Mei Ri Jing Ji Xin Wen·2025-10-18 01:13Market Performance - On October 17, US stock indices collectively rose, with the Dow Jones up 0.52%, the Nasdaq up 0.52%, and the S&P 500 up 0.53% for the week [1] - The Dow Jones increased by 1.56% this week, the Nasdaq by 2.14%, and the S&P 500 by 1.7% [1] Technology Sector - Tesla shares rose by 2.46%, adding $35.1 billion (approximately ¥250.2 billion) to its market capitalization [2] - Apple shares increased by nearly 2%, while Oracle fell over 6%, and AMD and ARM dropped over 3% [2] Automotive and Consumer Electronics - The automotive manufacturing and consumer electronics sectors saw significant gains, with Stellantis rising over 3% and other companies like Sony, Warner Music, General Motors, Ford, and Toyota increasing by over 1% [6] Banking Sector - The recent turmoil in US regional banks has calmed market fears, attributed to liquidity issues rather than systemic credit collapse [6] - Zions Bancorporation reported a $60 million provision for two loans and wrote off $50 million, which is 5% of its expected earnings for 2025 [6] Gold and Commodities - International gold prices peaked at $4,380.79 but fell to $4,251.45, closing down 1.73% for the day, while COMEX gold futures dropped 0.85% [8] - WTI crude oil futures rose by 0.14% to $57.54 per barrel, while Brent crude increased by 0.38% to $61.29 per barrel [8] Cryptocurrency Market - Bitcoin briefly fell below $107,000, closing at $107,034, with a total of $913 million (approximately ¥6.51 billion) liquidated across the crypto market in the last 24 hours [8][10] Geopolitical Developments - Trade tensions have eased, positively impacting market sentiment, with Ukrainian President Zelensky meeting with US President Trump to discuss peace talks [11] - Trump signed an executive order imposing new tariffs on imports of medium and heavy trucks and parts, effective November 1 [11]