EOD Brief — Tue., March 24, 2026
ES
6,650.25
+0.23%
NQ
24,433.75
+0.10%
VIX
26.95
+3.06%
DXY
99.23
+0.28%
The Big Story
Geopolitical risk at the close
- Trump says U.S. and Iran are ‘in negotiations right now,’ Tehran is ‘talking sense’
- Kuwait says Strait of Hormuz closure is beyond catastrophic, will trigger domino effect across global economy
- History shows investors are right to worry about 2026 being a bad year for U.S. stocks
- Wittkov and Kushner are working on a mechanism to stop the fighting in Iran – Israeli Channel 12
- The agreement with Iran is very similar to the understandings in Gaza and Lebanon – Israeli Channel 12
Sector Performance
Energy
XLE
+2.03%
Materials
XLB
+1.89%
Utilities
XLU
+0.69%
Industrials
XLI
+0.58%
Financials
XLF
+0.02%
Healthcare
XLV
+0.01%
Cons Staples
XLP
-0.09%
Cons Disc
XLY
-0.40%
Tech
XLK
-0.58%
Nasdaq 100
QQQ
-0.68%
Real Estate
XLRE
-0.81%
Comm
XLC
-1.40%
Today’s Movers
Top Gainers
FOUR
52.50
+19.24%
AAOI
113.90
+18.94%
HCC
95.58
+10.51%
CC
20.37
+10.11%
ACLS
94.39
+10.05%
LITE
801.99
+10.02%
FN
600.91
+9.96%
CAR
117.49
+9.52%
Top Decliners
IBRX
7.42
-21.12%
CRCL
101.17
-20.11%
ADMA
11.33
-16.63%
HSAI
20.24
-14.16%
ALM
14.72
-13.02%
LUNR
17.92
-11.77%
AXON
456.60
-9.99%
EL
71.48
-9.85%
Closing Levels
| Ticker | Close | High | Low | VWAP | Chg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPY | 658.64 | 657.02 | 649.88 | 655.42 | +0.50% |
| QQQ | 590.23 | 587.93 | 581.94 | 589.21 | +0.38% |
| AAPL | 254.33 | 254.82 | 249.55 | 249.85 | +1.13% |
| AMD | 206.45 | 206.43 | 200.13 | 202.21 | +1.86% |
| AMZN | 208.70 | 209.35 | 206.64 | 208.44 | -0.74% |
| GOOGL | 293.30 | 299.92 | 290.33 | 301.69 | -2.95% |
| META | 599.61 | 601.00 | 591.00 | 602.81 | -0.79% |
| MSFT | 374.89 | 382.47 | 371.85 | 384.01 | -2.17% |
| NVDA | 177.13 | 176.22 | 173.98 | 176.78 | +0.83% |
| TSLA | 386.04 | 387.47 | 376.31 | 381.03 | +1.36% |
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