Nasdaq, S&P 500 Reverse Gains as Tech Sector Struggles

Unable to maintain their healthy midday gains, the major indexes finished the session mixed. Investors weighed comments from Fed President Jerome Powell, who noted that even with rising energy prices, inflation expectations were "well anchored beyond the short term."

A struggling tech sector pulled both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq into the red, while rising banks and utility stocks helped the Dow score a modest gain. Alleged peace talks with Iran were overshadowed by President Donald Trump's threats that the U.S. would attack oil wells if a deal isn't reached shortly.

Continue reading for more on today's market, including:

• Aluminum stock surging with metal pricing.
• Pre-earnings bull signal flashing for AEHR.
• Plus, NVDA ripe for bulls; a crossroads for Apple; and buyout drags Sysco stock.

5 Things to Know Today

1. The cost of fuel has begun impacting businesses and consumers, with JetBlue Airways (JBLU) rising the cost of checked baggage for passengers. (CNBC)
2. TSA security checkpoint wait times at airports are settling back to normal as employees receive backpay. (Bloomberg)
3. Buy the dip on Nvidia stock, says signal.
4. Options traders swarm popular Apple stock.
5. Buyout bust dragged Sysco stock further from records.

There were no earnings of note today.

Oil, Gold Prices Push Higher

Crude prices continued to surge amid Trump's Iran threats, with Brent eyeing its largest monthly gain ever. Front-month May-dated West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures rose 3.25%, or $3.24, to finish at $102.88 per barrel on the day -- its highest close since 2022.

Gold futures rose alongside safe-haven demand, as traders pushed aside geopolitical uncertainty. April-dated gold futures added $33.40 to finish at $4,526 an ounce for the day.