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-5.93%
Silver · $49.10
Why it matters: The Nasdaq fell 2.86% to 25,437.00 and the S&P 500 lost 1.82% to 7,580.07 as Intel plunged 28.58% in its worst session since the 1970s, the 10-year Treasury yield eased to 4.93%, gold fell 3.63% to its lowest level in a year, and Bitcoin slid below $77,000 after a $6.3 billion hack at Binance.
From the Global Close — October 30, 2026 · Read the full briefing →
The Nasdaq fell 2.86% to 25,437.00 and the S&P 500 lost 1.82% to 7,580.07 as Intel plunged 28.58% in its worst session since the 1970s, the 10-year Treasury yield eased to 4.93%, gold fell 3.63% to its lowest level in a year, and Bitcoin slid below $77,000 after a $6.3 billion hack at Binance.
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Market data — delayed ~15 min · Last updated: October 30, 2026, 11:59 pm CDT · Market closed - last completed session: Friday, October 30, 2026
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Market data — delayed ~15 min · Source: Yahoo Finance
Last updated: October 30, 2026, 11:59 pm CDT · Market closed - last completed session: Friday, October 30, 2026
| Indices | Level | Move |
|---|---|---|
| S&P 500 | 7,580.07 | -1.82% |
| Nasdaq 100 | 28,384.85 | -3.46% |
| Dow Jones | 51,770.31 | -1.09% |
| Shanghai Comp | 3,599.02 | -1.44% |
| Nikkei 225 | 63,290.11 | -2.12% |
| FTSE 100 | 10,729.80 | +0.07% |
| DAX | 25,818.21 | -0.85% |
| CAC 40 | 7,969.42 | -0.01% |
| Hang Seng | 23,294.42 | +1.46% |
| ASX 200 | 8,908.10 | +0.00% |
| Sensex | 74,459.53 | +0.42% |
| FX | Level | Move |
|---|---|---|
| EUR/USD | 1.1183 | +0.24% |
| GBP/USD | 1.3379 | +0.38% |
| USD/JPY | 157.80 | -0.02% |
| DXY | 101.88 | -0.16% |
| USD/CHF | 0.8249 | +0.16% |
| AUD/USD | 0.7027 | -0.44% |
| USD/CAD | 1.3986 | -0.01% |
| NZD/USD | 0.5632 | +0.05% |
| USD/CNY | 6.6540 | -0.11% |
| USD/INR | 94.95 | -0.21% |
| USD/MXN | 18.85 | +1.18% |
| EUR/GBP | 0.8358 | -0.13% |
| Treasuries | Level | Move |
|---|---|---|
| US 10Y | 4.93% | -0.06 pp |
| US 30Y | 5.31% | -0.02 pp |
| US 5Y | 4.72% | -0.08 pp |
| Commodities | Level | Move |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | $3,898.90 | -3.29% |
| WTI crude | $104.12 | +2.08% |
| Silver | $49.10 | -5.93% |
| Platinum | $1,438.00 | -3.80% |
| Copper | $6.46 | -1.86% |
| Brent crude | $117.64 | +2.40% |
| Natural gas | $2.90 | -1.83% |
| Wheat | $603.50 | -0.04% |
| Corn | $447.75 | -0.78% |
| Soybeans | $1,222.25 | +0.20% |
| Coffee | $287.20 | +0.61% |
| Sugar | $19.36 | -0.56% |
Grains and softs quoted in cents per unit as provided by the feed; metals and energy in US dollars.
Evidence before inference
The Treasury set the Series I savings bond composite rate at 5.51% for bonds issued November 1, 2026 through April 30, 2027, up from 4.26%, with the fixed rate rising to 1.40%, its highest since November 2006.
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Read analysis →Bitcoin slipped below $80,000 to $78,804 in Market Briefer's delayed snapshot on October 29 as a tech-led selloff and a hawkish Federal Reserve hold pressed crypto, even as U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs logged a third straight day of inflows.
Read analysis →Market data — delayed ~15 min · Source: CoinGecko
Last updated: October 30, 2026, 11:59 pm CDT · Market closed - last completed session: Friday, October 30, 2026
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