U.S. stocks closed Friday, Sept. 25, with their first winning week in three as oil cooled and Treasury yields eased from multi-year highs, according to Associated Press tallies carried by The Hill and The Seattle Times. The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 478.64 points (+0.9%) to 51,828.62; the S&P 500 rose 39.28 (+0.5%) to 7,743.41; the Nasdaq Composite gained 129.34 (+0.5%) to 27,068.72.
For the week, AP figures put the S&P up about 1.2%, the Dow up about 0.3%, and the Nasdaq up about 2.1%. Brent crude fell about 2.8% Friday to roughly $97.44 a barrel on hopes around a phased reopening of the Strait of Hormuz; the 10-year Treasury yield briefly printed near 5.22% after consumer-sentiment data before settling back near 5.15%.
Why the crypto desk still watches the tape
Elevated yields and energy prices remain the transmission channel for risk assets — including crypto beta — heading into the new week. Sunday crypto marks (~9:11 a.m. MT via Robinhood) had Bitcoin near $84,500, Ether near $2,688, and XRP near $1.52 after a week that also saw spot Bitcoin ETFs flip 2026 year-to-date flows positive. Tape report — not a trade call. Not investment advice.
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