Market Review – March 11, 2025

General overview of the markets

Global market trading continues to show a negative trend, with the dominant declines particularly evident in the technology and consumer discretionary sectors. US indices recorded sharp declines, while Europe and Asia also showed a negative trend.

USA – Sharp declines in markets

• The S&P 500 fell 2.70% to 5,614.56 points.
• The Nasdaq experienced a massive sell-off, falling 4.00% to 17,468.32 points.
• The Dow Jones fell 2.08% to 41,911.71 points.
• The VIX index , known as the “fear index”, remained stable at 27.86 points, indicating significant uncertainty.

Europe – significant declines

• Germany’s DAX fell 1.69% to 22,620.95 points.
• France’s CAC 40 fell 0.90% to 8,047.60 points.
• The UK’s FTSE 100 shed 0.92% of its value, closing at 8,600.22 points.

Asia – Mixed trend

• SSE Shanghai remained positive with an increase of 0.22% , reaching 3,373.44 points.
• Japan’s Nikkei 225 fell 0.64% to 36,793.11 points.
• Hong Kong’s Hang Seng fell 0.60% to 23,641.00 points.

Trading sectors – sharp declines in technology and cyclical consumerism

• Technology : A sharp decline of 11.65% due to massive sales in leading stocks such as NVIDIA (-5.07%) and Apple (-4.85%) .
• Consumer Discretionary : The worst performing sector, down 13.08% due to weakness in Tesla (TSLA -15.43%) and Amazon (AMZN -2.36%) stocks.
• Financial services : a more moderate decline of -2.21% .
• Healthcare and consumer staples remained positive with returns of 4.75% and 3.49% respectively.

Commodities and Energy

• Crude oil rose slightly by 0.11% to $66.10 per barrel.
• Gold climbed 0.27% to $2,907.30 per ounce.
• Silver added 0.29% to its value, trading at $32.625 per ounce.

Currencies – The dollar is trending slightly weaker

• The dollar index fell 0.23% , trading at 103.74 .
• EUR/USD strengthened by 0.23% to 1.0860 .
• Dollar/Japanese yen rose slightly by 0.10% to 147.2860 .

Government bonds – declines in yields

• 10-year bonds fell to -4.2130% (a decrease of 2.41% ).
• 5-year bonds are trading at a yield of -3.9740% (a fall of 2.91% ).
• 30-year bonds are trading at -4.5390% (down 1.67% ).

Notable stocks

• TSLA (Tesla) drops 15.43% due to concerns about sales in China.
• NVDA (Nvidia) drops 5.07% , after reports of a slowdown in chip orders.
• META (Meta) loses 4.42% following possible cuts in advertising budgets.
• RDFN (Redfin) jumps 67.87%+ , likely following positive reports.
• COIN (Coinbase) falls by 17.58% , amid falling Bitcoin prices.

Crypto – Sharp declines led by Bitcoin and Ethereum

• Bitcoin (BTC-USD) fell 2.80% to $80,166.59 .
• Ethereum (ETH-USD) weakened by 8.89% , falling to $1,885.48 .
• BNB drops 4.40% to $539.96 .

Tel Aviv – Negative trend in the local market

• The Tel Aviv 35 fell 0.65% to 2,477.59 points.
• TA 90 fell 1.47% to 2,739.06 points.
• Tel Aviv Banks fell slightly by -0.14% and settled at 5,727.58 points.
• Tel Aviv Technology recorded a decrease of -0.97% , similar to the global trend.

Summary

The market continues to show weakness due to macroeconomic factors, regulatory restrictions on technology, and consumer pressure. The sharp declines in technology and crypto indicate instability, while the commodities market shows signs of relative strength.

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