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Financial markets from October 27 to October 31, 2025, saw a strong finish to the month, with major tech earnings, a Federal Reserve rate cut, and significant stock index gains taking center stage. Below are the key highlights for that week.wsj<\/span>+2<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span>\u200b<\/p>\n The S&P 500 rose by about 2% for the month, closing above 6,900 for the first time.bilello<\/span>+1<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span>\u200b<\/p>\n<\/li>\n The Nasdaq surged 4.1% in October, with Amazon’s stellar earnings giving it an additional boost\u2014Amazon stock jumped 9.6% on strong cloud growth and infrastructure expansion.cnbc<\/span>+1<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span>\u200b<\/p>\n<\/li>\n The Dow Jones Industrial Average posted a small 0.1% gain on Friday, capping a sixth consecutive month of gains, a streak unseen since 2018.wsj<\/span>+1<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span>\u200b<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Apple posted record sales with optimism for the December quarter, although its shares ended 0.4% lower after volatile trading.wsj<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span>\u200b<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Meanwhile, Meta Platforms and Microsoft shares fell due to concerns over increased expenditures on artificial intelligence initiatives.wsj<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span>\u200b<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Positive momentum was driven by continued robust performance from \u201cMag7\u201d mega-cap tech stocks (Tesla, Google, Nvidia, etc.), despite job cut headlines from Amazon and Target.investrade<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span>\u200b<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n The U.S. Federal Reserve cut interest rates by 0.25% to a 3.75%\u20134% range, its second straight cut this cycle, but signaled uncertainty about further reductions, causing expectations for another cut this year to fall.weforum<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span>\u200b<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Rate-cut optimism further fueled market gains and drove yields on Treasuries lower.cnbc<\/span>+1<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span>\u200b<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n Japan\u2019s Nikkei 225 soared to an all-time high, marking its largest monthly gain since 1990.wsj<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span>\u200b<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Most other major international markets lagged, partly due to lingering concerns about China\u2019s property market and slow global growth.weforum<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span>\u200b<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n Chevron and ExxonMobil posted lower profits but pledged to expand production; energy stocks were mixed on their respective results.finance.yahoo<\/span>+1<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span>\u200b<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Bitcoin broke its seven-year streak of October gains, ending the month with a loss\u2014the first time since 2018.reuters<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span>\u200b<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n Market breadth was strong, with advancers outnumbering decliners and volatility (VIX) dropping substantially as investors piled back into tech and momentum plays.investrade<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span>\u200b<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Bank of America reshuffled leadership in its global markets unit, and Berkshire Hathaway prepared for a leadership transition with Warren Buffett delegating future annual letters.reuters<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span>\u200b<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n The final week of October 2025 was marked by optimism in US equities\u2014especially large-cap tech\u2014on strong earnings, easing monetary policy, and subsiding volatility, though not all sectors or global regions participated equally in the rally.cnbc<\/span>+2<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span>\u200b<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n SCOREBOARD<\/p>\n MARKET RECAP US stocks +0.51%, international -0.43%, bonds -0.59%. Below are highlights for the week courtesy of Perplexity’s Comet: Financial markets from October 27 to October 31, 2025, saw a strong finish to the month, with major tech earnings, a … Continue reading US Stock Market Performance<\/h2>\n
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