EOD Brief — Tue., May 26, 2026
ES
7,535.50
+0.59%
NQ
30,060.75
+1.70%
VIX
17.01
+2.53%
DXY
99.15
-0.09%
The Big Story
AI chip strength drove Nasdaq records despite renewed Middle East oil risk.
- Nasdaq Composite closed at a record high, surpassing its May 14 peak
- S&P 500 and Nasdaq rose as AI optimism lifted technology shares
- Micron surged 19% and crossed $1 trillion in market value
- Nasdaq 100 posted a $1.15 billion market-on-close buy imbalance
- Brent crude settled up 3.58% at $99.58 after Iran vowed retaliation
Sector Performance
Tech
XLK
+2.63%
Nasdaq 100
QQQ
+1.78%
Industrials
XLI
+1.47%
Materials
XLB
+1.39%
Real Estate
XLRE
+0.34%
Cons Disc
XLY
+0.23%
Comm
XLC
+0.08%
Utilities
XLU
-0.04%
Financials
XLF
-0.17%
Healthcare
XLV
-0.92%
Cons Staples
XLP
-1.38%
Energy
XLE
-2.76%
Today’s Movers
Top Gainers
BRAI
12.49
+74.20%
TE
10.45
+29.33%
RDW
22.04
+26.01%
VICR
332.95
+24.24%
FUTU
107.70
+19.99%
MU
895.88
+19.29%
FLY
58.81
+18.81%
POWI
84.09
+18.69%
Top Decliners
OCTVV
17.76
-18.16%
EMAT
7.12
-10.89%
AZO
3,100.11
-8.99%
LUNR
34.86
-8.89%
POET
13.35
-8.50%
KC
13.03
-8.37%
CRCL
104.17
-7.91%
TALO
14.80
-7.73%
Closing Levels
| Ticker | Close | High | Low | VWAP | Chg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPY | 750.29 | 752.13 | 748.37 | 741.58 | +0.62% |
| QQQ | 729.97 | 731.17 | 724.16 | 713.16 | +1.73% |
| AAPL | 308.70 | 311.82 | 307.67 | 304.33 | -0.04% |
| AMD | 504.75 | 506.96 | 480.23 | 452.84 | +7.97% |
| AMZN | 265.01 | 269.30 | 262.07 | 264.09 | -0.49% |
| GOOGL | 388.29 | 389.26 | 382.60 | 388.01 | +1.39% |
| META | 610.75 | 614.47 | 605.30 | 606.81 | +0.08% |
| MSFT | 415.05 | 419.77 | 413.02 | 419.05 | -0.84% |
| NVDA | 214.66 | 218.18 | 212.00 | 219.64 | -0.31% |
| TSLA | 433.38 | 435.20 | 426.12 | 418.21 | +1.73% |
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After Market Close
CRM
Est: 3.13
SNPS
Est: 3.16