Stock Market 1 February 2026

Visa and AmEx wobble, Warsh looms: what financial services stocks face into Monday

The Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF, tracking U.S. financial services stocks, closed Friday around 0.2% lower at $53.44. Visa dropped about 3%, American Express dipped nearly 2%, and Mastercard also edged down. JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Goldman Sachs Group saw slight declines.

1 February 2026

NYSE:AXP·NYSE:GS·NYSE:JPM·NYSE:MA·NYSE:V·Stock Market

EV stocks face Monday test: BYD sales slump hits demand mood, Tesla pops on Musk deal talk

BYD reported January vehicle sales dropped 30.1% compared to the same month last year, hitting 210,051 units and marking the fifth consecutive month of declines. According to a filing, exports of its “new-energy vehicles”—a category covering battery-electric and plug-in hybrids—reached 100,482 units.

1 February 2026

Electric Vehicles·HKG:1211·NASDAQ:LCID·NASDAQ:LI·NASDAQ:RIVN·NASDAQ:TSLA·NYSE:NIO·NYSE:XPEV·Stock Market

Data center stocks slide into packed week as Vertiv, Arista drop; investors eye Big Tech capex

Data center shares dipped Friday, with Equinix slipping 0.6% to $820.93 and Digital Realty Trust retreating 0.9% to $165.95. Vertiv took a bigger hit, dropping 4.5% to $186.18, and Arista Networks slid 4.3% to $141.74. The Global X Data Center & Digital Infrastructure ETF declined 2.5%, while the Pacer Data & Infrastructure Real Estate ETF fell 2.0%.

1 February 2026

Data Centers·Earnings Reports·NASDAQ:AMD·NASDAQ:AMZN·NASDAQ:EQIX·NASDAQ:GOOGL·NYSE:ANET·NYSE:DLR·NYSE:VRT·Stock Market

L3Harris stock slips despite Navy Red Wolf win — what to watch in space and defense shares this week

Shares of L3Harris Technologies slipped 3.7% Friday, closing at $342.85. The defense contractor had just announced a new U.S. Navy contract for a long-range precision-strike weapon. U.S. markets remain closed Sunday and will reopen Monday.

1 February 2026

Defense Industry·NYSE:LHX·Stock Market

Quantum computing stocks: IonQ, Rigetti Computing, D-Wave Quantum slide 7%-9% — what to watch next week

Quantum computing stocks took a heavy hit on Friday. IonQ dropped roughly 7.5%, Rigetti dipped around 8.4%, and D-Wave slid about 8.6%. Quantum Computing Inc fell close to 9.0%, and Arqit Quantum slipped approximately 8.9%.

1 February 2026

NASDAQ:ARQQ·NASDAQ:IONQ·NASDAQ:QUBT·Quantum Computing·Stock Market

Microsoft slump sets up a big week for Big Tech stock prices as Alphabet and Amazon report

Big Tech stock prices go into Monday with investors still digesting Microsoft’s late-week slump and a mixed finish for the megacaps. The next cue will come quickly: Alphabet and Amazon report this week, and macro headlines are back in the mix.

1 February 2026

Earnings Reports·NASDAQ:AAPL·NASDAQ:AMZN·NASDAQ:GOOGL·NASDAQ:META·NASDAQ:MSFT·NASDAQ:TSLA·Stock Market

Semiconductor stocks slide, setting up Advanced Micro Devices and Qualcomm earnings week

Momentum in semiconductor stocks stalled as the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index dropped 3.87% on Friday, closing at 7,998.5.

1 February 2026

Earnings Reports·NASDAQ:AMD·NASDAQ:KLAC·NASDAQ:MU·NASDAQ:QCOM·NASDAQ:STX·NASDAQ:WDC·Semiconductors·Stock Market·Technology

Ucore Rare Metals stock dives nearly 15% into weekend as rare-earth pricing talks loom

Ucore Rare Metals fell 14.6% Friday, closing at C$8.36 on the TSX Venture Exchange. The stock had gained early, hitting C$9.50 before sliding to a session low of C$8.28.

1 February 2026

Stock Market·TSXV:UUR

Nvidia stock, OpenAI and the AI trade: what to watch before Alphabet and Amazon earnings

AI stocks go into Monday with fresh focus on Nvidia after CEO Jensen Huang dismissed talk of a rift with OpenAI as “nonsense” and said the chipmaker would make a “huge” investment in the ChatGPT maker. Nvidia shares ended Friday down 0.7% at $191.13; Huang said, “Sam is closing the round and we will absolutely be involved.”

