--- title: "Nasdaq 100 Tops Records As Iran Ceasefire Extends, GE Vernova Soars 13%: Stock Market Today" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/283709246.md" description: "Tech stocks reached new record highs on Wednesday, driven by strong corporate earnings. The Nasdaq 100 rose 1.5% to 26,884, while the S&P 500 increased by 0.85%. GE Vernova surged 12.6% after positive guidance, and Boeing reported its best first-quarter deliveries since 2019. Despite overall gains, some stocks like Sonoco Products and United Airlines saw significant declines. The energy sector also performed well, with crude oil prices rising 3.8%." datetime: "2026-04-22T17:57:12.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/283709246.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/283709246.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/283709246.md) --- # Nasdaq 100 Tops Records As Iran Ceasefire Extends, GE Vernova Soars 13%: Stock Market Today Tech stocks brushed new record highs during midday Wednesday, as a fresh wave of blockbuster corporate earnings propelled mega-cap technology and speculative names higher. Across U.S. equity markets, gains were broad-based but concentrated in large-cap growth. The S&P 500 rose 0.85% to 7,123, now 25 points shy of its all-time intraday high at 7,148 set last Friday. At last check, the Dow Jones Industrial Average added over 272 points, or 0.55%, to 49,422. The Nasdaq 100 outperformed with a 1.5% advance to new records at 26,884, on pace for its best session of the week. Within Magnificent Seven stocks: - **Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)** rose 2.8% as investors continued to digest **John Ternus** stepping in as incoming CEO - **Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT)** and **Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN)** each added more than 1% - **Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL)** climbed 1.46% - **Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA)** inched 0.8% higher ahead of its after-the-bell earnings report. The small-cap Russell 2000 lagged with a more modest 0.5% gain. WTI crude surged 3.8% to $93.06 a barrel in a counterintuitive move, as the Strait of Hormuz remained blockaded despite the diplomatic thaw and President Trump’s ceasefire extension. ## Wednesday’s Performance In Major US Indices Index Last % Change S&P 500 7,121.06 +0.8% Dow Jones 49,493.62 +0.7% Nasdaq 100 26,821.13 +1.3% Russell 2000 2,777.82 +0.5% _Updated by 12:15 PM ET_ According to the Benzinga Pro platform: - The **Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSE:VOO)** rose 0.8%. - The **SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust (NYSE:DIA)** gained 0.7%. - The **Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ:QQQ)** climbed 1.3%. - The **iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSE:IWM)** added 0.5%. ## AI Heavyweights Power Tech Rallyx The **Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund** (NYSE:XLK) led all eleven S&P 500 sectors with a 1.7% advance, pushing its month-to-date gain to 18.3%. The **Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund** (NYSE:XLE) rose 1.0% as crude’s surge kept producers bid, while the **Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund** (NYSE:XLRE) lagged with a 0.4% decline — the day’s worst-performing sector. Among industry-level ETFs, the **Invesco Solar ETF** (NYSE:TAN) jumped 3.3 and the **Invesco WilderHill Clean Energy ETF** (NYSE:PBW) gained 2.9%, now sitting on a 17% month-to-date advance. On the losing side, the **U.S. Global Jets ETF** (NYSE:JETS) tumbled 3.0% and the **SPDR S&P Insurance ETF** (NYSE:KIE) dropped 1.3%. The headline mover was **GE Vernova Inc. (NYSE:GEV)**, which rocketed 12.6% to $1,116 after the power-equipment spinoff issued guidance that highlighted swelling data-center demand. Power-grid peer **Constellation Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:CEG)** rallied 3.9%.  Corporate earnings delivered a string of upside surprises.  **Boeing Co. (NYSE:BA)** climbed 5.0% after reporting its best first-quarter commercial delivery count since 2019 and a slower cash burn. **Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE:PM)** surged 6.6% on an EPS beat at $1.96 versus $1.83 expected. **AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T)** fell 1.3% despite topping revenue and earnings estimates, while **CME Group Inc. (NASDAQ:CME)** dropped 1.4% reaching 3-month lows. Home-products supplier **Masco Corporation (NYSE:MAS)** soared 12.0% after smashing Street’s expectations. **Strategy Inc. (NASDAQ:MSTR)** rocketed 10% as **Bitcoin** (CRYPTO: BTC) rallied to $80,000. On the downside, the session’s worst performer within the Russell 1000 was **Sonoco Products Company (NYSE:SON)**, which plunged 15.9% on heavy volume. **Travel + Leisure Co. (NYSE:TNL)** slid 12.7% and **Summit Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ:SMMT)** fell 10.2%. **United Airlines Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:UAL)** dropped 6.3% as higher jet fuel prices squeezed carrier sentiment. Homebuilder **NVR, Inc. (NYSE:NVR)** declined 6.0%, while aerospace supplier **Howmet Aerospace Inc. (NYSE:HWM)** dropped 5.6%. ## Wednesday’s Russell 1000 Top Gainers Name % change **GE Vernova Inc.** +12.58% **Masco Corporation** +11.98% **Strategy Inc.** +10.03% **Boston Scientific Corporation** (NYSE:BSX) +9.03% **Teleflex Incorporated** (NYSE:TFX) +8.93% ## Wednesday’s Russell 1000 Top Losers Name % change **Sonoco Products Company** \-15.90% **Travel + Leisure Co.** \-12.71% **Summit Therapeutics Inc.** \-10.17% **United Airlines Holdings, Inc.** \-6.29% **NVR, Inc.** \-6.01% ### Related Stocks - [GEV.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/GEV.US.md) - [.NDX.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/.NDX.US.md) - [SON.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SON.US.md) - [BA.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BA.US.md) - [QQQ.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/QQQ.US.md) - [QQQM.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/QQQM.US.md) ## Related News & Research - [GE Vernova Declares Third Quarter 2026 Dividend | GEV Stock News](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286966387.md) - [GE Vernova declares $0.50 dividend](https://longbridge.com/en/news/287021501.md) - [GE Vernova, stock of the day, shows bullish action after blowout earnings](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286447911.md) - [Exclusive-India to monitor Boeing fuel-switch test tied to Air India London incident, documents show](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286879063.md) - [Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. 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