U.S. stocks ended mixed, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average leading after gaining 531.39 points (1.02%) to 52,497.42, while the NASDAQ Composite slipped 6.07 points (0.02%) to 26,424.82 as tech shares lagged. The S&P 500 closed at 7,712.75, up 22.02 points (0.29%). Jake Behan of Direxion said upcoming hyperscaler reports, especially on ROI, data centre spending and 2027 capex, will be the next major stress test for the AI trade. In Asia, South Korea's KOSPI fell 3.73% and Japan's Nikkei 225 dropped 1.30%, while Indonesia's IDX Composite rose 5.65%.
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| Close on 10/20/2026 | 769.01 |
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