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Shortly after market open indexes are seeing little movement on Tuesday, October 15th. The Nasdaq Composite is seeing the strongest gains while the Dow Jones Industrial Average is seeing losses beyond major indexes.
As of 10:00 a.m. ET we have:
- Nasdaq Composite: Up 42.78% (+.23%)
- S&P 500: Up 2.28 (+.04%)
- Russell 2000: Down 3.31 (-.15%)
- Dow Jones Industrial Average: Down 268.45 (-.62%)
Let's dive into the major storylines driving the market today.
Earnings Season Starts
Today is the first major day of companies reporting third-quarter earnings. Before the bell there were reports from major companies like:
- UnitedHealth (Down 9.90%)
- Bank of America (Up. 1.80%)
- Citigroup (Down 1.51%)
- Goldman Sachs (Down .03%)
- Johnson & Johnson (Up 1.77%)
- Charles Schwab (Up 7.65%)
And after the bell Interactive Brokers and United Airlines will report.
As you can see, the biggest headline is UnitedHealth ( NYSE: UNH ) down nearly 10%. The company projected 2025 adjusted profits to be $30 per share, which was well below current expectations of $31.18. Rising medical costs are weighing on the insurer's profitability.
UnitedHealth is one of the 30 DOW components and is strongly weighted as the DOW is adjusted based on stock price and UnitedHealth's stock price is the highest in the index. Therefore, UnitedHealth's almost 10% decline is the primary reason the Dow Jones Industrial Average is underperforming other major indexes today.
Other stocks in the Dow underperforming include Chevron (down 1.92%) and Caterpillar (down .91%).
The top performer in the Dow Jones today is Apple ( Nasdaq: AAPL ). The company's stock is up 2.56% in early trading after research notes on Wall Street indicated that demand for the newest iPhone model may be picking up after a lackluster launch.
NVIDIA Takes a Breather
After several weeks of outperformance, shares of NVIDIA ( Nasdaq: NVDA ) are finally taking a breather. The company's stock is down 2.93%. Other AI names like AMD ( Nasdaq: AMD ), ARM Holdings ( Nasdaq: ARM ), and Broadcom ( Nasdaq: AVGO ) are also amongst today's biggest decliners in the Nasdaq.
One notable exception among AI stocks is Marvell Technology ( Nasdaq: MRVL ), which is one of the leading performer in the Nasdaq-100. Marvell custom designs Trainium chips for Amazon ( Nasdaq: AMZN ), and that company announced a major deal with Databricks today, leading to increased enthusiasm around the company.
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