1 February 2026

Artificial Intelligence·Earnings Reports·NASDAQ:AMZN·NASDAQ:GOOGL·NASDAQ:MSFT·NASDAQ:NVDA·Stock Market

Caterpillar stock price: 3 signals to watch before Monday’s open

Caterpillar shares ended Friday around 1.1% lower, closing at $657.36. The stock fluctuated between $650.50 and $677.47 during the session. Since Wall Street is closed Sunday, Friday’s close will guide early trading this week.

1 February 2026

NYSE:CAT·Stock Market

Toyota stock faces recall headline, yen jitters and Feb 6 earnings test in Tokyo

Toyota Motor shares were poised for attention in Tokyo on Monday following a U.S. regulator announcement that the automaker will recall over 161,000 vehicles, just days ahead of its quarterly earnings report.

1 February 2026

Earnings Reports·Stock Market·TSX:7203

Verizon stock price just had its best day since 2008 — buyback, dividend, and what to watch next

Verizon shares surged 11.8% to close at $44.52 on Friday, marking their largest single-day gain since 2008. The jump sets the stage for Monday’s reopening.

1 February 2026

Dividends·NYSE:VZ·Stock Market

Dow Jones today: Warsh Fed pick and hot inflation data hang over Monday’s open

Wall Street’s Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Friday down 179.09 points, or 0.4%, at 48,892.47 as traders wrestled with the implications of Donald Trump’s latest pick to head the Federal Reserve. U.S. markets will be closed on Sunday.

1 February 2026

Federal Reserve·Inflation·NASDAQ:AAPL·NYSE:AXP·NYSE:MMM·NYSE:NKE·NYSE:UNH·NYSE:V·Stock Market

HSBC share price near a 52-week high: what to watch before London opens

Shares of HSBC Holdings Plc climbed 1.2% on Friday, finishing at 1,285.4 pence, just shy of their 52-week peak. The stock fluctuated between 1,271.4 and 1,285.6 pence during the session, with trading volume reaching roughly 22.6 million shares.

1 February 2026

LSE:HSBA.L·Stock Market

Cisco stock price: CSCO heads into AI Summit week as rate jitters hit tech

Cisco Systems, Inc. shares slipped 0.14% to $78.32 on Friday, following a late-week drop in U.S. stocks as investors pulled back from rate-sensitive tech ahead of the upcoming week.

1 February 2026

NASDAQ:CSCO·Stock Market

Coca-Cola stock price hits a fresh 52-week high — what KO investors watch before Feb. 10 earnings

The Coca-Cola Company’s shares jumped roughly 2% on Friday, closing at $74.81, marking a fresh 52-week high and surpassing last April’s peak of $74.38. Trading volume reached around 26 million shares, significantly above the 50-day average. Rival PepsiCo saw a gain of about 3.3%.

1 February 2026

Earnings Reports·NYSE:KO·Stock Market

LVMH stock watch: Hennessy pay deal and fresh target cuts put Louis Vuitton owner back in focus

Markets were closed on Sunday, and LVMH shares finished Friday 0.8% higher at 546.90 euros.

1 February 2026

EPA:MC·Stock Market

Agricultural Bank of China Class A stock (601288): why the price slid to 6.72 yuan and what could move it next

Agricultural Bank of China’s Class A shares slipped 0.88% to settle at 6.72 yuan, marking a cautious tone heading into Monday’s session following a weekend of soft economic data and a fresh board update.

1 February 2026

SHA:601288·Stock Market

Procter & Gamble stock rose while Wall Street slid — what to watch before Monday

Procter & Gamble shares climbed $1.95, roughly 1.3%, closing at $151.77 on Friday. That gain came even as the main U.S. indexes slipped lower. Trading volume hit around 12.7 million shares.

1 February 2026

NYSE:PG·Stock Market

ICBC A-share stock price: 601398 holds 7.25 yuan as metals warning and weak PMI set up Monday

Industrial and Commercial Bank of China’s Class A shares on the Shanghai exchange will resume trading Monday following a warning from the lender about growing volatility in precious-metal prices—a new risk amid worsening data. The stock ended Friday at 7.25 yuan, slipping 0.01 yuan, or 0.14%.

1 February 2026

SHA:601398·Stock Market