2026.4.23 US Market Overview
The rising tensions in Iran pushed oil prices to surge, while the US markets experienced volatility and closed down, with software stocks taking a heavy hit.
1. VIXY dipped 0.11%, closing at 28.51.
2. The three major US indices closed down. The S&P 500 fell by 29.50 points, a drop of 0.41%, ending at 7108.40 points. The Dow Jones Industrial Average decreased by 179.71 points, down 0.36%, closing at 49310.32 points. The Nasdaq fell by 219.07 points, a decline of 0.89%, finishing at 24438.50 points.
3. Microsoft fell 3.97%, Tesla dropped 3.56%, Meta slipped 2.31%, Nvidia decreased by 1.41%, Google A was down 0.13%, Amazon fell 0.11%, while Apple gained 0.10%.
4. The Nasdaq Golden Dragon China Index dropped 2.4%. Among popular Chinese stocks, TAL Education fell 9.3%, Xpeng dropped 6.4%, New Oriental fell 5.8%, Pony.ai decreased by 5%, WeRide and Zai Lab each fell by 4.3%, and Alibaba dropped 3.5%.
5. The semiconductor index recorded its seventeenth consecutive trading day of gains. Texas Instruments surged about 20%, while Intel rose approximately 20% post-earnings.
The rising tensions in Iran pushed oil prices to surge, while the US markets experienced volatility and closed down, with software stocks taking a heavy hit.
1. VIXY dipped 0.11%, closing at 28.51.
2. The three major US indices closed down. The S&P 500 fell by 29.50 points, a drop of 0.41%, ending at 7108.40 points. The Dow Jones Industrial Average decreased by 179.71 points, down 0.36%, closing at 49310.32 points. The Nasdaq fell by 219.07 points, a decline of 0.89%, finishing at 24438.50 points.
3. Microsoft fell 3.97%, Tesla dropped 3.56%, Meta slipped 2.31%, Nvidia decreased by 1.41%, Google A was down 0.13%, Amazon fell 0.11%, while Apple gained 0.10%.
4. The Nasdaq Golden Dragon China Index dropped 2.4%. Among popular Chinese stocks, TAL Education fell 9.3%, Xpeng dropped 6.4%, New Oriental fell 5.8%, Pony.ai decreased by 5%, WeRide and Zai Lab each fell by 4.3%, and Alibaba dropped 3.5%.
5. The semiconductor index recorded its seventeenth consecutive trading day of gains. Texas Instruments surged about 20%, while Intel rose approximately 20% post-earnings.