EOD Brief — Thu., July 23, 2026
ES
7,457.25
-1.10%
NQ
28,768.75
-1.41%
VIX
18.70
+12.38%
DXY
101.44
+0.31%
The Big Story
Middle East escalation triggered an oil shock, inflation fears and a broad equity selloff.
- Brent crude settled 7.04% higher at $100.69 after attacks on Saudi tankers.
- WTI crude settled 6.17% higher at $92.19 as Iran tensions intensified.
- The Dow dropped about 500 points as surging energy prices pressured U.S. equities.
- Federal Reserve rate-hike odds climbed as the oil spike revived inflation concerns.
- Alphabet and Tesla plunged after earnings heightened concerns over costly AI spending.
Sector Performance
Industrials
XLI
+1.73%
Healthcare
XLV
+1.26%
Utilities
XLU
+0.57%
Energy
XLE
+0.30%
Real Estate
XLRE
-0.13%
Financials
XLF
-0.39%
Tech
XLK
-1.01%
Materials
XLB
-1.04%
Cons Staples
XLP
-1.39%
Nasdaq 100
QQQ
-1.90%
Comm
XLC
-3.50%
Cons Disc
XLY
-4.61%
Today’s Movers
Top Gainers
NVCR
19.99
+28.39%
CLF
10.96
+15.98%
MEDP
605.82
+14.71%
EQPT
19.40
+11.88%
IMAX
43.96
+11.86%
ALLE
154.57
+10.45%
LMT
568.59
+10.54%
WEX
171.47
+10.14%
Top Decliners
LBRT
19.62
-21.96%
ACI
11.44
-21.64%
STM
53.49
-18.67%
MBLY
7.47
-14.92%
TSLA
319.69
-14.52%
QS
5.12
-12.86%
XMTR
86.51
-12.12%
CHRN
22.57
-11.63%
Closing Levels
| Ticker | Close | High | Low | VWAP | Chg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPY | 739.49 | 742.56 | 735.21 | 743.85 | -1.06% |
| QQQ | 695.75 | 698.66 | 687.80 | 698.93 | -1.36% |
| AAPL | 321.30 | 323.30 | 319.35 | 327.64 | -1.41% |
| AMD | 554.40 | 556.49 | 525.00 | 523.07 | +0.37% |
| AMZN | 234.08 | 238.35 | 232.05 | 244.33 | -4.40% |
| GOOGL | 318.96 | 324.49 | 314.91 | 337.20 | -6.76% |
| META | 607.44 | 614.64 | 597.22 | 633.67 | -3.15% |
| MSFT | 381.65 | 391.78 | 377.40 | 393.25 | -2.23% |
| NVDA | 209.30 | 210.87 | 205.96 | 206.54 | -1.30% |
| TSLA | 323.39 | 341.86 | 315.73 | 353.18 | -13.53% |
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