Everything you missed in the stock market on October 20th:
1. Stocks rallied as healthcare names jumped and oil pulled back on hopes for easing US Iran tensions
2. $BRZE soared 51.70% after Salesforce agreed to buy Braze for $5.66 billion, $47.50 per share cash
3. $LLY climbed 3.59% to a record high as large cap drugmakers rallied on healthcare strength
4. $AAPL fell 1% after Loop Capital downgraded the stock to Hold on iPhone demand concerns
5. $MMM surged 5.82% on an earnings beat and a new data center deal with Amazon
6. $GM sank 6.83% as rising cost pressures overshadowed strong truck sales
7. $TSLA climbed 1.54% ahead of Wednesday's earnings with investors watching Optimus and Cybercab
8. The 10 year Treasury yield eased to 5.12%, holding off last week's 24 year highs
9. WTI crude fell 5.35% to $98.11 as traders bet on US Iran diplomacy despite Hormuz tanker attacks
10. Housing starts sank 5.2% in September to the lowest level since May 2020
11. 8 of 11 S&P sectors rose, healthcare led while energy and communication services lagged
12. The S&P 500 rose 0.29%, the Dow climbed 1.02%, and the Nasdaq slipped 0.02%
And that's just ONE trading day