Stock Market News, Jul. 18, 2025
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Since hitting a 52-week closing low on April 8, the S&P 500 index has rallied back by more than 25%, according to FactSet data. On Thursday, the index tallied its latest record closing high, and it even briefly tapped a fresh intraday record Friday shortly after the opening bell. It stood at 6,299 in recent trade on Friday.
The Indian benchmarks BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty50 have been trading in a narrow range over recent sessions due to cautious investor sentiment, mixed global cues, uncertainty surrounding the U.S.-India trade deal, and an uneven start to the earnings season.
Mayur Patel of 360 ONE Asset maintains a positive long-term outlook for the Indian stock market. He emphasises the importance of India's strong fundamentals, consumer demand recovery, and growth opportunities in various sectors amid current global uncertainties.
The leader of the AI revolution ended the day down 0.3% but still managed to make a new intraday high. NVDA stock is now up 27.9% since its fiscal 2026 first-quarter earnings report.
Equity-only put-call ratios continue to fall — bullish for the stock market. They are low on their charts, meaning that they are in overbought territory, but unless they roll over and begin to trend higher, they will remain on buy signals.
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Major U.S. equities indexes were mixed at midday Tuesday while China trade developments in the semiconductor sector boosted tech stocks.
The current sentiment appears bearish and may drag Nifty towards the 24,920–24,900 zone in the short term. On the higher side, 25,260 is likely to remain a strong resistance, said analysts.