US stocks finished broadly higher on Tuesday, with the Dow up 529.85 points or 1% to 52,495.88, the S&P 500 up 0.3% to 7,712.57, and the Nasdaq slightly lower at 26,424.82. In Wednesday's Asian session, Brent crude rose 1.1% to $110 a barrel and WTI gained 1.2% to $99, as investors worried about conflicting signals on efforts to end the U.S.-Iran war. Early futures trends pointed to a moderately higher open on Wall Street. Asian stocks ended mixed, with the Shanghai Composite down 0.60% and Japan's Nikkei up 0.85%. Last week's main U.S. economic news was monthly consumer inflation and retail sales data.
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| Market | US stocks |
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| Sector | ETF |
| Close on 10/21/2026 | 773.09 |
| Change that session | +0.53% |
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| Market | US stocks |
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| Sector | ETF |
| Close on 10/21/2026 | 725.20 |
| Change that session | +1.05% |
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