ES 7,196.00 +0.39%
NQ 27,481.25 +0.57%
VIX 18.00 -4.31%
DXY 98.25 -0.72%

The Big Story

Hormuz-driven oil shock kept inflation and rate-hike risk in control.

  • The Bank of England held rates at 3.75% in an 8-1 vote as the Iran war shook the outlook.
  • Brent crude climbed as high as $126 before paring gains on U.S.-Iran escalation fears.
  • The Bank of England projected inflation could rise above 3.5% by year-end as energy costs pass through.
  • Traders priced 73 basis points of Bank of England rate increases for 2026.
  • Iran threatened long and painful strikes and vowed to dismantle U.S. exploitation of Hormuz.

Pre-Market Price Action

SPY 714.09 Above Prior Day High
QQQ 664.57 Above Prior Day High
AAPL 271.33 Above Prior Day High
AMD 342.20 Above Prior Day High
AMZN 270.14 Above Prior Day High
GOOGL 376.66 Above Prior Day High
META 606.72 Below Prior Day Low
MSFT 416.11 Below Prior Day Low
NVDA 210.60 Within Prior Day Range
TSLA 372.97 Within Prior Day Range

Pre-Market Movers

Gainers

LLY 913.50 +6.78%
MRK 114.26 +3.18%
ABBV 207.08 +1.94%
JNJ 228.42 +1.30%
HD 322.96 +0.61%

Decliners

META 606.49 -2.53%
MSFT 416.50 -2.20%
AMD 342.19 -1.67%
INTC 97.28 -1.50%
CVX 190.49 -0.83%

Key Levels

Ticker Last PDH PDL VWAP Range Break Chg
SPY 714.10 712.20 708.37 710.97 Above PDH +0.34%
QQQ 664.57 661.72 656.59 658.50 Above PDH +1.07%
AAPL 271.33 271.04 267.04 270.34 Above PDH +0.23%
AMD 342.19 340.17 318.86 330.57 Above PDH +5.87%
AMZN 270.05 265.91 257.70 260.57 Above PDH +3.99%
GOOGL 376.66 355.79 344.21 346.50 Above PDH +7.68%
META 606.25 674.25 663.81 669.74 Below PDL -9.70%
MSFT 416.30 426.82 420.29 422.32 Below PDL -3.02%
NVDA 210.65 212.72 207.58 208.94 Inside Range -1.14%
TSLA 372.97 376.40 370.04 375.55 Inside Range -0.81%

Economic Calendar

08:30
Advance GDP Price Index q/q Prev: 3.6% · Est: 3.8%
08:30
Advance GDP q/q Prev: 1.4% · Est: 2.2%
08:30
Core PCE Price Index m/m Prev: 0.4% · Est: 0.3%
08:30
Employment Cost Index (ECI)
08:30
Employment Cost Index q/q Prev: 0.7% · Est: 0.8%
08:30
Unemployment Claims Prev: 214K · Est: 213K

Earnings This Week

Thu., April 30, 2026

After Market Close
AAPL Est: 1.94