2026.3.19 US Stock Overview

Positive news from the Strait of Hormuz triggered a plunge in oil prices, and US indices recovered most of their losses in the last hour before closing.

1. VIXY closed down 2.8%, at 32.65.

2. The three major US stock indices slightly decreased. The S&P 500 index closed down 18.21 points, a decline of 0.27%, at 6606.49 points. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down 203.72 points, a decline of 0.44%, at 46021.43 points. The Nasdaq closed down 61.73 points, a decline of 0.28%, at 22090.69 points.

3. Google A fell 0.18%, Apple fell 0.39%, Amazon fell 0.52%, Microsoft fell 0.71%, Nvidia fell 1.02%, Meta fell 1.46%, and Tesla fell 3.18%.

4. The Nasdaq Golden Dragon China Index closed down 1.00%, at 6945.39 points. Among popular Chinese concept stocks, Adani Solar fell 27%, Alibaba fell 7%, Beike and Baidu fell over 2%, Tencent fell 1.4%, while Xpeng rose 1.9%, and Atour rose 4%.

5. Gold plummeted 3.5%, briefly hitting the $4500 mark, creating a six-week low.