Post-market briefing
Thursday, October 29, 2026
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Portfolio Snapshot
| Ticker | Price | Day % | YTD % | 52W Range Pos | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMZN | $243.79 | -4.25% | +5.62% | 52% | ||
| AAPL | $348.91 | +1.48% | +28.34% | 97% | ||
| JPM | $343.58 | +1.26% | +6.63% | 74% | ||
| NVDA | $213.66 | -0.80% | +14.56% | 62% | ||
| MSFT | $530.14 | -0.16% | +9.62% | 90% |
Market Overview
| Index | Price | Day % | YTD % |
|---|---|---|---|
| S&P 500 (SPY) | $769.49 | -0.37% | +12.84% |
Holdings Breakdown
AAPL closed at $348.91, up 1.48% on the session. Apple's session gain was anchored by the launch of its first-ever touchscreen MacBook Pro, priced at a roughly four-hundred-dollar premium over comparable non-touch configurations. The selective pricing approach targets professional buyers without lifting entry-level Mac prices, a structure Apple is using to defend margins as memory chip costs rise. The broader Services segment, which has grown to over thirty billion dollars on a trailing basis, continues to anchor the bull case alongside AI-enabled hardware such as the iPhone 18 Pro.
AMZN closed at $243.79, down 4.25% on the session. Amazon reported after the close Thursday, but analyst Gene Munster flagged that favorable September-quarter results and an in-line December outlook may be discounted by the market, citing Google's earnings reaction as a cautionary parallel. Separately, Anthropic's IPO prospectus discloses that Amazon carries a noncancelable minimum-spending commitment of roughly $110 billion tied to Anthropic's computing infrastructure, a long-dated obligation that adds context to Amazon's AI capital commitments. Amazon also holds a 20-year nuclear power agreement with Constellation, underscoring the scale of energy infrastructure the company is locking in to support data center expansion.
JPM closed at $343.58, up 1.26% on the session. Today's move was driven by broad analyst activity rather than bank-specific news, with the most notable action being JPMorgan initiating coverage of Palantir Technologies at Overweight, labeling it a disruptive AI leader and adding it to the firm's Analyst Focus List with a December 2027 price target. The initiation signals JPMorgan's research division leaning into AI-platform coverage as a strategic priority.
MSFT closed at $530.14, down 0.16% on the session. Microsoft filed an SEC filing covering results of operations and financial statements yesterday, and the quarter's headline was strong cloud growth alongside lower than expected capital expenditure guidance for cloud buildout, a signal that Microsoft intends to slow external infrastructure spending for hyperscale data centers. Separately, Microsoft plans to raise at least $25 billion from a US bond offering, confirmed in a filing posted Wednesday. A global memory shortage is also weighing on Windows PC sales, with the company noting the pressure is extending beyond PC makers into its own data center operations.
NVDA closed at $213.66, down 0.80% on the session. The session's pressure reflects a broader narrative shift in AI chip sentiment, with AMD carrying two record data center quarters and a landmark deal with Meta for up to 6 gigawatts of its chips pulling analyst attention toward competitors. Broadcom's faster-than-expected AI revenue growth and SpaceX's latest results are also drawing comparisons that frame NVIDIA as the relative laggard in the current AI cycle. Apple's market cap is now close enough that a further slip could see NVIDIA lose its position as the second-largest company by that measure.
Bottom Line
Thursday's session left the portfolio split, with AMZN sliding -4.25% on company news pulling against gains in AAPL at +1.48% and JPM at +1.26%, while MSFT edged down just -0.16% after filing results with the SEC.
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