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21 / 10 / 26
Analysis
The Global Close: October 20, 2026 — Dow jumps 1.02% as health care leads a rotation out of tech
The Dow rose 1.02% to 52,495.88 and the S&P 500 gained 0.28% as health care hit a record and money rotated out of tech, while Seoul fell 3.73%, Europe slipped and oil whipsawed on U.S.-Iran proposal reports.
Live market data · delayed ~15 min · Source: Yahoo Finance
Indices
Delayed
Indices
Level
Move
S&P 500
7,757.17
+0.50%
Nasdaq 100
29,822.52
-0.43%
Dow Jones
52,856.09
+2.39%
Shanghai Comp
3,713.03
+0.15%
Nikkei 225
64,621.24
+0.30%
FTSE 100
10,752.88
+0.26%
DAX
25,645.04
+1.37%
CAC 40
7,921.68
-0.16%
Hang Seng
23,651.87
-2.85%
ASX 200
8,831.30
+1.18%
Sensex
73,709.69
+1.27%
FX
Delayed
FX
Level
Move
EUR/USD
1.1236
+0.37%
GBP/USD
1.3392
+1.22%
USD/JPY
158.05
+0.06%
DXY
101.70
-0.13%
USD/CHF
0.8237
-0.95%
AUD/USD
0.7031
+0.76%
USD/CAD
1.4042
-1.20%
NZD/USD
0.5704
+1.68%
USD/CNY
6.6653
-0.41%
USD/INR
94.45
-0.74%
USD/MXN
18.67
+1.12%
EUR/GBP
0.8383
-0.92%
Treasuries
Delayed
Treasuries
Level
Move
US 10Y
5.15%
+0.06 pp
US 30Y
5.44%
+0.01 pp
US 5Y
4.97%
+0.07 pp
Commodities
Delayed
Commodities
Level
Move
Gold
$4,159.50
-0.52%
WTI crude
$97.71
-3.65%
Silver
$58.12
+1.97%
Platinum
$1,636.00
+0.78%
Copper
$6.58
+0.70%
Brent crude
$109.73
-0.12%
Natural gas
$2.78
-10.94%
Wheat
$628.25
-4.88%
Corn
$464.25
-2.11%
Soybeans
$1,246.25
-1.19%
Coffee
$316.65
+3.62%
Sugar
$20.47
-1.82%
Research & analysis
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Analysis
The Global Close: October 15, 2026 — Bonds rally on hot inflation as AI rout goes global
September PPI rose 1.3% in the month, yet the 10-year Treasury yield fell 10 basis points in its biggest drop in over a year as an AI credit scare — CoreWeave CDS near 1,200bp, KOSPI down 7.57% — drove a global rotation out of chips and into bonds, health care and the Dow (+1.08%).
The Global Close: October 14, 2026 — Hot inflation, AI sell-off hits tech
September CPI rose 3.7% year over year, above consensus, lifting October Fed hike odds to 37% as the Nasdaq fell 1.88% and AI stocks and bonds sold off; Europe rose on ASML.
CPI Reaction: September 2026 Inflation Rose to 3.7% — October Fed Hike Back in Play
September CPI rose 3.7% year over year, above the 3.6% consensus, as gasoline jumped 9.1%. Core rose 2.6%. Yields climbed and October hike odds jumped — what it means for the Fed's Oct. 27–28 meeting.