The primary driver in the piece is positioning ahead of NVIDIA earnings; sentiment is near-neutral because it’s described as a holding pattern rather than a directional earnings outcome.
Stocks in holding pattern ahead of Nvidia earnings: AlphaCheck Grace O'Donnell · Editor, Special Projects Wed, August 26, 2026 at 4:15 PM GMT+2 1 min read META NVDA CL=F MSFT BSX Good morning. Stocks wavered at the opening bell on Wednesday as investors assessed fresh inflation data and upcoming earnings from AI bellwether Nvidia ( NVDA ). Oil prices continued to fall, adding some support to stocks.
Here's a check of the markets in the first few minutes of trading, based on a heat map powered by Yahoo Finance AlphaSpace data . Tech ( XLK ) stocks saw muted gains ahead of Nvidia's earnings. While semiconductors rose slightly, Big Tech names came under slight pressure.
In one notable move in early trading, Meta ( META ) stock flipped into red territory after the company agreed to settle with 29 states over social media addiction claims. Healthcare stocks ( XLV ) were the biggest laggards, followed by Consumer Discretionary names ( XLY ). Here are some notable stocks that Yahoo Finance readers are viewing this morning: Meta ( META ), Microsoft ( MSFT ), Boston Scientific ( BSX ), Zoom Communications ( ZM ), Zscaler ( ZS ), FIGS ( FIGS ), and Sandisk ( SNDK ).
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