The Nasdaq Composite recovered most of Friday's selloff, helped by bullish signals from SpaceX, Anthropic and Nvidia across the AI chain. Iran's fleet of shadow tankers has run out of oil after months of a U.S. blockade, having previously provided Tehran with steady cash from millions of barrels floating in Asian waters. The Bank of Korea held its policy rate steady after two consecutive hikes, as inflation eased but remained above target, while diplomats race to revive talks with Iran as the U.S. sends more warships and Israel plans for possible attacks. Oil flows out of the Persian Gulf in October have nearly returned to pre-Iran-war levels, though traders remain wary of a fragile recovery. U.S. commercial crude stocks fell 3.1 million barrels last week, far more than the 300,000-barrel decline analysts had expected.
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NVDA
▲ Likely positiveNvidia
Relevance: medium
| Market | US stocks |
|---|---|
| Sector | Information Technology |
| Industry | Semiconductors |
| Market cap | $5.2T |
| Close on 10/21/2026 | 221.87 |
| Change that session | +2.49% |
QQQ
▲ Likely positiveInvesco QQQ Trust
Relevance: medium
| Market | US stocks |
|---|---|
| Sector | ETF |
| Close on 10/21/2026 | 725.21 |
| Change that session | +1.06% |
SPY
▲ Likely positiveSPDR S&P 500 ETF
Relevance: low
| Market | US stocks |
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| Sector | ETF |
| Close on 10/21/2026 | 773.13 |
| Change that session | +0.53% |
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