Daily US Stock Market Report — 2026-04-21

US Stock Market Summary — 2026-04-21

Major Indices

Index Price Change % Change
S&P 500 7,109.14 -16.92 -0.24%
Nasdaq Composite 24,404.39 -64.09 -0.26%
Dow Jones 49,442.56 -4.87 -0.01%

Sector Performance

Top Performing Sectors:

  • Materials: +0.67%
  • Financials: +0.38%
  • Real Estate: +0.36%

Underperforming Sectors:

  • Consumer Discretionary: -0.45%
  • Utilities: -0.89%
  • Healthcare: -0.93%

Top Gainers Today

Symbol Company Price Change %
CMPS Compass Pathways $9.46 +42.04%
AVEX AEVEX Corp $33.41 +24.06%
CAR Avis Budget Group $608.80 +23.27%
ATAI Atai Beckley Inc $4.90 +21.59%
VMET Versamet Royalties $13.37 +21.21%
MXL MaxLinear Inc $31.73 +20.78%
BLD TopBuild Corp $489.83 +19.38%
LEGN Legend Biotech $25.07 +18.42%
NKTR Nektar Therapeutics $100.35 +18.25%
HPP Hudson Pacific Properties $8.51 +12.86%

Top Losers Today

Symbol Company Price Change %
AGIO Agios Pharmaceuticals $27.07 -22.97%
FRMI Fermi Inc $5.40 -17.56%
BW Babcock & Wilcox $16.54 -9.91%
XNDU Xanadu Quantum $27.63 -8.51%
INFQ Infleqtion Inc $16.00 -8.15%
IMOS ChipMOS Technologies $43.49 -7.64%
LCID Lucid Group $6.75 -7.53%
CRVS Corvus Pharmaceuticals $15.54 -7.17%

Most Active Stocks by Volume

Symbol Company Price Change % Volume
NVDA NVIDIA Corp $202.06 +0.19% 119M
PLUG Plug Power Inc $3.22 +15.83% 112M
INTC Intel Corp $65.70 -4.09% 97M
ONDS Ondas Inc $10.73 +7.30% 94M
NOK Nokia Oyj $10.60 +2.81% 89M
HIMS Hims & Hers Health $31.01 +7.60% 69M
TSLA Tesla Inc $392.50 -2.03% 65M
NFLX Netflix Inc $94.83 -2.55% 63M

Market News

1. Wall Street closes slightly down on renewed tensions between US, Iran - Reuters (Reuters, 2026-04-20 23:18) Wall Street closes slightly down on renewed tensions between US, Iran  Reuters...

2. JetBlue CEO rules out bankruptcy this year despite surging fuel costs amid Iran war - Reuters (Reuters, 2026-04-20 20:16) JetBlue CEO rules out bankruptcy this year despite surging fuel costs amid Iran war  Reuters...

3. Gulf worries US-Iran talks may cement Tehran's 'golden' grip on Hormuz - Reuters (Reuters, 2026-04-20 18:49) Gulf worries US-Iran talks may cement Tehran's 'golden' grip on Hormuz  Reuters...

4. Hormuz disruptions hit China’s Christmas capital — and holiday spending (CNBC, 2026-04-20 18:40) Manufacturers told CNBC that shoppers will likely have to pay higher prices to match rising costs of plastic and other materials....

5. Eli Lilly taps into its GLP-1 windfall, while Honeywell sheds a lower-margin unit (CNBC, 2026-04-20 18:26) Every weekday, the Investing Club releases the Homestretch; an actionable afternoon update just in time for the last hour of trading....

6. Wells Fargo CEO says reducing interest rates before seeing end to Iran conflict would be a mistake - Reuters (Reuters, 2026-04-20 18:26) Wells Fargo CEO says reducing interest rates before seeing end to Iran conflict would be a mistake  Reuters...

7. Pakistan confident Iran will attend US talks, senior Pakistani government source says - Reuters (Reuters, 2026-04-20 18:22) Pakistan confident Iran will attend US talks, senior Pakistani government source says  Reuters...

8. Trump: New deal with Iran will be better than old one - Reuters (Reuters, 2026-04-20 18:15) Trump: New deal with Iran will be better than old one  Reuters...


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