Equities showed mixed performance today with the Nasdaq 100 surging nearly 2% while the Dow lagged with a modest decline, suggesting strength concentrated in tech and growth sectors. The S&P 500 gained 0.80% as crude oil climbed over 1%, though Bitcoin remained relatively flat and the VIX stayed subdued at 19, indicating contained volatility. With inflation holding at 3.32% and unemployment steady at 4.30%, the market is digesting stable macro conditions alongside a neutral Fear & Greed reading.
Watch today: Monitor the 10-year Treasury yield at 4.31% for any intraday shifts—moves here could signal changing expectations for Fed policy and could either accelerate or cap today's tech rally given the inverse relationship with growth stocks.
| Dow Jones (YM=F) | $49,333.00 (-15.00, -0.03%) |
| S&P 500 (ES=F) | $7,189.00 (-14.00, -0.19%) |
| Nasdaq 100 (NQ=F) | $27,412.50 (-115.00, -0.42%) |
| Russell 2000 (RTY=F) | $2,797.60 (-0.30, -0.01%) |
| Apple (AAPL) | $271.06 (+0.12, +0.04%) |
| Microsoft (MSFT) | $424.62 (+0.74, +0.17%) |
| Amazon (AMZN) | $263.99 (-0.21, -0.08%) |
| Alphabet (GOOGL) | $344.40 (+0.93, +0.27%) |
| Meta (META) | $675.03 (-0.15, -0.02%) |
| Tesla (TSLA) | $376.30 (+1.03, +0.27%) |
| Nvidia (NVDA) | $208.27 (+0.17, +0.08%) |
| Bitcoin (BTC) | $77,758.00 (-0.14% 24h) |
| Ethereum (ETH) | $2,316.86 (-0.54% 24h) |
| Solana (SOL) | $85.16 (-1.09% 24h) |
| Ripple (XRP) | $1.41 (-0.95% 24h) |
| Cardano (ADA) | $0.25 (-1.76% 24h) |
| Fear & Greed | 47 – Neutral |
| US Avg Gas (regular) | $4.044/gal EIA week ending 2026-04-20 |
| US Avg Diesel | $5.403/gal EIA week ending 2026-04-20 |
| Crude Oil (WTI) | $96.31 (+0.99, +1.04%) |
| Gold (GC=F) | $4,713.70 (-26.10, -0.55%) |
| Silver (SI=F) | $75.31 (-1.05, -1.38%) |
| USD/JPY | ¥159.14 (-0.22, -0.14%) |
| EUR/USD | 1.1754 (+0.00, +0.24%) |
| US 2-Year Treasury | 3.590% (-0.003, -0.08%) |
| US 10-Year Treasury | 4.314% (+0.004, +0.09%) |
| 30-Year Mortgage Rate | 6.23% (-1.11pp MoM)Freddie Mac weekly average |
| Eggs, Grade A Large | $2.35/doz (-6.08% MoM)BLS monthly · latest: 2026-03-01 |
| Milk, whole | $4.07/gal (+1.02% MoM)BLS monthly · latest: 2026-03-01 |
| CPI – Food at Home | (+2.40% YoY) Grocery inflation · 2026-03-01 |
| CPI – Shelter | (+2.85% YoY) Rent & housing costs · 2026-03-01 |
| Real GDP Growth | (+0.50% QoQ ann.) BEA quarterly · 2025-10-01 · level: $31.42T |
| CPI – All Items | (+3.32% YoY) Headline inflation · 2026-03-01 |
| Unemployment Rate | 4.3% (-2.27pp MoM) |
| US National Debt | $38.94T (-22.4B DoD)US Treasury · as of 2026-04-23 |