2025.8.20 US Stock Market Overview

1. VIXY closed down 0.63%, at 37.61.

2. Technology stock sell-off slows, Dow Jones narrowly closes up. The S&P 500 index closed down 15.59 points, a decrease of 0.24%, at 6395.78 points. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed up 16.04 points, an increase of 0.04%, at 44938.31 points. The Nasdaq closed down 142.095 points, a decrease of 0.67%, at 21172.857 points.

3. Apple closed down 1.97%, Amazon, Tesla, and Google A fell by 1.84%-1.12%, while Microsoft, Meta Platforms, and Nvidia fell by 0.79%-0.14%.

4. The Nasdaq Golden Dragon China Index closed up 0.33%, at 7606.75 points. Among popular Chinese concepts stocks, Global Data closed up 7.31%, Huazhu up 5.43%, Boss Zhipin up 4.79%, and JinkoSolar and Beike up by up to 2.21%.

5. Bitcoin and Ethereum both reversed this week's downturn, rebounding over 1%/6% during the day.