Morning Market Brief - 2026-04-27

April 27, 2026 at 07:50 ET

U.S. Indices

On April 24, 2026, U.S. stock indices exhibited mixed performances, with market breadth reflecting a divergence between the major indices and the number of advancing versus declining stocks. The S&P 500 rose by 0.8% to 7,165.08, reaching a new all-time high. The Nasdaq Composite surged 1.6% to 24,836.60, driven by a 23.6% surge in Intel's stock—its best single-day performance since 1987. In contrast, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined by 0.2% to 49,230.71. The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies increased by 0.4% to 2,787.00. ([apnews.com](https://apnews.com/article/fc22c5b3b62593817c7e0eba52a42ce1?utm_source=openai))

Top Movers

Top Gainers:

Intel Corporation (INTC): Shares surged 23.6% to $82.54, marking its best single-day performance since 1987. ([apnews.com](https://apnews.com/article/fc22c5b3b62593817c7e0eba52a42ce1?utm_source=openai))

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD): Stock price rose 13.91% to $347.81.

Qualcomm Incorporated (QCOM): Increased by 11.12% to $148.85.

Synopsys, Inc. (SNPS): Gained 9.62% to $500.82.

Super Micro Computer, Inc. (SMCI): Advanced 8.71% to $29.08.

Top Losers:

Charter Communications, Inc. (CHTR): Declined 25.50% to $180.13.

Comcast Corporation (CMCSA): Fell 12.90% to $27.56.

HCA Healthcare, Inc. (HCA): Dropped 8.77% to $432.46.

Boston Scientific Corporation (BSX): Decreased by 5.51% to $62.07.

Eli Lilly and Company (LLY): Shares fell 3.67% to $883.96.

Global Markets

Europe:

FTSE 100 (UK): Closed at 10,410.74, up 0.30%.

DAX (Germany): Ended at 24,377.97, an increase of 1.03%.

CAC 40 (France): Finished at 8,214.60, rising 0.70%.

Euro Stoxx 50: Closed at 5,931.91, up 0.82%.

Asia:

Nikkei 225 (Japan): Closed at 60,537.36, up 1.38%.

Hang Seng (Hong Kong): Ended at 25,925.65, down 0.20%.

Shanghai Composite (China): Finished at 4,086.34, up 0.16%.

TSX Composite (Canada): Closed at 33,904.10, down 0.03%.

Commodities

WTI Crude Oil: Settled at $95.17, up 0.82%.

Brent Crude: Closed at $100.23, down 4.84%.

Natural Gas: Ended at $2.75, up 9.16%.

Gold: Finished at $4,717.10, down 0.11%.

[Silver](https://aksoycapital.com/glossary/silver.html): Closed at $75.56, down 1.08%.

Platinum: Ended at $2,013.30, down 0.08%.

Copper: Closed at $6.08, up 0.99%.

Money Market / Rates Curve

Federal Funds Rate: 3.64%.

[SOFR](https://aksoycapital.com/glossary/sofr.html) (Overnight): 3.65%.

1-Month [T-Bill](https://aksoycapital.com/glossary/t-bill.html): 3.69%.

3-Month T-Bill: 3.69%.

6-Month T-Bill: 3.72%.

1-Year Treasury: 3.70%.

10-Year TIPS Real Yield: 1.92%.

Macro and FX

VIX: 19.31.

10-Year Treasury Yield: 4.34%.

2-Year Treasury Yield: 3.83%.

10Y-2Y Spread: 0.51 percentage points.

DXY (Dollar Index): 98.33.

Crypto

Bitcoin (BTC-USD): $77,796.27, down 1.09%.

Ethereum (ETH-USD): $2,319.19, down 2.13%.