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The stock market is more concentrated than it's ever been. The top 10 biggest US companies now make up nearly a quarter of the entire global equity market.

Merck (MRK) last traded at $86.98 as of 10:50am (UTC) on 29 October 2025, moving near the lower end of its intraday range between $86.81 and $88.05. Client sentiment on the Capital.com platform shows 97.62% of positions are long, while 2.38% are short, indicating a strong buyer skew.

Look at Tesla's stock price since 2010 and a clear pattern emerges. Since its IPO 15 years ago, Tesla's stock price has experienced three prolonged periods of stagnation and two major breakouts in between.

Mastercard was trading at $560.48 as of 10:01am UTC on 29 October 2025, moving between $559.95 and $572.60 and remaining near the session low.

Visa (V) last traded at $339.95 as of 9:23am UTC on 30 October 2025, marking the session low after ranging between $339.95 and $349.72 intraday on Capital.com’s quote feed.

Novartis last traded at 98.25 CHF as of 8:54am (UTC) on 30 October 2025, hitting the session high and holding above the intraday low of 96.95 CHF.

Palantir Technologies (PLTR) is trading at $199.53 at 12:20pm UTC on 31 October 2025, near its intraday high of $199.88 and slightly above the session low of $194.53.

Gold mining stocks provide a way to gain exposure to the precious metals market. For CFD traders, identifying which companies offer strong potential can have a notable impact on performance.

Markets digest the impact of last week's volatility after a hawkish cut from the FOMC and tech earnings that didn't quite meet the mark

Alphabet (GOOG) traded at $265.37 at 12:34 pm UTC on 27 October 2025, near the top of its intraday range between $255.00 and $265.76.