Tech leads mixed session as yields rise and midterms loom
Market & SentimentA split tape: Nasdaq 100 rose 0.62% and the S&P 500 added 0.3%, while the Dow slipped 0.44% and the Russell 2000 gained 0.23%. Breadth was negative at 187 advancers to 311 decliners, though 64.5% of stocks sit above their 50-day average and 12 names hit 52-week highs against one low. Investors weighed midterm election risk and Middle East headlines.
Sectors & StocksIndustrials (+1.63%) and information technology (+1.3%) led, while materials (-1.91%) and staples (-1.76%) lagged. Eaton jumped 7% after Q3 revenue rose 28%, and GE Vernova and Quanta gained with the power theme. AppLovin rose 7.28% ahead of Wednesday's report. Shopify fell 8.74% on mixed Q3 with soft gross merchandise sales; Vertex dropped 4.05% on light pain-drug sales.
Rates, FX & CryptoTreasury yields rose across the curve, with the 10-year up 4bp to 4.95% and the 2-year up 2bp to 4.61%, leaving the 2s10s spread at 34bp. The dollar firmed on Middle East and midterm caution: USD/CNY rose 0.36%, a weaker yuan, and EUR/USD fell 0.33%. Bitcoin gained 0.9% to about $77,375 and ether rose 1.07%.
Earnings & AnnouncementsMarathon Petroleum's quarterly profit surged fivefold on refining margins and it agreed to sell a $4.2 billion refinery to CVR Energy. Pfizer raised full-year guidance and named Cecile Guegan permanent CFO. Leidos beat EPS but organic growth was just 0.6%. FinDog moved Alphabet, Adobe, AES, Broadridge, C.H. Robinson, Centene and CMS Energy from Neutral to Bullish, and cut Bank of America, Boeing and Booking to Neutral.
- AppLovin, DoorDash, CVS and Albemarle report earnings
- Midterm election results and any Iran escalation headlines
- 10-year yield near 4.95% and dollar direction
- More Fed speakers and weekly jobs data
- Officials described the strikes as defensive; crude ticked up and the dollar firmed as investors weighed Middle East escalation risk alongside midterm elections.Reuters11-03 01:05 UTC
- The dollar moved on geopolitical and election uncertainty, with the Aussie dipping after an expected RBA hike; USD/CNY rose 0.36%, a weaker yuan.Reuters11-03 01:10 UTC
- Kimberly-Clark completed its purchase of Tylenol maker Kenvue and outlined plans to improve growth and earnings, reshaping the consumer staples landscape.CNBC11-02 21:35 UTC
- Shopify beat estimates but gross operating profit, revenue and a key metric missed, and slowing merchandise sales raised questions about consumer demand.
- The largest US refiner posted a sharp profit jump as a global fuel supply crunch pushed refining margins to exceptional levels.
- Pfizer appointed Guegan permanent CFO and executive vice president after a competitive search, and separately raised full-year guidance on non-Covid growth.
- Leidos beat EPS estimates by 19.1% but missed revenue, raising 2026 EPS and cash flow guidance while cutting its sales outlook.
- Eaton reported Q3 2026 results with revenue up 28% and adjusted EPS above expectations, sending shares up about 6% and lifting the industrials sector.
- Vertex fell despite a beat for its Crispr-partnered Casgevy gene therapy as pain-drug sales came in light, with a key kidney catalyst still ahead.
- Oracle raised $20 billion and sold $10 billion of senior notes with coupons of 7% to 8.65%, highlighting the financing cost of its AI buildout.
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