{"id":8162,"date":"2026-04-24T23:30:57","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T18:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/us-stocks-today-wall-street-trades-mostly-in-green-nasdaq-up-1-lifted-by-intel-dow-slumps-over-180-points\/"},"modified":"2026-04-24T23:30:57","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T18:00:57","slug":"us-stocks-today-wall-street-trades-mostly-in-green-nasdaq-up-1-lifted-by-intel-dow-slumps-over-180-points","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/us-stocks-today-wall-street-trades-mostly-in-green-nasdaq-up-1-lifted-by-intel-dow-slumps-over-180-points\/","title":{"rendered":"US stocks today: Wall Street trades mostly in green; Nasdaq up 1% lifted by Intel, Dow slumps over 180 points"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-130498095,imgsize-100870,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/representational-image.jpg\" alt=\"US stocks today: Wall Street trades mostly in green; Nasdaq up 1% lifted by Intel, Dow slumps over 180 points\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Wall Street traded mostly in green on Friday, lifted by strong results from Intel and growing hopes of possible talks between the United States and Iran over the weekend. Around 8:35 pm IST, Nasdaq was up 1% or 248 points to 24,686.<!-- --> S&amp;P 500 was up 29 points or 0.41% to trade at 7,137. Dow Jones, however, drifted in red, shedding 181 points or 0.37% to reach 49,128.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"3\"\/>Intel shares jumped around 25% after the company said it expects higher-than-forecast revenue in the second quarter, highlighting the \u201cessential\u201d role of its products \u201cin the AI era\u201d. The gains helped lift overall market sentiment, especially in technology stocks. Chip stocks have been leading this rise, driven by continued demand linked to artificial intelligence.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"7\"\/>Oil prices, however, slipped amid talk of possible diplomatic developments. Brent crude fell below $100 a barrel after reports that Iran\u2019s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is expected to arrive in Islamabad on Friday night. A Pakistani official confirmed the visit but did not give details about any meetings.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"9\"\/>Islamabad has been preparing for a possible second round of talks between the United States and Iran, though it is still unclear whether any US officials will be involved.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>Market sentiment also improved after Israel and Lebanon agreed to extend their ceasefire for three weeks.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>In the tech sector, shares of Meta fell, while Microsoft rose after both companies announced job cuts while continuing to invest heavily in artificial intelligence. Meta plans to cut about 8,000 jobs, while Microsoft will offer buyouts to 8,750 employees in the United States.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>Investors are now waiting for more earnings next week from major tech companies, including Alphabet, Meta, Microsoft, Amazon and Apple.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>In Europe, stock markets were mostly lower. Germany\u2019s DAX remained steady even as business confidence fell to its lowest level since the Covid pandemic.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/business\/international-business\/us-stocks-today-wall-street-trades-mostly-in-green-nasdaq-up-1-lifted-by-intel-dow-slumps-over-180-points\/articleshow\/130498060.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wall Street traded mostly in green on Friday, lifted by strong results from Intel and growing hopes of possible talks between the United States and Iran over the weekend. Around 8:35 pm IST, Nasdaq was up 1% or 248 points to 24,686. S&amp;P 500 was up 29 points or 0.41% to trade at 7,137. 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