MSCI EM IMI is the strongest of the major indices, +1.7% – August 25, 2026

On the trading day of August 25, 2026, the markets tracked by Alysly showed a mixed picture: 25 of 85 monitored assets (29 %) closed higher. The single largest move came from the crypto asset Stellar at -5.9 %. The major equity indices moved +0.7 % on average, while the crypto market averaged -2.1 %. Notably, equities and crypto diverged, moving in opposite directions on the day.

Market barometer

Breadth = share of all tracked instruments (indices, liquid crypto, commodities, forex) with a positive daily change. Bars scale with the magnitude of each asset class's average daily return.

In focus: Stellar

At -5.9 %, Stellar was the day's most notable single move. The chart shows its trajectory over the selected range:

Indices on the day

Every index we track is listed in the index overview.

Indices on the day

Index	Day	2026	1J	52W
DAX	+0.77 %	+3.9 %	+6.1 %
MSCI World	+0.41 %	+12.2 %	+19.3 %
S&P 500	+0.32 %	+12.1 %	+19.2 %
Nasdaq 100	+0.62 %	+15.9 %	+24.6 %
Dow Jones	+0.30 %	+10.7 %	+18.1 %
Russell 2000	+0.42 %	+20.3 %	+28.8 %
Euro STOXX 50	+0.29 %	+9.9 %	+19.3 %
MSCI ACWI	+0.55 %	+13.0 %	+20.8 %
MSCI ACWI IMI	–	–	–	–
MSCI China	+0.35 %	-11.4 %	-10.4 %
MSCI Emerging Markets	+1.72 %	+19.6 %	+33.6 %
MSCI EM IMI	+1.74 %	+18.7 %	+30.8 %
MSCI EMU	+0.29 %	+10.1 %	+18.4 %
MSCI Europe	+0.63 %	+10.2 %	+18.0 %
MSCI Europe Small Cap	–	–	–	–
MSCI Japan	+0.83 %	+17.6 %	+21.0 %
MSCI USA	–	–	–	–
MSCI USA Kommunikationsdienste	–	–	–	–
MSCI USA Zyklische Konsumgüter	–	–	–	–
MSCI USA Nichtzyklische Konsumgüter	–	–	–	–
MSCI USA Finanzwesen	–	–	–	–
MSCI USA Gesundheitswesen	–	–	–	–
MSCI USA Informationstechnologie	–	–	–	–
MSCI World Kommunikationsdienste	–	–	–	–
MSCI World Zyklische Konsumgüter	–	–	–	–
MSCI World Nichtzyklische Konsumgüter	–	–	–	–
MSCI World Energie	–	–	–	–
MSCI World ex USA	+0.72 %	+12.1 %	+18.3 %
MSCI World Finanzwesen	–	–	–	–
MSCI World Gesundheitswesen	–	–	–	–
MSCI World IMI	–	–	–	–
MSCI World Industrie	–	–	–	–
MSCI World Informationstechnologie	–	–	–	–
MSCI World Materialien	–	–	–	–
MSCI World Minimum Volatility	–	–	–	–
MSCI World Momentum	–	–	–	–
MSCI World Quality	–	–	–	–
MSCI World Small Cap	–	–	–	–
MSCI World SRI	–	–	–	–
MSCI World Versorger	–	–	–	–
MSCI World Value	–	–	–	–
S&P 500 Informationstechnologie	+0.94 %	+25.9 %	+38.8 %
STOXX Europe 600	–	–	–	–

Of the 16 benchmark indices tracked, 16 finished the day higher, so the majority advanced. MSCI EM IMI led the field at +1.74 %, while Euro STOXX 50 trailed at +0.29 %. The “52W” column shows where each index sits within its yearly range. A marker far to the right means it is trading close to its 52-week high.

Crypto: daily gainers & losers

From the 50 largest crypto assets by trading volume, excluding illiquid micro-caps.

Gainers

Crypto daily gainers

Name	Price	Change
BMT BMT	$0.02314	+52.84 %
PROM PROM	$4.131	+13.86 %
ZRO ZRO	$1.199	+10.10 %
ENSO ENSO	$0.855	+1.91 %
SC SC	$0.000657	+0.15 %
U U	$0.9996	+0.02 %

Losers

Crypto daily losers

Name	Price	Change
PORTAL PORTAL	$0.01442	-15.08 %
TRUMP TRUMP	$2.173	-9.23 %
DASH DASH	$37.9	-8.89 %
ZEC ZEC	$767.8	-7.59 %
XPL XPL	$0.09052	-7.04 %
COTI COTI	$0.01159	-6.76 %

Crypto averaged -2.1 %, moving against equities. The biggest gainer among liquid coins was BMT at +52.8 %, with PORTAL trailing at -15.1 %. Crypto remains the most volatile asset class covered here. Daily swings of this magnitude are normal and say little about the long-term trend.

Commodities & precious metals

All series: commodities and precious metals.

Precious metals averaged -0.9 %, energy and industrial commodities +1.6 %. Cyclical commodities outran metals, often a sign of growth and demand optimism. Gold is a traditional hedge, while crude oil and copper act as growth barometers.

Foreign exchange (Forex)

All currency pairs are listed in the forex overview.

Foreign exchange (Forex)

Pair	Price	Change
EUR/USD 24 Aug 2026	1.16745	–
GBP/USD 24 Aug 2026	1.3631	–
USD/JPY 24 Aug 2026	158.932	–
AUD/USD 24 Aug 2026	0.71455	–
USD/CAD 24 Aug 2026	1.3837	–
USD/CHF 24 Aug 2026	0.800737	–

Real assets: new hammer prices

Since 18 August 2026, 46 new auction records have come in. Unlike on an exchange, no price forms here every day. The news is what actually changed hands.

Median = the middle hammer price among this window's records, not the value of a fixed position. It moves simply because different items come up for sale each week. The price index below avoids exactly this composition effect. Prices are hammer prices including the buyer's premium.

No lot changed hands in watches in this window. The most recent recorded sale dates from 13 June 2026, 73 days back. With few, high-priced items such gaps are the norm, not a data outage.

The trading-card price index stands at 537.6, +191.2 % against a year ago (base 100 at the first quarter covered, as of 28 August 2026). It measures price changes of the same good rather than the median of a changing offer. Against the previous reading (29 June 2026) that is -2.4 %, a quarterly figure rather than a daily one.

Residential property: an official index, not a hammer price

For residential property there are no individual sales to report: prices there are formed in statistics, not under the hammer. The latest available reading is 1 June 2026, 85 days before this report. The gap reflects the publication lag of the sources rather than missing data. A new reading has landed since the previous report.

Data note 1

Cross-asset correlations

Over the past 90 trading days, EUR/USD and Gold were strongly positively correlated, with a correlation coefficient of +0.60. A value near +1 means they move together, near −1 they move opposite, near 0 there is no linear link. For portfolio diversification, low or negative correlations are valuable because they smooth out volatility.

Summary

Bottom line, August 25, 2026 was a day of a mixed picture across the markets Alysly tracks: 25 of 85 assets gained. The headline came from Stellar at -5.9 %. Across asset classes, commodities led (+1.6 %) while crypto lagged (-2.1 %). The correlation between EUR/USD and Gold stood at +0.60, a gauge of how much diversification benefit combining the two currently offers. Away from the capital markets, the top hammer price was Porsche 911 Turbo (930) · 1975–1989 at $258,000, a price struck at a single table rather than on an exchange. A single trading day is only a small slice, though: over longer periods, asset classes, regions and holding period shape a portfolio's result more than any one day's move.

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