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Market Open: Stocks Mixed, Tech Correction Alert; Oil Retreats • 7/28/26
CNBC Television· 2026-07-28 14:16
Market Trends and Sector Performance - Wall Street major averages mixed at the open with Dow up 312 points or 0.5%, S&P 500 down 8 points, and Nasdaq down 198 points or 0.8% [1] - Chip stocks struggling significantly, with Asian chipmaker SKH down 15% due to investor concerns over AI expectations [1][2] - Nasdaq down about 9% from its all-time high, with potential further semiconductor ETF declines of 20% to 30% [3] - Apple surpassed Nvidia as the world's most valuable company for the first time since April 2005, with shares up about 0.5% [4] - Federal Reserve meeting on interest rates with investors expecting rates to hold steady [4] - US crude hovering around $80 a barrel with oil prices dropping and strategic petroleum reserve at its lowest level since 1983 [4][5] - AAA reporting national average for a gallon of regular gasoline sitting at $4.10, with prices falling 1 penny per gallon overnight [6][7] Corporate Performance and Financial Results - Sherwin Williams shares leading Dow higher, up 6.5% [1] - Coca-Cola up 6% on strong quarterly results, beating earnings estimates, and increasing its full-year forecast [1][7] - Amgen up 5% [1] - UPS reporting strong results and raising its full-year forecast [7] - Boeing posting a bigger loss than expected due to costs for next generation Air Force One jets and losses on two Boeing 747s to be delivered in two years [8][9] Regulatory and Operational Risks - Boeing receiving government warning over seat issues on hundreds of Boeing 737 Max jets that may need inspections due to incorrect installation [9] - FAA stating that seats could injure passengers or crew during emergency landing or block aisle during evacuation, applying to 453 US-registered jets [10]