Stock Market Newsยท2025-11-21 12:38Group 1: US-Russian Peace Agreement - Ukraine and its European allies have rejected key aspects of a proposed US-Russian peace agreement, emphasizing the need to uphold Ukraine's sovereignty and long-term interests [2][8] - The United States is reportedly increasing pressure on Ukraine to accept the peace framework, threatening to cut intelligence sharing and weapons supplies if an agreement is not reached by next Thursday [4][8] Group 2: E3 and Ukraine's Position - Leaders from the UK, France, and Germany (E3) have coordinated discussions with Ukrainian President Zelenskiy, agreeing that the current contact line should be the starting point for future negotiations [3][8] - The E3 leaders and Zelenskiy stressed the importance of maintaining Ukrainian forces' capability to defend the nation's sovereignty [3][8] Group 3: Market Developments - In pre-market trading, major US indices showed slight declines, with the ES down 0.2%, NQ down 0.4%, and RTY down 0.2% [5] - Among the "Magnificent Seven" tech stocks, most were in the red, with notable declines including Nvidia (NVDA) down 1.8% and Meta (META) down 0.9%, while Alphabet (GOOGL) saw a modest gain of 0.3% [5] Group 4: Corporate Developments - Apple (AAPL) is reportedly increasing orders for its A19 chips due to robust demand for the new iPhone 17 series [6] - Novo Nordisk (NVO) and Eli Lilly (LLY) are expanding access to their obesity drugs by selling directly to employers, aiming to broaden the reach of these high-demand treatments [7]