The Oct. 26 U.S. close was split: Nvidia, Advanced Micro Devices, Micron Technology and Broadcom rose, while three of four selected crypto-linked stocks fell and Bitdeer gained.
StockAnalysis closing data put Micron Technology up 2.98% at $903.70, the largest percentage gain among the four companies. Broadcom rose 2.33% to $329.17. Nvidia gained 2.39% to $216, while Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) climbed 2.80% to $531.28. The regular session ended at 4 p.m. EDT (20:00 UTC).
Bitdeer stood apart among the crypto-linked names, rising 1.80% to $7.09. Strategy fell 4.24% to $139.82, according to StockAnalysis; Coinbase also ended lower, down 2.95% to $159.60. Circle’s official closing quote update at 4:10 p.m. EDT showed a 7.07% decline to $79.84.
The companies have different connections to digital assets. Coinbase says its platform lets users buy and sell cryptocurrency, while Circle says it issues USDC, a stablecoin. Strategy says Bitcoin (BTC) is its main reserve asset; Bitdeer lists Bitcoin mining and AI infrastructure among its operations. Those descriptions span trading, stablecoin issuance, a Bitcoin reserve and mining.
An earlier EconoTimes intraday snapshot found that all six crypto-linked stocks it tracked gained on Oct. 20, with Circle up 2.80%. That update covered intraday trading and a different group of stocks from the Oct. 26 closing comparison.
The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meets Oct. 27-28. The Federal Reserve calendar lists a policy announcement for 2 p.m. EDT Wednesday, Oct. 28, followed by a press conference at 2:30 p.m. EDT.
