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FTSE Russell’s semi-annual index reconstitution will take effect after U.S. stock market close this Friday. The most notable change in this adjustment is that Nvidia will replace Apple as the top-weighted stock in the Russell 1000 Index, while Apple will drop to third place, and Walmart will make its debut in the index’s top 10 weighted stocks. Additionally, AI concept companies including SpaceX and CoreWeave have been added to the index system, further boosting the index’s exposure to AI-related firms. Preliminary lists show 62 companies are newly added to the Russell 1000 and 237 to the Russell 2000; Alphabet and AMD were removed from the Russell 1000 Value Index and fully reclassified as growth stocks. Jay Woods, chief market strategist at Freedom Capital Markets, described the move as “Wall Street’s list-cutting day” — thousands of companies are re-ranked across indices based on their latest market capitalizations, with winners moving up and laggards demoted. Unusually, this year’s FTSE Russell index reconstitution coincides with the U.S. quarter-end pension rebalancing window, exposing the market to dual capital flow shocks. Goldman Sachs estimates U.S. pensions will net sell roughly $30 billion in stocks at the end of this quarter. With passive index rebalancing and pension rebalancing occurring simultaneously, Friday’s closing session could be one of the year’s most capital-dense and volatile trading periods. JPMorgan notes that companies promoted from the Russell 2000 to the Russell 1000 typically have stronger growth attributes, higher volatility, and lower dividend payouts. As these firms exit, the overall dividend yield of remaining Russell 2000 companies is expected to rise by around 16.5% — a structural shift with far-reaching impacts on investors using income or value strategies benchmarked against the Russell 2000.

According to Lookonchain's monitoring, a whale sold 464 Bitcoin to rebalance its portfolio and purchased 17,750 ETH worth $27.56 million two hours ago.

According to Lookonchain's monitoring, a whale sold 464 Bitcoin and reallocated its holdings to purchase 17,750 Ethereum approximately two hours ago, with the transaction valued at $27.56 million.

Mu Changchun, Director of the Digital Currency Research Institute of the People’s Bank of China, delivered a speech titled “Central Bank Digital Currencies Reshape Cross-Border Payments” at the 2026 Summer Davos Forum. He pointed out that new variables have emerged in the international monetary system, as stablecoins and various cryptocurrencies develop rapidly, driving the global cross-border payment system into a new phase of development. Mu disclosed that since the Currency Bridge successfully entered the continuous real transaction operation phase in June 2024, its cumulative transaction volume hit nearly 500 billion yuan by the end of 2025. The platform’s ultimate goal is to evolve into a new type of financial market infrastructure under a multilateral governance and equal-benefit model, co-built by central banks and participated by financial institutions.

Stéphane Houri, Head of Equity Research at European financial services group ODDO BHF, said the world is currently in a "race" between chips and memory, and strong AI-driven demand will likely keep memory prices elevated over the next two to three years. The core drivers are the rising capital expenditure of hyperscale cloud providers and their AI-related needs. Despite geopolitical and other uncertainties plaguing the chip industry, AI hardware demand remains robust, benefiting the entire semiconductor supply chain rather than just individual segments. Houri noted that Nvidia’s share price has been roughly flat year-to-date, but the AI investment boom is accelerating its spread to broader areas—with sectors like power, connectivity, and CPUs starting to capture capital attention spilling over from GPUs. AI is no longer a single-company narrative, but a long-term structural opportunity covering the entire ecosystem.

Over the past 24 hours, the crypto derivatives market has seen massive liquidations, with total liquidation volume hitting around $1 billion, and Ethereum’s liquidations exceeding Bitcoin’s. Meanwhile, Bitcoin’s futures open interest rose for the second consecutive day to 778,000 BTC; the sharp increase in open interest late Thursday indicates Bitcoin traders are adding short positions amid the downtrend. In contrast, Ethereum’s futures open interest has stabilized around 14 million ETH since June 15, with Ethereum traders not actively adding short positions during the decline. The open-interest-adjusted 24-hour cumulative trading volume differential shows that short positions continue to dominate among the top 25 crypto tokens, with only BNB, SOL, and TON as exceptions. Meanwhile, Bitcoin’s 30-day annualized implied volatility index jumped to 53%, its highest level since June 7; Ethereum’s volatility index rose to 66%. In the crypto options market, Bitcoin option skew neared 30% last week, with a notable put premium; large trades have seen put options with a $53,000 strike price expiring on July 10, reflecting strong demand for downside hedging.