Weekly Stock Market Digest (11th Oct 2025): Many Major Indices & Stocks Fall. AppLovin -16%. AMD Surges 30%.
Welcome to the new weekly stock market digest. We’ll look back at the major moves and events of the past week.
Major Indices Weekly Review
The below table shows that most of the major indices showed declines, with the Dow Jones being down 2.73% and the S&P 500 2.43%. The FTSE 100 & DAX showed smaller declines.
Source: Stock Market Index – Major World Indices Live – Investing.com
Major Indices Biggest Gainers
The biggest gainer was the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) which showed over 30% gains. The Vietnamese VN 30 & the Japanese Nikkei 225 both grew by over over 5%.
Major Indices Biggest Fallers
Th biggest faller was the Karachi 100 (KSE), falling by nearly 3.5% and the US Small Cap Russell 2000 fell by nearly 3.3%.
Largest Stocks Weekly Review
Looking at the largest stocks by market cap, the majority fell slightly this week, Saudi Arabian Oil company showed small growth of nearly 1%.
The largest company NVIDIA fell by nearly 5%, according to yahoo Finance this was largely due “after the threat of a ‘massive increase’ in tariffs on Chinese goods by President Donald Trump, reignited fears of a trade war.” Why Nvidia (NVDA) Stock Is Trading Lower Today.
S&P 500 Biggest Movers
One of the biggest movers this week was Advanced Micro Devices ($AMD) which rose over 30% recently. “AMD has made headlines with a 30.5% stock surge following a significant partnership with OpenAI, while analysts express caution about its valuation despite strong growth prospects. The company is also navigating challenges from recent tariff threats impacting the semiconductor sector.” Source: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) Latest Stock News & Headlines – Yahoo Finance
Another big mover was Caesars Entertainment Inc ($CZR) which fell by 19%. Several factors have attributed to this including broad market weakness and underperformance vs. peers.
Applovin ($APP) was another big faller and it’s price fell by over 16%. “AppLovin stock has fallen because of an investigation into its data collection practices”. Why AppLovin Stock Sank 16% This Week
The probe appears tied to allegations from short sellers (e.g. Fuzzy Panda, Culper Research) that AppLovin has violated platform partners’ service agreements by using unauthorized data collection for more targeted ads. AppLovin probed by US SEC over data-collection practices, Bloomberg News reports | Reuters
