Markets Close the Week Strongly: Global Sentiment Turns Positive

Global equity markets ended the week with solid gains. Investors reacted positively to stable economic data, a drop in volatility, and easing macroeconomic concerns.

🌍 Global Equity Indices:

United States:

• Russell 2000: 2,020.74 | ▲ 2.27%
• Nasdaq: 17,977.73 | ▲ 1.51%
• S&P 500: 5,686.67 | ▲ 1.47%
• Dow Jones: 41,317.43 | ▲ 1.39%
• VIX (Volatility Index): ▼ 7.80%, now at 22.68

Europe:

• DAX (Germany): 23,086.65 | ▲ 2.62%
• Euro Stoxx 50: 5,285.19 | ▲ 2.42%
• CAC 40 (France): 7,770.48 | ▲ 2.33%

Asia:

• Hang Seng (Hong Kong): 22,504.68 | ▲ 1.74%
• Nikkei 225 (Japan): 36,830.69 | ▲ 1.04%
• Shanghai SSE: 3,279.03 | ▼ 0.23%

🏭 US Sector Performance:

• Basic Materials: ▲ 4.34% YTD
• Consumer Staples: ▲ 4.95%
• Financial Services: ▲ 2.27%
• Technology: ▼ 8.20% YTD
• Consumer Discretionary: ▼ 11.52% YTD

🛢️ Commodities & Currencies:

• Natural Gas: ▲ 5.40%
• Copper: ▲ 1.50%
• Gold: $3,247.40 | ▲ 0.78%
• Crude Oil: ▼ 1.45%
• US Dollar Index (DXY): 100.04 | ▲ 0.01%

📊 US Treasury Yields:

• 10-Year Yield: 4.322% | ▲ 2.15%
• 30-Year Yield: 4.795% | ▲ 1.22%

📈 Notable Public Stocks:

• Palantir (PLTR): ▲ 6.95%
• Pony.ai (PONY): ▲ 21.50%
• Duolingo (DUOL): ▲ 21.61%
• Polyrizon (PLRZ): ▲ 298.58%
• Tesla (TSLA): ▲ 2.38%
• Apple (AAPL): ▼ 3.74%

🧠 Leading Private Companies:

• OpenAI: Estimated Valuation – $299.9B | YTD Return: ▲ 187.36%
• xAI (Elon Musk): ▲ 230.33% | Est. Valuation – $91.3B
• Figure AI: ▲ 1,367.47%