EOD Brief — Thu., April 30, 2026
ES
7,245.50
+1.08%
NQ
27,587.25
+0.96%
VIX
16.89
-10.21%
DXY
98.08
-0.89%
The Big Story
AI earnings momentum overpowered oil-war risks and sent stocks to records.
- Dow surged nearly 800 points and the S&P 500 closed above 7,200 for the first time.
- S&P 500 posted its highest close on record, up 14.2% from its March 30 low.
- Amazon, Google and Microsoft beat cloud estimates as AI demand accelerated.
- Apple beat earnings and revenue estimates, helped by services growth.
- Late buy imbalances were strongly positive across the S&P 500, Nasdaq 100, Dow 30 and Mag 7.
Sector Performance
Industrials
XLI
+2.74%
Utilities
XLU
+2.56%
Healthcare
XLV
+2.21%
Real Estate
XLRE
+1.74%
Cons Staples
XLP
+1.68%
Cons Disc
XLY
+1.29%
Comm
XLC
+1.06%
Energy
XLE
+1.05%
Materials
XLB
+1.00%
Nasdaq 100
QQQ
+0.93%
Financials
XLF
+0.40%
Tech
XLK
+0.25%
Today’s Movers
Top Gainers
GTX
25.61
+24.99%
GKOS
143.67
+22.84%
VISN
12.79
+22.21%
PI
144.92
+20.73%
MYRG
404.81
+19.85%
USAR
25.97
+17.88%
FTAI
249.67
+17.16%
ERAS
10.65
+16.90%
Top Decliners
OPCH
20.33
-24.34%
CHKP
112.47
-19.64%
USLM
107.67
-16.04%
IDCC
296.56
-15.91%
CHH
99.08
-15.58%
WAY
21.38
-15.41%
W
63.93
-12.75%
FLS
73.64
-12.59%
Closing Levels
| Ticker | Close | High | Low | VWAP | Chg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPY | 719.08 | 719.79 | 710.45 | 713.18 | +1.05% |
| QQQ | 667.73 | 668.75 | 657.56 | 661.40 | +0.93% |
| AAPL | 269.84 | 275.94 | 268.14 | 270.38 | -0.12% |
| AMD | 352.47 | 354.96 | 332.60 | 337.55 | +4.56% |
| AMZN | 264.69 | 273.87 | 256.16 | 262.59 | +0.63% |
| GOOGL | 385.00 | 385.83 | 365.82 | 359.43 | +10.02% |
| META | 612.50 | 620.76 | 600.00 | 642.22 | -8.46% |
| MSFT | 410.10 | 414.42 | 398.01 | 417.84 | -3.38% |
| NVDA | 199.79 | 210.30 | 198.70 | 208.54 | -4.52% |
| TSLA | 380.58 | 384.75 | 368.17 | 375.86 | +2.09% |
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