US Stock Market Today: S&P 500, Dow, Nasdaq Slip as Oil Jumps and Fed Uncertainty Caps Rally
NEW YORK, April 21, 2026, 1:29 PM EDT Stocks faded into the red Tuesday afternoon, with renewed gains in oil and Treasury yields wiping out the morning’s strength. By early afternoon, the S&P 500 slipped 0.32% to 7,086.48. The Nasdaq Composite fell 0.29% to 24,334.67, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 0.27% to 49,307.73—each index had been in positive territory earlier.