Tech leads rebound as oil slides and AI deals lift chipmakers
Market & SentimentStocks closed higher, with the Nasdaq 100 up 1.27% and the Russell 2000 up 1.15%, while the Dow lagged at 0.06%. Breadth was mixed: 244 advancers against 256 decliners, and 59% of stocks above their 50-day average. The session's tone was set by falling oil and easing Middle East tensions, plus a busy AI deal slate ahead of Big Tech earnings.
Sectors & StocksTechnology (1.53%) and consumer discretionary (1.48%) led, while energy (-2.18%) and staples (-0.89%) lagged. Dell (7.47%) and Western Digital (6.95%) rallied on AI infrastructure demand; Cadence (6.49%) jumped on strong results. Boeing (-10.69%) sank as its 737 ramp slipped to 2027, and refiners Valero (-9.24%), Marathon (-7.36%) and Phillips 66 (-7.03%) fell with crude.
Rates, FX & CryptoTreasury yields were little changed: the 2-year added 2bp to 4.70%, the 10-year slipped 1bp to 4.99%, leaving the 2s10s spread at 29bp. The dollar firmed, with EUR/USD down 0.34% and USD/CNY nearly flat. Crypto gained, Bitcoin up 1.18% to $80,808 and Ether up 1.61%.
Earnings & AnnouncementsUPS (5.75%) beat on pricing and raised its 2026 outlook. Coca-Cola beat on volume and lifted guidance. Cadence beat on AI demand and raised its outlook. Boeing beat on cash flow but its 737 ramp slipped to 2027. Intel agreed to buy Classiq for about $2.3B, lifting quantum peers. Broadcom lined up a $63B Anthropic deal, and AMD rallied on an expanded Meta AI partnership.
- Fed decision and policy statement
- Big Tech earnings: Alphabet, Amazon, Meta
- Boeing 737 production update
- Oil reaction to Middle East tensions
- Diplomatic efforts eased Middle East tensions, pulling oil lower and supporting equities ahead of major tech earnings.Reuters10-27 01:46 UTC
- Stock futures rose as oil retreated, with investors positioning ahead of the Federal Reserve's policy decision.Reuters10-27 11:27 UTC
- A Reuters poll shows high inflation persisting into next year, a risk for central bank policy and consumer spending.Reuters10-27 13:41 UTC
- AI investment drove US business spending on equipment in September, signaling capex strength in tech.Reuters10-27 16:59 UTC
- Yemen's Houthis said they hit Saudi Arabia's Ras Tanura refinery, a risk to oil supply and energy markets.Reuters10-27 14:36 UTC
- Boeing beat on cash flow and revenue but its stock fell the most in over a year as 737 production ramp slipped to 2027.
- UPS beat estimates on stronger pricing, boosted free cash flow by 53.8% and raised its 2026 outlook despite margin pressure.
- Coca-Cola's Q3 earnings and revenue beat estimates on strong global volumes and favorable currency, prompting a raised outlook.
- Intel agreed to buy quantum software company Classiq for about $2.3B, lifting IonQ, Rigetti and D-Wave shares.
- Broadcom shares rose on a $63B financing arrangement to support AI computing deployments for Anthropic ahead of its expected IPO.
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