Early Look
Friday, July 24, 2026
Futures | Up/Down | % | Last |
Dow | 272.00 | 0.52% | 52,166 |
S&P 500 | 15.25 | 0.21% | 7,460 |
Nasdaq | 24.50 | 0.09% | 28,645 |
After posting hefty losses on Thursday on fears of rising inflation amid surging oil prices/Treasury yields, and underwhelming tech earnings from GOOGL, TSLA, and others , U.S. averages are pointing to a higher open after INTC reported a beat and raise quarter giving some life back into the tech trade. On Thursday, the S&P 500 and the Dow slid 1.2% and 1.0%, respectively, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq tanked 2.2%. All three indexes suffered their largest single-day percentage drops in a month, with all three on track for weekly losses. Consumer discretionary (XLY) and communication services (XLC) were among the day's biggest laggards, both falling more than 5%. Front-month WTI and Brent crude futures settled up 6.2% and 7.0%, respectively, after U.S. President Trump vowed to punish Iran for Houthi attacks on two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea, evidence that the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran is escalating and spreading. This morning, WTI crude oil prices pull back -2.75% to $89.65 but still on track for big weekly gains. In trade news, Trade Act of 1974 invoked reissued new duties on trading partners as the Trump administration imposed new levies on 60 trading Partners across the globe, collecting duties of between 10% and 12.5%. In Asian markets, The Nikkei Index declined 1,811 points to 64,611, the Shanghai Index dropped -62 points to 3,814, and the Hang Seng Index slipped -247 points to 24,963, ending the week lower. In Europe, the German DAX is up 210 points to 24,973, while the FTSE 100 rises 40 points to 10,678. The KOSPI closed down -5.7% Friday, with Samsung falling -7.6% and SK Hynix dropping -8.3%. This brings the KOSPI's decline to -28% from its June peak, with SK Hynix now down -40% and Samsung down -33% from their own peaks.
Market Closing Prices Yesterday
Economic Calendar for Today
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Macro | Up/Down | Last |
Nymex | -2.54 | 89.65 |
Brent | -2.94 | 97.75 |
Gold | 15.80 | 4,066.00 |
EUR/USD | 0.0014 | 1.1391 |
JPY/USD | -0.14 | 163.72 |
10-Year Note | -0.01 | 4.68% |
World News
Sector News Breakdown
Consumer
Energy, Industrials and Materials
Financials
Healthcare
Technology, Media & Telecom
Mid-Morning Look
Friday, July 24, 2026
Index | Up/Down | % | Last |
DJ Industrials | 146.30 | 0.28% | 51,859 |
S&P 500 | 8.92 | 0.12% | 7,416 |
Nasdaq | -112.04 | 0.45% | 25,025 |
Russell 2000 | -2.05 | 0.07% | 2,938 |
U.S. stock markets are mixed early as tech weakness drags the Nasdaq lower, Smallcaps are lower, but the S&P 500 holding up well as strength in most sectors help offset the early tech weakness. Real Estate (+2.3%), Energy (+1.4%) and Communications (+0.86%) are outperformers among S&P sector ETFs, while Consumer Discretionary (+0.15%), Financials (+0.25%) and Technology (-1.32%) pace the underperformers with 10 sectors gaining versus 1 declining. U.S. stocks close the week on a subdued note following days dominated by geopolitical headwinds, an earnings deluge, a weak tape and rising inflation expectations. Technology continues to dominate market narratives, as investors contend with a growing wall of worry over AI spending, rising competition from Chinese frontier models, and increasingly crowded positioning and seeing semiconductors pulling back further after a massive multi-year run.
In geopolitical news, U.S. threats to Iran keep a bid under oil prices, supporting U.S. Treasury yields, while tech/cons discretionary stocks continued to wobble post earnings results (large capex spending) and the USTR confirmed sweeping tariffs on trading partners. President Trump told Axios on Thursday that he is seriously considering restarting major combat operations in Iran including strikes that would be bigger than the ones carried out during Operation Epic Fury.
In trade news, the Trump administration is set to impose new 10% and 12.5% tariffs on 60 trading partners, including the European Union, over what it says is insufficient enforcement of forced labor restrictions. The measures take effect as the temporary 10% global tariff expires and represent another step toward President Donald Trump's broader trade agenda after the U.S. Supreme Court earlier this year struck down portions of his reciprocal tariff framework.
Economic Data
Macro | Up/Down | Last |
WTI Crude | -2.62 | 89.57 |
Brent | -3.43 | 97.26 |
Gold | 9.80 | 4,060.00 |
EUR/USD | -0.0004 | 1.1372 |
JPY/USD | -0.06 | 163.79 |
10-Year Note | -0.036 | 4.666% |
Sector Movers Today
Stock GAINERS
Stock LAGGARDS
Closing Recap
Friday, July 24, 2026
Index | Up/Down | % | Last |
DJ Industrials | 234.86 | 0.45% | 51,946 |
S&P 500 | 3.66 | 0.05% | 7,411 |
Nasdaq | -161.87 | 0.64% | 24,975 |
Russell 2000 | -10.16 | 0.35% | 2,930 |
U.S. stocks finished mixed as oil prices fell on news of a Pakistan-driven mediation between the US/Iran through help with China and indications that some tankers are making it through the two maritime chokepoints. After a bounce this morning on the peace headlines, technology stocks sputtered amid a late day sell-off, adding to weekly declines as the Semi index (SOX) fell -4.25%. Nearly all eleven S&P 500 sectors finished higher, led by REITs, Materials, Healthcare and Consumer Staples, but the tech heavy Technology weakness pushed major averages lower despite the positive market breadth. Treasury yields fell today but surged to 18-month highs this week and crude oil surged on the week amid increased U.S./Iran tensions, hitting highest levels in 7-weeks and renewing inflation concerns into next week’s FOMC policy meeting on Wednesday. Markets await a catalyst filled window in the coming week as Wednesday (META, MSFT) and Thursday (AAPL, AMZN) out with mega-cap tech earnings and FOMC driving market direction with its policy meeting, though no rate changes are anticipated. In trade news, the Trump administration is set to impose new 10% and 12.5% tariffs on 60 trading partners, including the European Union, over what it says is insufficient enforcement of forced labor restrictions. The measures take effect as the temporary 10% global tariff expires and represent another step toward President Trump's broader trade agenda after the U.S. Supreme Court earlier this year struck down portions of his reciprocal tariff framework. For the week, the S&P 500 fell 0.6%, the Dow fell 0.4% and the Nasdaq fell 2.1%.
Economic Data
Commodities
Currencies & Treasuries
Macro | Up/Down | Last |
WTI Crude | -2.88 | 89.31 |
Brent | -3.91 | 96.78 |
Gold | 20.60 | 4,070.80 |
EUR/USD | -0.0004 | 1.1372 |
JPY/USD | -0.03 | 163.82 |
10-Year Note | -0.025 | 4.679% |
Sector News Breakdown
Retail, Consumer Staples & Restaurants:
Autos, Leisure, Gaming & Lodging:
Energy, Industrials and Materials
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Internet, Media & Telecom
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