How Major US Stock Indexes Fared Monday 10/19/2026 – WTOP News
Tesla rose after unveiling a redesigned Roadster using SpaceX technology, while investors stayed wary of artificial intelligence debt and higher borrowing costs.
- US stock indexes opened mixed on Friday as a pullback in big technology companies weighed on the market, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising while the Nasdaq composite struggled.
- Investors worry tech companies, which relied on debt markets to finance artificial intelligence investments, cannot sustain spending as yields in bond markets worldwide recently climbed to their highest levels in years.
- Alcoa jumped 8.8% after reporting quarterly results that topped Wall Street estimates, while Netflix stock fell 1.4% following leadership changes and Tesla shares rose 0.6% after unveiling a new Roadster model.
- Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh offered no fresh signals on policy during a meeting in Bangkok on Friday, though traders increased odds of a December rate increase to 76.1% from 50.2% a month ago.
- Global oil prices remain elevated, with Brent crude up 0.1% at $105.85 per barrel, as uncertainties surrounding the Middle East and concerns over flows in the Strait of Hormuz have the market "pricing in a significant risk premium.
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How major US stock indexes fared Monday 10/19/2026
AI stocks recovered some of their steep losses from last week, but the rest of the market and stocks worldwide were shaky. The S&P 500 rose 0.4% Monday, and the Nasdaq composite rallied 1.1%. The majority of U.S. stocks outside of AI and tech fell, though, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed 0.1% lower after swinging between losses and gains earlier in the day. In Europe, indexes fell more than 1% following protests over the weekend that…
The New York Stock Exchange ended Monday's session with a majority of profits, driven by the upturn in actions linked to artificial intelligence (AI), pending the results of several technological giants.
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NEW YORK — Stocks in the artificial-intelligence industry bounced back on Wall Street Monday and recovered some of their steep losses from last week, but the rest of the market and stocks worldwide were shaky.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks in the artificial-intelligence industry bounced back on Wall Street Monday and recovered some of their steep losses from last week, but the rest of...
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