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Friday, 2 October 2026: US equity markets opened the new month and quarter with modest gains
5 minutes Posted Oct 1, 2026 at 11:49 pm.
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  • US equity markets opened the new month and quarter with modest gains, recovering from earlier losses as Treasury yields retreated from multi-decade highs and investors eyed tonight’s AEST jobs figures  – Dow inched +21-points or +0.04% higher. Boeing Co (up +3.35%) and Salesforce Inc (+3.1%) rallied over >3%, while International Business Machines (IBM) Corp gained +2.59%. Walt Disney Co (down -3.4%) and Amgen Inc (-3.38%) both fell ~3.4%, with the former planning to cut hundreds of jobs as part of a restructuring of its television operations according to the Wall Street Journal.