Amid investor concerns that the US and Iran may fail to reach a peace agreement before Wednesday's ceasefire deadline, US equities headed south following early gains on Tuesday. The DJIA ended the day down 293 points or 0.6% at 49,149. The S&P 500 declined 45 points or 0.6% to close at 7,064. The Nasdaq dropped 144 points or 0.6%, closing at 24,259.
UnitedHealth (UNH.US) crossed the finish line up 7%. It delivered forecast-beating results for 1Q26 and raised earnings guidance. Amazon (AMZN.US) inched 0.7% higher. It announced plans to invest up to an additional USD25 billion in AI company Anthropic. 3M (MMM.US) receded 2% post-results. It maintained its full-year earnings guidance unchanged.
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| Stock & Type |
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Strike(Call Level) |
Last |
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11070 |
245 (-) |
0.510 |
4.8 X |
| AMZN (P) |
11137 |
180 (-) |
0.114 |
4.3 X |
| APPLE (C) |
10079 |
320 (-) |
0.027 |
16.4 X |
| APPLE (C) |
11132 |
300 (-) |
0.199 |
7.8 X |
| APPLE (P) |
11063 |
248 (-) |
0.222 |
5.7 X |
