US Stock Market Sector Analysis – August 2025
26 sectors, 78 tickers, tracked daily. Click any date to read the analysis.
Up (S&P 500 +0.1% or more)
Down (S&P 500 fell 0.1% or more)
Flat (within ±0.1%)
Market Closed
Each trading day is colored by the S&P 500 (SPY) close-to-close change: green for gains of +0.1% or more, red for losses of −0.1% or more, yellow for flat sessions within ±0.1%.
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Monthly Market Summary
August 2025 finished as a largely sideways month for stocks, with the S&P 500 recording 9 up days, 9 down days and 3 flat days. Performance was driven by a small set of strong winners—Airlines surged 22.9%, Analog & Embedded Chips rose 8.4% and Energy gained 6.4%—while broader areas underperformed. On the downside, Infrastructure slid 7.2%, Biotech fell 1.7% and Industrials dropped 1.1%. Overall, the market showed mixed sector rotation rather than a clear bullish or bearish trend.
Daily Reports
- Aug 01, 2025 — Mag 7 Retreats; AMZN Drops 8.3%
- Aug 04, 2025 — PLTR Buzz Lifts Mag 7 Rally
- Aug 05, 2025 — PLTR Surges 7.8%, Software Leads
- Aug 06, 2025 — AAPL Leads Rally; SMCI Earnings ...
- Aug 07, 2025 — LLY Drops 14%, Cybersecurity Sinks
- Aug 08, 2025 — Nasdaq Tops Records; AAPL Leads
- Aug 11, 2025 — Intel Rally Lifts Chip Supply Chain
- Aug 12, 2025 — Airlines Rally; UAL Jumps 10%
- Aug 13, 2025 — AMD Jumps 5.4%, Chips Lead
- Aug 14, 2025 — INTC Jumps 7.4%, Chips Lead
- Aug 15, 2025 — UNH Rockets 12%, Healthcare Leads
- Aug 18, 2025 — META Drops 2.3%, Mag 7 Softens
- Aug 19, 2025 — Mag 7 Pullback Sends Tech-Risk R...
- Aug 20, 2025 — INTC Plunges 7%, Chips Slip
- Aug 21, 2025 — WMT Tumbles, Retail Drags S&P
- Aug 22, 2025 — TSLA Rally Leads Mag-7 Gains
- Aug 25, 2025 — SBUX Slips 2.9%, Food Sector Wea...
- Aug 26, 2025 — LLY Jumps 5.9%, Healthcare Leads
- Aug 27, 2025 — NVDA Beats; Chips Pull Back
- Aug 28, 2025 — S&P Highs; GOOG, Mag 7 Drive Rally
- Aug 29, 2025 — DELL, NVDA Drag Mag 7 Lower