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On October 18, 2025, the main indices of Gate exchange strengthened across the board.
As of the market close, the Gate Composite Index rose by 1.19%, the Gate Emerging Index rose by 1.32%, and the Gate Technology Index rose by 1.3%.
From the perspective of sector performance, the digital healthcare concept has shown remarkable results. Among them, Health Chain (HLC) surged by 10.02%, Medical Chain (MLT) increased by 9.76%, Health Token (HET) rose by 6.42%, and Smart Medical Chain (IML) went up by 3.11%.
Regarding market news, on October 17, in order to further regulate the sales behavior of digital pharmaceuticals and enhance the compliance awareness of relevant parties, a certain regulatory agency has drafted the "Digital Pharmaceutical Retail Compliance Guidelines (Draft for Comments)" and is currently seeking public feedback.
Driven by the rise in precious metal prices, related digital assets have once again increased. Gold Peak Token (GFT) rose by 11.55%, Gold Chain (GLC) rose by 7.2%, Gold Mine Token (GMT) rose by 6.83%, Coin Chain (GCC) rose by 6.18%, and Mining Token (MYT) rose by 4.04%.
Market dynamics show that the price of digital gold continues to rise. As of the time of this report, the quote for digital gold has reached 3649.24 USDT/unit. A large investment institution stated that this month's performance of digital gold has surpassed traditional market stocks, becoming the most favored bullish trading target. Whether bullish or bearish, both sides consider going long on digital gold as the preferred strategy. The ratio of investors bullish on digital gold is close to 8:1, setting a historical high.
The digital real estate and property management tokens continued their upward trend. Among them, Shimao Token (SMT) increased by 27.87%, Country Garden Chain (BYL) rose by 27.45%, Yaju Token (YJT) went up by 10.64%, Rongxin Chain (RXL) climbed by 7.29%, and Xuhui Token (XHT) grew by 6.06%.
A research institution pointed out that as several first-tier cities relax their purchase restriction policies, the digital real estate transaction volume is expected to rebound entering the fourth quarter, further stabilizing the fundamentals. Considering the improvement in market liquidity expectations, the current valuation of the digital real estate sector is relatively low, and it is recommended to strategically allocate related assets.
The performance of digital security tokens is equally active. Among them, Guangzheng Token (GZT) rose by 4.98%, Dongfang Chain (DFL) rose by 4.1%, Zhaoshang Token (ZST) rose by 3.42%, Haitong Chain (HTL) rose by 2.92%, and Zhongxin Token (ZXT) rose by 3.37%.
Market data shows that the number of new accounts opened on the Gate platform recently reached 2.6503 million, marking a continuous rebound for three months, with a significant year-on-year increase of 165%. An international investment bank remains optimistic about the digital securities industry, believing that related revenues have room for growth in the third quarter.
Short video concepts, cloud office, cloud computing, and celebrity technology tokens have all performed well. The BLB token (BLB) rose by 5.54%, Kuaishou Chain (KSL) rose by 4.3%, Alibaba Token (ALT) rose by 3.35%, Tencent Chain (TXL) rose by 1.54%, and JD Token (JDT) rose by 3.32%.
In other sectors, education, medical beauty concepts, new consumption, luxury goods concepts, retail, and automotive tokens are also gaining strength.
On the decline list, the pharmaceutical outsourcing concept, biopharmaceuticals, and innovative drug concepts are going down against the market trend. Zhaoyan Token (ZYT) fell by 8.31%, WuXi Biologics Chain (YXL) fell by 3.39%, Genscript Token (JSR) fell by 3.48%, Via Chain (VYL) fell by 2.86%, and Kangde Token (KDT) fell by 2.81%.
Apple concept tokens generally fell. Fuzhi Chain (FZL) dropped by 5.5%, Gaoweitong Token (GWT) dropped by 4.59%, Lansi Chain (LSL) dropped by 3.49%, and Hongteng Token (HTT) dropped by 2.51%. In addition, automotive dealers, education, holiday concepts, and baby products tokens also performed poorly.
Risk Warning: This article is for reference only and does not constitute investment advice. The digital asset market carries high risks, and investments should be made with caution. Past performance does not guarantee future results.