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US equity markets fell sharply, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq recording their steepest single session decline since 20 January as oil prices continued to march higher amid mixed messages around the US-Iran conflict – Dow fell -469-points or -1.01% Nvidia Corp (down -4.16%) was the worst performer in the 30-stock index, while Boeing Co (-2.63%) and 3M Co (-2.783%) fell over >2.5%. Salesforce Inc (up...

US equity markets advanced amid hopes of a ceasefire in the US-Iran war - Dow +305-points or +0.66%. Sherwin-Williams Co (+2.63%) and Merck & Co Inc (+2.58%) climbing over >2.5%. The latter announced that it will acquire US biotech firm Terns Pharmaceuticals for US$53 per share in cash, valuing the company at ~US$6.7B. Terns is developing TERN-701, an oral therapy for chronic myeloid leukemia. It...

US equity markets retreated as oil prices rebounded and software stocks came under fresh selling pressure - Dow slipped -84-points or -0.18%, with Salesforce Inc (down -6.23%) the worst performer in the 30-stock index. International Business Machines (IBM) Corp (-3.16%) and Microsoft Corp (-2.68%) also booked notable declines. Caterpillar Inc (up +2.13%) and Cisco Systems Inc (+2.59%) rose over >2...

Technology stocks led fresh falls on US equity markets on Friday (20 March) as oil prices resumed their march higher - Dow fell -444-points or -0.96% to 45,577.47. International Business Machines (IBM) Corp (down -3.43%), Honeywell International Inc (-3.29%), Nvidia Corp (-3.28%) and Boeing Co (-3.01%) all fell over >3%.

Morgans AM - Friday, 20 March 2026 by Morgans Financial

US equity markets fell sharply as investors digested the latest wholesale inflation figures, and the Federal Reserve’s latest monetary policy pronouncements and economic projections - Dow shed -768-points or -1.63% with Home Depot Inc (-3.08%), McDonald’s Corp (-3.24%), Procter & Gamble Co (-3.15%) and Visa Inc (-3.06%) all dropping over >3%. A further 10 Dow components fell over >2%. Only two (2)...

• US equity markets advanced for a second straight session, shrugging off fresh gains in oil prices – Dow edged +47-points or +0.10% higher, with International Business Machines (IBM) Corp (up +2.75%) the leading component in the 30-stock index. Amazon.com Inc rose +1.63% after Reuters reported that Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Adam Jassy said in an internal meeting that he projects artificial in...

US equity markets rallied as oil prices retreated amid fresh efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz - Dow rose +392-points or +0.83%,,with Salesforce Inc (up +2.86%) the leading component in the 30-stock index. Nvidia Corp’s (+1.65%) four-day GPU Technology Conference kicked off overnight with a keynote speech from Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Jensen Huang, who said the semiconductor chipmaker ex...

Morgans AM - Monday, 16 March 2026 by Morgans Financial

All three major U.S. equity indices closed sharply lower on Thursday, as investor sentiment weakened amid heightened geopolitical and credit market concerns.

All three major U.S. equity indices closed mixed on Wednesday, as a February CPI reading that came in broadly in line with expectations, together with the International Energy Agency’s announcement of an emergency oil reserve release, failed to provide sufficient support to lift market sentiment.

All three (3) major stock indexes erased their earlier gains to finish mostly lower in a volatile session on Tuesday. Dow fell 34.29-points or -0.07%.

US equity markets advanced, staging an impressive intra-session rebound after President Trump reportedly viewed the war with Iran as “pretty much” done - Dow rose +239-points or +0.50%, recovering from an earlier decline of as much as -900-points. Caterpillar Inc (up +3.51%) sat at the top of the primary sector leaderboard, arresting a two-session slide that had dragged the manufacturer of constru...

