{"id":343868,"date":"2025-08-15T17:19:47","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T21:19:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/discover\/?p=343868"},"modified":"2025-08-15T17:19:48","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T21:19:48","slug":"flat-friday-ends-a-positive-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/discover\/flat-friday-ends-a-positive-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Flat Friday ends a positive week"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It was a week of new record highs on the S&amp;P, Nasdaq and the TSX, based on varying U.S. inflation data. However, markets were flat or slightly down on Friday, though still gained ground over the past week. The S&amp;P closed -0.29% during the session, the Nasdaq -0.4% and the Dow climbed 34 points. Over the week, the S&amp;P and Nasdaq advanced nearly 1% while the Dow jumped 1.75%. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Berkshire Hathaway revealed a new stake in <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/UNH-N\">UnitedHealth<\/a>, which sent those shares soaring 11.98%. Meanwhile, <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/FSLR-Q\">First Solar<\/a> rallied 11.05%, <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/INTC-Q\">Intel<\/a> 2.93% as the most active name, while <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/AMAT-Q\">Applied Materials<\/a> tanked 14.07% and <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/CSCO-Q\">Cisco<\/a> slid 4.47%. The U.S. 10-year yield held around 4.328% while Bitcoin slipped US$710 to US$117,250.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Toronto, the TSX shed 16 points on Friday, but advanced 0.5% for the week. Strong gains in healthcare led seven sectors higher, while discretionary saw modest losses. <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/BHC-T\">Bausch Health<\/a> jumped 10.98%, <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/MDA-T\">MDA Space<\/a> 4.91% and <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/K-T\">Kinross Gold<\/a> 2.04% as several mining companies rallied. In contract, <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/ENB-T\">Enbridge<\/a> slid 2.31% and <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/BDT-T\">Bird Construction<\/a> sank 3.06%. Gold held at US$3,336 while WTI declined 1.25% to US$63.15.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#x1f468;&#x200d;&#x2695;&#xfe0f; <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/UNH-N\">UnitedHealth Group Inc (UNH-N)<\/a> +11.98%<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#x26cf; <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/FSLR-Q\">First Solar Inc. 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