U.S. stocks mixed at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.16%

U.S. equities closed mixed on April 24, 2026: the Dow (Wall Street 30) slipped 0.16% while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq finished higher (+0.80% and +1.63%), led by a tech sector rally. Mega-cap winners included Intel (+23.6% to 82.54), AMD (+13.9% to 347.79) and NVIDIA (+4.3% to 208.27), while Charter, Comcast and HCA were major decliners (Charter down 25.5% to 180.13). The VIX eased to 18.69 (-3.21%), the dollar weakened modestly and gold was flat; WTI crude dipped while Brent rose. Overall the market tone was mixed — tech strength drove headline gains in major indexes despite weakness in telecoms, healthcare and some industrial names, leaving the Dow slightly lower at the close.