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Stock Market Today, Oct. 28: Markets Edge Higher as Fed Holds Rates Steady

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Stock Market Today, Oct. 28: Markets Edge Higher as Fed Holds Rates Steady

Cloud and AI infrastructure demand remains robust despite tech spending concerns, today, Oct. 28, 2026.

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • TLT iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF-1.8% 30d

    iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF: Treasury bond prices move with interest-rate expectations. Linked by “fed” (US interest rates) in this story.

  • IEF iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF-0.9% 30d

    iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF: Treasury bond prices move with interest-rate expectations. Linked by “fed” (US interest rates) in this story.

  • QQQ Invesco QQQ+1.7% 18d

    Invesco QQQ: it holds the big tech and AI names. Linked by “ai” (AI and big tech) in this story.

  • IGV iShares Expanded Tech-Software ETF+5.6% 9d

    iShares Expanded Tech-Software ETF: it holds software companies. Linked by “cloud” (software) in this story.

  • JPM JPMorgan Chase-3.8% 30d

    JPMorgan Chase (national commercial banks): rate changes move lenders' margins and borrowers' demand. Linked by “fed” (US interest rates) in this story.

  • BAC Bank of America-12.5% 30d

    Bank of America (national commercial banks): rate changes move lenders' margins and borrowers' demand. Linked by “fed” (US interest rates) in this story.

  • DHI D.R. Horton+5.5% 30d

    D.R. Horton (operative builders): rate changes move lenders' margins and borrowers' demand. Linked by “fed” (US interest rates) in this story.

  • SCHW The Charles Schwab

    The Charles Schwab (security brokers, dealers and flotation companies): rate changes move lenders' margins and borrowers' demand. Linked by “fed” (US interest rates) in this story.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
TLT+0.89%+0.83%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
IEFNo price data for this ticker———————
QQQ-2.90%-1.86%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
IGVNo price data for this ticker———————
JPMNo price data for this ticker———————
BACNo price data for this ticker———————
DHINo price data for this ticker———————
SCHWNo price data for this ticker———————

Closing-price change versus T-1, the last close before the story. T0 to T+3 fill in after each market close. Prices: Alpaca IEX.

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CompanyWhenMoveStatus
QQQthree days earlier-1.86%final price
QQQfive days earlier-2.90%final price
TLTthree days earlier+0.83%final price
TLTfive days earlier+0.89%final price

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