Index-level moves, breadth, factor rotation and positioning in the stock market.
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Services PMIs across Spain, Ireland and Singapore beat expectations even as German factory orders and South African output weakened.
European equities rose broadly after last week's selloff, but French stocks underperformed as rising government bond yields reflected fiscal concerns.
A fifth straight weekly rise in French yields has dragged European shares toward their worst week since April, even as German Bunds hit one-week lows.
French government bond yields climbed for a fifth consecutive week to levels last seen in 2002, pulling European equities toward their worst weekly performance since April.
The index swap takes effect October 9 and will force passive funds tracking the Nasdaq-100 to buy Moderna shares and sell Warner Bros. Discovery.
Moderna will replace Warner Bros. Discovery in the Nasdaq-100 index on October 9, triggering mechanical buying and selling from index-tracking funds.
A rout in global government bonds pushed the euro lower and sent the U.S. dollar to its strongest level in 17 months.
The dollar climbed to a 17-month high on October 1 as a global bond selloff weighed heavily on the euro.
Copper's bounce to $6.578 a pound hasn't been enough to flip the metal's broader downtrend, mirroring hesitation in equities.
The S&P 500 is squeezed in a double-top range near 7,728 while copper bounced to $6.578 but remains under bearish control.
A broad bond rout sent Dow futures to a three-month low even as Micron's earnings offered some support to tech names.
The 10-year Treasury yield climbed to its highest level since 2002, dragging Dow futures to a three-month low and drawing retail investors into high-yield bond ETFs as a contrarian bet.
Rising borrowing costs across Europe coincided with a looming French budget vote, pressuring the FTSE 100 and broader European equities.
UK 30-year gilt yields rose to their highest level since 1998 on October 1, dragging European stocks lower as investors awaited France's budget announcement.
Investors punished the rare-earths miner's $672 million deal for Meteoric even as the purchase was meant to secure new supply.
Lynas Rare Earths shares fell 7% to an eight-month low after the company announced a $672 million deal to acquire Meteoric, according to Investing.com.
CMS Energy, UFP Industries, Deckers, Blue Owl Capital and Marzetti all hit fresh 52-week lows even as the S&P 500 posted a slight September gain.
Five separate companies across unrelated sectors — utilities, building products, footwear, private credit, and food — hit new 52-week lows even as the broader S&P 500 index eked out a small gain for September.
Shares rose after the Pentagon picked Boeing to build its next-generation carrier-based fighter, a deal two separate wire reports valued at $20 billion.
Boeing shares rose after the US Navy awarded the company a $20 billion contract to build its next-generation fighter jet.
Shares tied to AI infrastructure rose worldwide after Anthropic's spending outlook pointed to stronger demand, while AMD drew fresh coverage on its World Labs deal.
Global chip stocks rose as Anthropic's spending outlook lifted hopes for continued AI hardware demand.
Shares fell on the leadership change even as some analysts argue the recent stock selloff has gone too far.
MongoDB shares fell after CEO Dev Ittycheria's successor stepped down and Ittycheria returned to lead the company.
Stock indexes sit near all-time highs, but MarketWatch and rates commentary point to strain building underneath the surface.
Major U.S. indexes are hovering near records even as elevated oil prices, rising Treasury yields and a cautious Federal Reserve put pressure on the rally's foundation.
The gap with a key beverage rival is being cited as the clearest explanation for the underperformance.
PepsiCo stock has fallen 10% so far in 2026 while the S&P 500 has risen 13%, a divergence attributed largely to the company lagging a key competitor.
A rout in Japanese government bonds spilled into currency markets and equities across the region on September 24, with the yen nearing a level not seen in months.
The yen weakened toward 160 per dollar as a bond selloff in Japan intersected with a broader dollar rally, pulling Asian stocks lower even as the Trump-Xi summit failed to lift sentiment.
Gold steadied after a selloff even as stronger U.S. data and rising oil prices raised bets on a Federal Reserve rate hike.
Australian shares fell to their lowest level in more than three months on September 23 as an oil price rally revived worries that inflation could force the Federal Reserve to raise rates again.
Analysts say the tech-heavy index's climb is being underpinned by improving fundamentals, not just momentum, even as crude prices fall.
The Nasdaq closed at a record in the September 22 session as oil prices slipped, with some analysts arguing the rally is fundamentally supported rather than a stretched melt-up.
The deal news coincided with a broader tech rotation that pulled capital away from bank stocks.
PayPal shares rose after news of an AI partnership with Meta, a move that coincided with investors rotating out of financial stocks and into tech names.
Treasury yields and oil both fell as traders looked ahead to a Trump-Xi meeting, giving risk assets room to run.
The Nasdaq touched an intraday record on September 22 as technology shares recovered lost ground while Treasury yields and oil prices both eased.
A Wall Street AI rally carried into the September 21 Asia session, with LG Electronics jumping on a Nvidia cooling-technology endorsement.
AMD's market capitalization crossed $1 trillion as chip stocks across Wall Street and Asia rallied together on September 21.