The Nasdaq composite was under heavy selling pressure in afternoon trading Tuesday, weighed down by a sell-off in Tesla stock, which dived more than 10%. Tesla's weakness comes one day after CEO Elon Musk reached a deal to take Twitter private for around $44 billion.
Nvidia, Advanced Micro Devices and Amazon.com also lagged badly in the Nasdaq 100, with losses of more than 5% each. Results from Amazon are due Thursday after the close, along with Apple's.
Selling was less intense in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, but the blue-chip index still fell 1.8%. Weak performers in the Dow Jones today included Nike and Boeing, while Visa and Microsoft were under pressure with earnings due after the close today.
Chevron was a rare bright spot in the Dow Jones, up 1%. U.S. crude oil futures turned sharply higher in afternoon trading, up more than 3% to $101.75 a barrel.
U.S. Stock Market Today Overview |
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| Index | Symbol | Price | Gain/Loss | % Change |
| Dow Jones | (0DJIA) | 33413.68 | -635.78 | -1.87 |
| S&P 500 | (0S&P5) | 4202.55 | -93.57 | -2.18 |
| Nasdaq | (0NDQC ) | 12583.57 | -421.28 | -3.24 |
| Russell 2000 | 188.80 | -5.05 | -2.61 | |
| IBD 50 | 33.31 | -0.63 | -1.86 | |
Last Update: 1:36 PM ET 4/26/2022 |
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Bond yields were in focus again, with the 10-year Treasury yield down 6 basis points to 2.76%.
Nasdaq Today
The Nasdaq composite was down just over 3% after rising 1.3% Monday. The Nasdaq undercut Monday's low, which brings a trip down to its March 14 low into play. A harsh break of this level might be the shakeout the stock market needs to put in a bottom.
Declining stocks outnumbered advancers on the Nasdaq by about 4-to-1.
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Cadence Design Systems bucked the trend in the Nasdaq 100 after reporting strong earnings. But it's still on a downtrend, stuck below its 200-day moving average.
The S&P 500 was down 2%, hurt by an earnings sell-off for General Electric, which plunged nearly 12%.
But Sherwin-Williams and Waste Management were earnings winners in the S&P 500.
SHW stock gapped up over its April 8 high of 266.77, but it's still entrenched below its 200-day moving average.
WM's relative strength line is in new high ground as it tries to break out of a cup-with-handle base with a 165.95 buy point. Group peer Waste Connections is near the top of an 18-week consolidation while it holds support at its 10-week moving average.
On the NYSE, losers beat winners by about 3-to-1.
In other stock market news, several leading fertilizer stocks are testing support at their 50-day moving averages for the first time including CF Industries, Mosaic, and Nutrien.
Nasdaq Hits New Low As Tesla Dives; Microsoft, Google Headline Earnings
Coal Stocks Rally
Coal stocks dominated the upside in the MarketSmith Growth 250, helped by a big revenue beat from Arch Resources.
ARCH stock soared more than 20% after the company reported adjusted profit of $12.89 a share, reversing a year-ago loss. Revenue surged 143% to $867.94 million, well ahead of the Zacks consensus estimate of $649 million.
Other coal stocks in the MarketSmith Growth 250 rose sharply, including Alpha Metallurgical Resources, Consol Energy and Peabody Energy.
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