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23:00
Mixed closing on Wall Street: Dow Jones closed down 0.29%, S&P 500 closed up 0.29% and Nasdaq closed up 0.89%.
22:00
Wall Street moved to a mixed trend: Dow Jones loses about 0.2%, S&P 500 rises about 0.4% and Nasdaq rises about 0.9%.
US President Donald Trump announced that he is not satisfied with the new proposal to end the war from Iran, saying that the country “wants to reach an agreement, but I am not satisfied with it.” As a result, oil prices rose slightly from their daily lows. WTI crude oil contracts fell 3% and traded above $101 per barrel. Brent oil contracts, the international benchmark, retreated 2% to a level above $108 per barrel.
The events follow a record-breaking trading session in which the S&P 500 topped the 7,200-point mark for the first time in history. That helped the S&P 500 and Nasdaq — which also hit a new high — secure their best monthly performance since 2020. The Dow Jones, meanwhile, posted its best monthly performance since November 2024.
20:20
US President Donald Trump has announced that he is raising tariffs on cars and trucks imported from the European Union to 25%, arguing that the EU is not complying with a trade agreement signed last summer, which established a 15% quota.
Trump did not specify what legal authority he would use to raise the tariffs – the Supreme Court earlier this year struck down the “reciprocal” tariffs imposed under the IEEPA Act.
The original agreement, known as the “Thornberry Agreement” after Trump’s golf course in Scotland, contained a 15% quota on most goods. Europe has already warned that the trade framework could be in jeopardy.
Green screens on Wall Street: Nasdaq leads with 1.1% gain, S&P 500 rises 0.7%, but Dow Jones is steady. The record-breaking run is leading stocks to their longest weekly rising streak since 2024, amid hopes of a deal to end the Iran war.
Among the causes of Wall Street’s highs – a particularly strong reporting season: afterdark has become another giant that provides impressive results, the main indices continue to build on the strong rally, while the price of oil retreated following reports that Iran offered a new proposal to end the war.
In addition, the market seems to reward investments in artificial intelligence that show short-term monetization (the Magnificent Seven trend), as seen with Alphabet, and punishes investments without clear returns. Meta stopped her falls, andNvidia rose over 1%.
Brent oil fell below $110 a barrel, paring weekly gains, after Iran responded to US peace proposals. However, oil still posted a second straight weekly gain. The closure of the Strait of Hormuz caused a reduction of 9.1 million barrels per day in April – the largest disruption of global oil supplies on record. Goldman Sachs expects Brent to average above $100 per barrel in 2026.
WTI crude has risen 77% in the past year, and is finding support above $103, with a target of $116.50 if it breaks above $108.
The price of gold was about $4,592 per ounce in the morning – down about $50 compared to yesterday, but up $1,351 compared to last year. Gold faces a second week of declines as higher energy prices increase inflation concerns and reinforce the expectation that central banks will be required to keep interest rates high – or even raise them – in 2027.
19:00
The gains on Wall Street moderate slightly: Dow Jones is stable, S&P 500 is up about 0.7% and Nasdaq is up about 1.2%.
After publishing strong reports: Stock oracle jumps by more than 6%. Also rising sharply: dark , Intel andTesla .
17:30
A positive but cautious atmosphere on Wall Street – the results of the reports of dark And a number of other giants ignite optimism, in addition to the drop in oil prices amid signs of the end of the war with Iran. On the other hand, the market begins the month of May with the question of whether the increases of April will continue – or whether the “Sell in May” principle will come true.
The S&P 500 is up about 0.6% to 7,255 points. The Dow Jones gains about 0.45% and stands at 49,877 points. Nasdaq rises by about 0.8% to 25,092 points. Russell 2000 rises by 0.2%.
The S&P 500 broke a new trading high today, with the Nasdaq also crossing a new global high.
The annual meeting of Berkshire Hathaway It takes place today in Omaha, and for the first time without Warren Buffett (95 years old) in the center of the stage. Greg Abel, who started as CEO in early 2026, is the main star this year.
stock dark Jumps about 4% after the company posted better-than-expected second-quarter results, with “exceptional” demand for the iPhone 17 series. Revenues of $111.18 billion and earnings of $2.01 per share – both above analysts’ forecasts.
stock Roblox It collapsed after the company sharply cut its revenue forecast for 2026 to a range of $5.87-6.14 billion, lower than the previous forecast.
Shares of the social network Reddit soared after the company issued a positive revenue forecast for the second quarter.
The two energy giants Exxon Mobile andmisfortune Exceeded Q1 forecasts, but presented sharp declines in profits – Exxon -45% and Chevron -36% – due to hedging losses and disruptions in the flow of oil through the Strait of Hormuz.
stock modern rose sharply after revenues from the corona vaccine abroad exceeded forecasts.
Several analysts raised their price target on the stock Caterpillar After the company beat Q1 forecasts, with record demand for power generation equipment for AI data centers.
stock Nvidia It weakened slightly after the Wall Street Journal reported that its partner OpenAI missed revenue and internal user targets.
Crude oil (WTI) is down about 4.35% to $100.50 per barrel. Gold rose by about 0.65% to $4,659 per ounce.
Bitcoin rises by about 2.6% to $78,257.
The 10-year US bond yield is at 4.348%, a slight decrease.
4:30 p.m
Trading on Wall Street opened with slight increases in the main dimensions: the S&P 500 rose by about 0.6%, the Dow Jones rose by about 0.3% and the Nasdaq rose by about 0.8%.
stock dark Jumping more than 4% after releasing strong reports last night. Also coming up: SanDisk , Nvidia , Tesla , Microsoft , Intel , Amazon , Eli Lilly , Broadcom andoracle .
stock Alphabetical (Google) Losing more than a percent.
15:30
Towards the first trading day of May, a mixed trend in futures contracts on Wall Street: S&P 500 is up about 0.1%, Dow Jones is up about 0.2% (about 116 points), while Nasdaq is slightly down about 0.1%.
The changes follow a strong session on Thursday, in which the S&P 500 rose 1.02% and crossed the 7,200-point mark for the first time in history, the Nasdaq gained 0.89% and the Dow added 790 points.
April ended with a 10.4% gain in the S&P 500 – the best monthly performance since 2020.
stock dark by about 3.5% in pre-trade after it posted a profit of $2.01 per share and revenues of $111.18 billion – and surpassed analysts’ forecasts.
stock Roblox fell 21% after significantly cutting its annual revenue forecasts.
The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield was at about 4.42% (after rising about 6 basis points on Thursday), and the 2-year bond yield climbed to about 3.95%. The 10-year yield fell slightly below 4.4% on Thursday as oil prices retreated from record highs, but remains high compared to the start of the year.
Brent crude futures rose about 1.1% to $111.63 a barrel in early trade. This after on Thursday the contracts reached a four-year high of $126.41 per barrel before closing at $114.01.
The WTI contracts stand at about $104.38 per barrel, a decrease of about 0.66%.
Gold traded around $4,587 per ounce, a decrease of about 0.92% compared to yesterday.
Bitcoin is trading around $77,490, up about 1.59%.
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