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26 out of 62: Intel, Oracle and IBM opted out of tokenizing their shares on the OKX and ICE platform

Four new refusals have been added to the OKXICE project - a joint venture between the OKX crypto exchange and Intercontinental Exchange (the owner of the New York Stock Exchange). Now 26 issuers from the original list of 62 companies have spoken out against trading tokenized versions of their shares.

Deutsche Börse has launched 24/7 trading in DAX 40 stocks

On October 27, Deutsche Börse Group launched round-the-clock trading in stocks from the DAX 40 index — at night and on weekends, trades take place on the 360X venue. The group calls itself the first infrastructure in Europe to offer a 24/7 regime for traditional blue-chip stocks.

US stocks, including Nasdaq, reverse upward after last week's rout

On Monday, October 26, the US stock market staged a powerful rebound after the sharp sell-off of the previous week. Two stories at once served as the trigger: Anthropic's stock market debut and the talks in Tehran.

Meta raises $35B: additional share issuance to fund AI expenses

Meta (recognized as extremist and banned in Russia) announced the placement of new securities worth $35B. The money will go toward capital expenditures in artificial intelligence - this is one of the largest amounts raised of this kind among technology companies.

For the first time since July, the gold price has fallen below $4000: down $116 in a single session

Gold fell below the round mark of $4000 per ounce for the first time since July, dropping to $3,986.85. The decline followed the collapse of US technology stocks: investors sold the metal to cover margin calls on other positions.

Worst session since June: Nasdaq Composite lost 694 points, chipmaker index -6.72%

On Thursday, October 22, the Nasdaq Composite closed at 26,008.86 - down 694 points, or 2.6%. The main blow fell on chipmakers: the Philadelphia Semiconductor sector index plunged 6.72%.

Bitcoin fell below $81,000 amid Brent at $116

On Friday, October 23, at the start of the US session, BTC plunged to $80,988 - the low of the day. At the same time, Brent crude jumped about 3% to $116 per barrel, for the first time since March 19, and US stocks closed the week in the red.

Brent above $113, WTI near $99: oil price at a five-month high

On Thursday Brent rose 2.6% to $111.66 per barrel - a five-month high, and in the evening Moscow time quotes went above $113. The rally was driven by Houthi attacks on Saudi infrastructure and expectations of a new military escalation around Iran.

Nasdaq 100 loses 2%: AI reports versus fear of a new rate hike

US trading on October 22 opened with a decline, and by 17:27 Moscow time the Nasdaq 100 index had fallen by about 2%. The day before, the same index closed almost unchanged, and after the market close it was up about 1% on futures - the reversal was sharp.

Brent broke through $112 per barrel - the price of Brent oil is in a rare three-digit zone

Brent crude oil futures (the benchmark grade used to price most of the global market) are trading above $112 per barrel. The level was recorded on October 22 at around 11:05 Moscow time.

China has entered a bear market: CSI 300 is 20% below its June peak

On Thursday, October 22, Asian markets crashed: China's CSI 300 index lost 2% during the session and fell 20% from its June high. A 20% drop from the peak is the formal definition of a bear market.

Tesla: profit above forecast, revenue slightly below expectations

Tesla published its third-quarter report on October 21 at 23:04 Moscow time. Adjusted profit came in better than forecast - 48 cents per share versus the expected 44, while total revenue fell slightly short: $28.05 billion versus the forecast of $28.13 billion.

Meta reports today: indices and the dollar await the AI spending plan

Meta publishes its third-quarter report today, October 21. The market is looking not so much at profit as at capital expenditures (money for data centers, servers and AI chips): the company's annual guidance is $130-145 billion, and sentiment across the entire technology sector depends on it.

Bitcoin returned to $83,500 and updated its weekly high, the crypto market gained 3.1%

In 24 hours, BTC gained about 2.4% and rose to $83,500 - a weekly high. The rebound follows last week's decline, when crypto tumbled along with Nasdaq on a hot US inflation report.

Tesla and SpaceX have formed merger committees, and Tesla's report comes out tonight

Elon Musk confirmed on SpaceX's quarterly call: the boards of directors of both companies have formed special committees to discuss a merger. The deal could become the largest corporate one in history; Tesla shares in after-hours trading have already risen to $380.29.

SpaceX: revenue $14.58B (+161%), profit $4.4B, stock up to +6.9% in after-hours trading

SpaceX reported third-quarter 2026 results after market close on October 20: revenue of $14.58B versus the $12.74-13.0B consensus and net income of $4.40B versus a $1.05B loss a year earlier.

Brent crude hit a 6-month high — the price is above any level since April

On the morning of October 20, Brent crude (the North Sea benchmark used to price most of the world's supply) updated its six-month high — the trading tape recorded the level at 10:26 Moscow time.

A packed Tuesday: China's LPR rate, ZEW, ADP and the Netflix report

On October 20 the calendar is packed from night until late evening: at 04:15 Moscow time China announces its benchmark LPR rate, at 12:00 the ZEW indices for Germany and the Eurozone are released, at 15:15 - weekly ADP employment data for the US, and at 23:05 Netflix reports. The movement will be stretched across the whole day rather than gathered into a single candle.

Tesla, Meta, Netflix and SpaceX reports: $3.6 trillion in market cap at stake

On Tuesday and Wednesday after the US market close, quarterly reports from Tesla, Meta, Netflix and SpaceX are released. Nasdaq values just the first three at a combined $3.6 trillion - the reaction in their shares drags the entire tech sector along with it.

US bank stocks fall for six straight weeks - worst streak since 2008

The KBW Bank Index (a stock market indicator made up of shares of the largest US banks - it is used to judge whether investors believe in the financial sector) has been declining for the sixth week in a row and has lost 11% in a month and a half. There has not been such a long streak since the 2008 crisis.

China's GDP +4.5% vs forecast 4.4% - Bitcoin and Nasdaq moved up

At 05:00 Moscow time, China's National Bureau of Statistics reported economic growth of 4.5% in the third quarter against expectations of 4.4%. The data came in better than forecast on almost all counts, and risk appetite lifted Bitcoin, Nasdaq futures and Asian stocks.

MSCI drops Strategy and Metaplanet from indices: date - November 30

MSCI (the largest provider of stock indices used by funds managing trillions of dollars) approved a rule on October 15: companies whose balance sheets are dominated by a single asset will lose their place in the MSCI Global Investable Market indices starting November 30, 2026. Bitcoin holders Strategy and Metaplanet are affected

Nasdaq -2.3% for the day: AI company stocks fell the hardest, worst week since April 2025

On Friday, October 16, the US stock market closed lower: Nasdaq lost 2.3%, S&P 500 - 1.2%. For the week, the Nasdaq 100 posted its steepest decline since April 2025.