News desk · Morning edition · Monday, October 19, 2026
Equities have stayed near record territory, keeping the broader bull regime intact, even as risk appetite remains fragile beneath the surface. The VIX tumbled 9.9% to 18.01 and Fear & Greed rose to 25 from 18, as the Nasdaq rebounded 0.98% and Technology jumped 1.59% a day after their steepest selloff. Indonesian stocks hit a six-year low on MSCI downgrade fears, while Europe's DAX and FTSE 100 both fell roughly 1%.
auto-generated · written Oct 19, 2026, 9:52 AM EDT
Prices in this edition were taken live, not from stored closes. They were read at the Morning edition slot on Monday, October 19, 2026. Anything named as a cause may come from a headline the desk was given.
VIX +2.07%
VIX +11.14%
Technology +0.41%
Technology -0.10%
DAX -4.03%
DAX +0.31%
FTSE 100 -1.24%
FTSE 100 +1.70%
IXIC -0.07%
IXIC +0.72%
Dow Jones -3.52%
Dow Jones +0.96%
Russell 2000 -5.11%
Russell 2000 -3.26%
Nikkei 225 -1.68%
Nikkei 225 -0.91%
Aug 27 to Sep 18
Sep 18 to Oct 15
Drawn from the numbers stored with this edition. The same picture is on its share card.
Equities
Indonesian stocks hit a six-year low on MSCI downgrade fears amid French unrest
JPMorgan Chase deploys $5 billion off its balance sheet into defense technology investments
CoreWeave trades near $63.27, still below the $65.78 level where this stretch began
Sector and commodities
Technology snaps back 1.59% a day after leading the prior session's selloff
Energy's rally cools to just 0.17% today after yesterday's 2.52% surge
U.S. refinery utilization and inventory levels are little changed from the prior reading
Crypto
No crypto headlines again today, extending the quiet stretch
Fixed income
ECB official Elderson links climate and nature risks to economic resilience
10-year Treasury yield holds near 5.10%, essentially unchanged from the last edition
DAX (GDAXI)-1.3%
The DAX slipped 1.35% today, giving back part of yesterday's push to a stretch-high 25622.61.
FTSE 100 (FTSE)-1.0%
The FTSE 100 fell 1.00% today, retreating from Friday's close near 10881.90.
Nasdaq Composite (IXIC)+1.0%
The Nasdaq rebounded 0.98% today, clawing back from Friday's slide to 26140.03.
