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Weekly Market Summary (week ending 27th June 2025)
30th June 2025
As you can see from the accompanying table financial markets wrapped up the week on a positive note and in some cases hit record highs. Markets were lifted by a wave of optimism following news that the US and China have officially signed a trade agreement.
Weekly Market Summary (week ending 20th June 2025)
23rd June 2025
Markets closed the week on a mixed note, with geopolitical tensions in the Middle East weighing on sentiment. While global investors are cautious amidst escalating tensions in the Middle East, markets showed a degree of resilience, especially in the UK, where the FTSE 100 fell 0.86% on the week.
week ending 13th June 2025.
16th June 2025
Global equities were mixed this week as a wave of encouraging economic data and progress on U.S.-China trade relations was ultimately overshadowed by a sharp escalation in tensions in the Middle East. While markets had gained ground through Thursday, news of Israel’s airstrikes on Iranian military and nuclear facilities, followed by reported retaliatory attacks from Iran, triggered a risk-off move on Friday that reversed earlier gains across most major indexes.
Week ending 6th June 2025.
9th June 2025
As you can see from the accompanying table it was broadly a positive week for global financial markets. Major U.S. stock indexes closed higher for the second week in a row. At the sector level, information technology stocks outperformed, due in part to upbeat sentiment around artificial intelligence (AI)-related stocks in the wake of several positive corporate earnings reports.
Week ending 30th May 2025
2nd June 2025
As you can see from the accompanying table global equity closed out May on a broadly positive footing, with strong gains in the U.S. and Asia helping offset softer performances in parts of Europe and emerging markets. Equities were supported by encouraging inflation data and evolving trade policy developments.
Week ending 23rd May 2025.
27th May 2025
Global equity markets pulled back this week amid a spike in U.S. Treasury yields, renewed trade tensions, and concerns over fiscal policy. The S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average fell back into negative territory for the year, while the Nasdaq, though more resilient, still declined by 2.5%.