-heavy Nasdaq leading the decline. The volatility index surged above 40, signaling investor fear and uncertainty.

🇪🇺 Europe – Strong Rebound

• DAX (Germany): 20,562.73 | 🔺 +4.53%
• CAC 40 (France): 7,126.02 | 🔺 +3.83%
• FTSE 100 (UK): 7,913.25 | 🔺 +3.04%
• EURO STOXX 50: 4,818.92 | 🔺 +4.26%
• MSCI Europe: 2,077.21 | 🔺 +4.91%

European markets rallied strongly, possibly reacting to improved macroeconomic indicators and dollar weakness.

🇮🇱 Israel – Positive Session in Tel Aviv

• TA-35 Index: 2,417.67 | 🔺 +1.94%
• Trading Volume: ₪1.43 billion
• Stocks Advancing: 25
• Stocks Declining: 8
• Unchanged: 2

The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange showed resilience with strong performance from dual-listed and financial sector stocks.

🇨🇳 🇯🇵 🇰🇷 Asia – Mixed Performance

• Nikkei 225 (Japan): 33,292.20 | 🔻 -3.80%
• SSE (Shanghai): 3,227.65 | 🔺 +0.12%
• Hang Seng (Hong Kong): 20,798.63 | 🔺 +0.56%
• KOSPI (South Korea): 2,425.83 | 🔻 -0.79%

Japan suffered a significant decline, while China and Hong Kong managed modest gains.

🛢️ Commodities

• Crude Oil (WTI): $59.77 | 🔻 -0.50%
• Brent Oil: $63.03 | 🔻 -0.47%
• Gold: $3,233.60 | 🔺 +1.77%
• Silver: $31.225 | 🔺 +1.52%

Gold and silver rose sharply as investors sought safe havens amid market volatility.

💱 Currencies

• EUR/USD: 1.1319 | 🔺 +1.11%
• USD/JPY: 143.01 | 🔻 -1.06%
• USD/ILS: Estimated around ₪3.60–3.65

The dollar weakened against major currencies, particularly the euro and yen.

📊 Sector Performance in the U.S. (YTD)

• Technology: 🔻 -17.52%
• Consumer Discretionary: 🔻 -17.90%
• Financials: 🔻 -7.52%
• Healthcare: 🔻 -4.65%
• Consumer Staples: 🔺 +1.03% (only sector in the green)

📈 Top Movers – U.S. Stocks

• Charles River (CRL): 🔻 -28.13%
• Lucid (LCID): 🔻 -1.18%
• Palantir (PLTR): 🔻 -3.72%
• Innovative Eyewear (LUCY): 🔺 +104.55%
• Bionano Genomics (BNGO): 🔺 +42.86%

₿ Cryptocurrency

• Bitcoin (BTC): $80,748 | 🔻 -1.19%
• Ethereum (ETH): $1,546 | 🔻 -3.87%
• XRP: $2.007 | 🔺 +1.23%

Bitcoin remains near record highs, while Ethereum continues to underperform.