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News desk · Evening edition · Thursday, October 1, 2026
Equities have stayed near record territory, keeping the broader bull regime intact, even as risk appetite gyrates day to day. Breadth has thinned sharply, with just 75% of tracked indices above their 200-day average versus 88% a day ago, even as the 10-year Treasury yield eased to 5.24% after its relentless climb to a 2002-era high. Energy stocks jumped 1.95% as Brent held above $100, while Trump's threat to remove Fed governors Cook and Barr added a fresh political overhang.
auto-generated · written Oct 1, 2026, 4:27 PM EDT
Prices in this edition were taken live, not from stored closes. They were read at the Evening edition slot on Thursday, October 1, 2026. Anything named as a cause may come from a headline the desk was given.
Equities
- Accenture shares surged over 15% to $212.30, its best trading day on record, on an AI-driven earnings beat
- Boeing's engineers approved a new contract, averting a potential strike at the aerospace manufacturer
- Micron extended its post-earnings rally, now up nearly 3% since the blowout report first broke
Sector and commodities
- Energy stocks jumped 1.95% today as Brent crude held above $100 a barrel
- Financial stocks breached a key technical level, with further weakness feared by traders
- Treasury launched 'Operation Economic Outcast,' fresh Iran sanctions targeting the auto and rail sectors
Crypto
- Nothing notable in crypto today, with bitcoin still holding near its recent level
Fixed income
- Trump signaled he may try to remove Fed governors Lisa Cook and Michael Barr
- The 10-year Treasury yield eased to 5.24% today, its first pullback after hitting a 2002-era high
DAX (GDAXI)-1.0%
The DAX slides to 24,939, its lowest print this stretch, as the global bond selloff pressures European equities.
VIX (VIX)+0.7%
The VIX climbs to 16.45, its highest since mid-September, as Fear & Greed sinks to 28 from 45 a month ago.
Russell 2000 (RUT)+0.3%
The Russell 2000 ticks up 0.35% to 2,806.63 but stays well below its early-September high near 2,968.