US equity markets retreated as oil prices continued to soar as the war between the US and Iran showed no signs of a resolution, while investors also digested the latest jobs figures - Dow fell -453-points or -0.95% paring an earlier decline of close to -950-points or ~2%. Caterpillar Inc (down -3.57%) and Nvidia Corp (-3.01%) fell over >3%. Boeing Co rallied +4.08% following a Bloomberg report tha...

• US equity markets fell sharply as oil prices resumed their march higher after Iran claimed to have attacked a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz - Dow fell -785-points or -1.61%, having been down over >1,100 points or ~2.4% earlier in the session. Caterpillar Inc (-3.54%), Goldman Sachs Group Inc (-3.67%), Merck & Co (-3.5%), Sherwin-Williams Co (3.51%) and Walmart Inc (-3.52%) all fell 3.5%+. Sales...

US equity markets rallied, with unconfirmed reports that Iran has privately reached out to the US to discuss terms for ending their escalating conflict. However, Iran later denied a New York Times article that suggested operatives from its Ministry of Intelligence had reached out indirectly to the Central Intelligence Agence (CIA) with an offer to discuss terms for ending the conflict. According t...

• US equity markets retreated but settled well off their session lows as concerns around a prolonged U.S.-Iran conflict continued to rattle investor sentiment, although comments from President Trump around ensuring energy supply helped assuage some fears - Dow fell -404-points or -0.83%, paring an earlier decline of over >1,250-points. Caterpillar Inc fell -4.03% to be the worst performer in the 3...

US equity markets steadied, reversing steep morning session losses - Dow slipped -73-points or -0.15%, paring an earlier decline of as much as 600-points. 3M Co (down -2.33%), Home Depot Inc (-2.6%) and Procter & Gamble Co (-2.21%) all fell over >2%. Nvidia Corp rose +2.99% and was the leading performer in the 30-stock index, arresting a two-day slide that saw the chipmaking giant drop over >9.5%...

US equity markets retreated and booked their steepest monthly declines in a year, with financial and Information technology stocks under pressure and with investors eyeing US-Iran hostilities that are poised to drive crude prices sharply higher - Dow lost 521-points or -1.05%. American Express Co (down -7.88%) and Goldman Sachs Group Inc (-7.47%) both dropped over >7%. Apple Inc fell -3.21% ahead...

US equity markets weaker as a strong results from Nvidia Corp and Salesforce after the close of the previous session weren’t enough to bolster the broader market - Dow inched +17-points or +0.03% higher Salesforce Inc - which has been one of the biggest victims of recent artificial intelligence (AI) disruption fears - gained +4.03% to pace gains in the 30-stock index a day after the customer servi...

• Technology stocks led US equity markets higher overnight ahead of Nvidia Corp’s much anticipated quarterly result after the closing bell - Dow rose +308-points or +0.63% International Business Machines (IBM) Corp (up +3.58%) and UnitedHealth Group Inc (+3.74%) rallied over >3.5%.

• US equity markets rebounded as Technology stocks steadied after a sharp sell-off amid artificial intelligence (AI) disruption concern - Dow rose +370-points or +0.76% Salesforce Inc rose +4.07% to be the leading performer in the 30-stock index, more than recouping the previous session’s -3.78% drop that came amid a broader decline on artificial intelligence (AI) disruption concerns from the like...

US equity markets opened the new week on the back foot as investors digested President Trump’s move to raise global tariffs and amid fresh concerns around artificial intelligence (AI) disruptions to various industries - Dow fell -822-points or -1.66%, booking its worst one-day decline since 20 January. International Business Machines (IBM) Corp slumped -13.15% and was the worst performer in the 30...

U.S. equity markets advanced on Friday to cap a positive week after the Supreme Court struck down the sweeping tariffs implement implemented by the Trump administration last year.

US equity markets weaker after booking three straight sessions of gains, with oil prices climbing to six-month highs amid escalating tensions between the US and Iran - Dow fell -268-points or -0.54% Boeing Co (down -2.18%) and Sherwin-Williams Co (-2.23%) both fell over >2%.