{"id":155572,"date":"2026-04-24T15:38:31","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T15:38:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/?p=155572"},"modified":"2026-04-24T15:38:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T15:38:31","slug":"morning-update-april-24-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/?p=155572","title":{"rendered":"Morning Update \u2014 April 24, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83d\udcc9 <strong>Wall Street<\/strong> closed Thursday in the red after earlier touching fresh all-time intraday highs. The <strong>S&amp;P 500<\/strong> lost 0.41% to 7,108, the <strong>Nasdaq<\/strong> dropped 0.89% to 24,439, and the <strong>Dow<\/strong> shed 0.36% to 49,310\u200a\u2014\u200adragged down by a tech pullback and rising oil. <strong>IBM<\/strong> and <strong>ServiceNow<\/strong> tumbled 8% and 18% respectively on earnings disappointments. Meanwhile, <strong>Texas Instruments<\/strong> surged 19%\u200a\u2014\u200aits best single session since 2000\u200a\u2014\u200aand <strong>Boeing<\/strong> gained 3% on a narrower-than-expected quarterly loss. Semiconductors extended their remarkable run to 17 consecutive up\u00a0days.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udca1 After the bell, <strong>Intel<\/strong> soared ~19% on strong Q1 earnings and an upbeat forecast, lifting <strong>Nasdaq 100 futures +0.6%<\/strong> this morning. <strong>S&amp;P 500 futures<\/strong> are near flat, while <strong>Dow futures<\/strong> point lower by\u00a0~0.4%.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udf0f <strong>Asian Markets (April 24):<\/strong> Cautious mood as US-Iran talks show little progress. Japan\u2019s <strong>Nikkei 225<\/strong> gained ~0.5% toward 59,435, led by tech stocks (Lasertec +3%, Ibiden +8.9%), as investors digested Japan\u2019s core CPI accelerating to <strong>1.8%<\/strong> in March\u200a\u2014\u200athe first pickup in five months\u200a\u2014\u200aahead of next week\u2019s Bank of Japan meeting. <strong>Hong Kong\u2019s Hang Seng<\/strong> futures point below Thursday\u2019s close of 25,915. Australia\u2019s <strong>ASX 200<\/strong> slipped 0.3%. The broader <strong>MSCI Asia Pacific Index<\/strong> opened marginally lower.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udee2\ufe0f <strong>Oil<\/strong> stays elevated\u200a\u2014\u200a<strong>Brent<\/strong> above $106\/bbl, <strong>WTI<\/strong> near $97\u200a\u2014\u200aas the Strait of Hormuz remains effectively closed. Trump extended the <strong>Israel-Lebanon ceasefire<\/strong> by 3 weeks, injecting some relief, but US-Iran peace talks remain deadlocked.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83e\udd47 <strong>Gold<\/strong> trades around <strong>$4,710\u20134,730\/oz<\/strong>, consolidating under pressure from the fragile truce. <strong>Bitcoin<\/strong> holds near <strong>$78,300<\/strong>, stabilizing after weeks of geopolitics-driven volatility.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcc5 <strong>Watch today:<\/strong> Final April <strong>Michigan Consumer Sentiment<\/strong> index, plus earnings from <strong>Procter &amp; Gamble<\/strong>, <strong>Charter Communications<\/strong>, and <strong>SLB<\/strong> before the\u00a0open.<\/p>\n<p>\u26a0\ufe0f With 81% of S&amp;P 500 reporters beating estimates so far, earnings remain solid\u200a\u2014\u200abut geopolitical headlines can reverse sentiment in minutes. Stay\u00a0alert.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcca <strong>NordFX<\/strong>\u200a\u2014\u200aYour partner in global markets. #NordFX #Forex #Trading #Markets #Gold #Bitcoin #Oil #MorningUpdate<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/coinmonks\/morning-update-april-24-2026-9f2fec048e73\">\ud83c\udf05 Morning Update \u2014 April 24, 2026<\/a> was originally published in <a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/coinmonks\">Coinmonks<\/a> on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83d\udcc9 Wall Street closed Thursday in the red after earlier touching fresh all-time intraday highs. The S&amp;P 500 lost 0.41% to 7,108, the Nasdaq dropped 0.89% to 24,439, and the Dow shed 0.36% to 49,310\u200a\u2014\u200adragged down by a tech pullback and rising oil. IBM and ServiceNow tumbled 8% and 18% respectively on earnings disappointments. 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