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Market movers

Home and major world indices at a glance.

S&P 500

7,641.16 USD

▼ 0.66%

Dow Jones

52,759.21 USD

▼ 1.10%

Nasdaq

26,067.17 USD

▼ 0.85%

NIFTY 50

24,231.85 INR

▲ 0.32%

FTSE 100

10,748.16 GBP

▲ 0.19%

SENSEX

77,537.72 INR

▲ 0.39%

Nikkei 225

65,928.48 JPY

▼ 0.44%

DAX

25,983.04 EUR

▼ 0.56%

Philippines markets

3 quotes
S&P 500 7,641.16 USD -50.60 ▼ 0.66%
Dow Jones 52,759.21 USD -584.2 ▼ 1.10%
Nasdaq 26,067.17 USD -222.5 ▼ 0.85%

World markets

11 quotes
NIFTY 50 24,231.85 INR 76.95 ▲ 0.32%
FTSE 100 10,748.16 GBP 20.16 ▲ 0.19%
SENSEX 77,537.72 INR 302.22 ▲ 0.39%
Nikkei 225 65,928.48 JPY -288.3 ▼ 0.44%
DAX 25,983.04 EUR -145.3 ▼ 0.56%
Hang Seng 25,834.38 HKD 339.31 ▲ 1.33%
ASX 200 9,057.70 AUD 3.90 ▲ 0.04%
CAC 40 8,453.09 EUR -48.82 ▼ 0.57%
SSE Composite 3,908.34 CNY 4.62 ▲ 0.12%
All Ordinaries 9,269.60 AUD 14.40 ▲ 0.16%
Straits Times 5,678.69 SGD -15.55 ▼ 0.27%

Commodities

7 quotes
Gold 4,578.20 USD 88.80 ▲ 1.98%
Silver 68.50 USD 2.77 ▲ 4.21%
Copper 6.54 USD 0.05300 ▲ 0.82%
Platinum 1,874.30 USD 71.70 ▲ 3.98%
WTI Crude Oil 86.73 USD 0.9000 ▲ 1.05%
Brent Crude 93.79 USD 2.17 ▲ 2.37%
Natural Gas 2.77 USD -0.04800 ▼ 1.71%

FX

5 quotes
EUR/USD 1.1699 USD 0.0025 ▲ 0.21%
GBP/USD 1.3649 USD 0.0049 ▲ 0.36%
USD/JPY 158.9790 JPY 0.7000 ▲ 0.44%
AUD/USD 0.7142 USD 0.0017 ▲ 0.24%
NZD/USD 0.5974 USD 0.0038 ▲ 0.64%

Markets news

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S&P 500 rose 1.24% as global markets advance

Where the major indices, gold and currencies landed, and what the moves mean for Manila investors and retirement balances.

By Markets Desk · July 25, 2026 · 1 min read

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