- Wall Street stocks rebounded at midday, led by gains in financial and crypto-related equities.
- Despite the session's recovery, major indexes remained on track for weekly losses, snapping recent winning streaks.
- Key market movements included Robinhood shares rising 12.8% on Bitcoin's surge, Circle advancing 7.8% following an IBM patent acquisition, and Alibaba dropping 7.2% after reporting a 75% plunge in first-quarter net profit.
- Bitcoin surged over 14 % in two days to reach its highest level since June, trading at USD73,424 alongside gains in crypto-related stocks.
- The rally was driven by plummeting US Treasury yields, USD2.7 billion in short liquidations, and capital inflows into the cryptocurrency market.
- White House officials and crypto executives met to advance the Clarity Act, with President Trump urging Congress to pass the bill before year-end.