Market Watch — Jun 18 2026
Equities
S&P 500: 5,989 (+0.12%) | Nasdaq: 19,534 (+0.18%) | Russell 2000: 2,198 (-0.09%)
Commodities & Currencies
Gold: $3,498/oz (+0.08%) | WTI Crude: $70.12/bbl (+0.23%) | USD/JPY: 150.02
Economic Data
🇺🇸 Initial Jobless Claims: 218K (est. 225K) — Beat
🇺🇸 Fed’s Williams: “Monitoring labor market carefully”
🇨🇳 China GDP: +5.3% YoY (est. +5.0%) — Beat
Market Movers
Tech shares led gains as Treasury yields stabilized. Financials dipped after mixed bank earnings. Energy sector weakest on the session.