Market Pulse – October 20, 2026

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🌏 Macro theme: AI-funding doubts and oil-driven rate fears are hitting risk appetite. Brent is near $110 on Hormuz and Middle East tensions 🛢️, and the Fed is expected to hold on Oct 27–28 with a December hike heavily priced in 🏦

🇺🇸 Wall Street (Monday close):

📊 S&P 500: 7,691 (+0.4%)

💻 Nasdaq: 26,431 (+1.1%)

🏭 Dow: 51,966 (–0.1%)

🇪🇺 Europe closed lower: DAX –1.2%, FTSE 100 –1.1% 📉

🌏 Asian markets:

🇯🇵 Nikkei 225: ~63,980 (–1.4%)

🇰🇷 KOSPI: ~5,521 (–4.3%), chipmakers under heavy pressure 💥

🇭🇰 Hang Seng: ~23,876 (–1.3%)

🇨🇳 Shanghai Comp: ~3,715 (–0.4%), PBoC left lending rates unchanged

🇦🇺 ASX 200: 8,817 (–0.3%)

💱 Markets:

🥇 Gold: ~$4,135

🥈 Silver: ~$57.3

🛢️ Brent: ~$110

💶 EUR/USD: ~1.1235, near multi-month lows on French unrest

💴 USD/JPY: ~158.2

₿ Bitcoin: ~$82,000 (–0.9%)

Ξ Ethereum: ~$2,410

📅 Today (GMT+3):

🇬🇧 09:00 – UK Claimant Count

🇺🇸 15:30 – Housing Starts (Sep, forecast 1.30M)

🇺🇸 17:00 – Atlanta Fed GDPNow

🎬 Netflix earnings; Meta, Tesla and IBM report Wednesday

⚡ Watch oil, yields and tech earnings for the next move!

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