News desk · Morning edition · Tuesday, October 13, 2026

Equities have stayed near record territory, keeping the broader bull regime intact, even as risk appetite gyrates day to day. A semiconductor-driven selloff spread overnight to Asia, dragging the Nikkei down 1.82% as SK Hynix and SoftBank fell, while the VIX's daily move cooled further to +0.33%. UnitedHealth beat Q3 estimates and raised 2026 guidance even as the IMF warned bond yields could spike disorderly and the 10-year yield slipped to 5.20%.

auto-generated · written Oct 13, 2026, 9:50 AM EDT

Prices in this edition were taken live, not from stored closes. They were read at the Morning edition slot on Tuesday, October 13, 2026. Anything named as a cause may come from a headline the desk was given.

Equities

UnitedHealth beats Q3 estimates, raises 2026 adjusted EPS guidance to $20.50
reclaims $4 trillion market cap amid AI and cloud strength
extends slide to 224.64, down 2.80% since the chip selloff began

Sector and commodities

AI/chip selloff spreads to Asia, dragging SK Hynix and SoftBank shares lower
Oil falls as Russian diesel sanctions relief offsets Saudi-Houthi supply fears
ASML set to report Q3 earnings Wednesday in Amsterdam

Crypto

Crypto markets remain quiet again, with no major token-specific headlines today

Fixed income

IMF warns bond market risks have worsened, flags possible disorderly yield spike
BlackRock reverses six-year bearish bonds stance, sees fresh opportunity in government debt

FTSE 100 (FTSE)+0.5%

FTSE rebounds to 10706.93, a six-session high after its early-October dip to 10428.30.

VIX (VIX)+0.3%

VIX ticks up just 0.33% to 15.26, far calmer than its 16.39 spike earlier this month.

Dow Jones (DJI)+0.3%

The Dow pushes to a fresh high of 52003.33, up from its late-September low near 50906.