Morgans AM - Thursday, 30 April 2026

US equity markets mixed as investors awaited a host of big name technology companies to release quarterly results after the closing bell along with the Federal Reserve’s latest monetary policy pronouncements – Dow fell -280-points or -0.57%, with Boeing Co (down -2.86%), Goldman Sachs Group Inc (-2.26%), International Business Machines (IBM) Corp (-2.55%) and Travelers Companies Inc (-2.51%) all falling over >2%. Visa Inc jumped +8.26% after the world's largest payment processor reported much stronger-than-expected earnings per share (EPS) for the first quarter after the close of the previous session.