India, April 29 -- US stocks ended mixed as the S&P 500 stayed flat at 7,142.73 while oil surged above $112 on Iran-related tensions as the Dow fell 0.39% to 48,952.04, while the Nasdaq gained 0.20% to 24,713.28. Visa and Intel led gainers with strong earnings-driven rallies, while biotech and software stocks weighed on sentiment. Brent crude rose above $116 per barrel, intensifying inflation concerns and lifting Treasury yields to 4.38% and gold dropped 1.22% to $4,538.65, while Bitcoin edged higher to $76,544.
Investors now await the Federal Reserve decision and Big Tech earnings from Alphabet, Amazon, Meta and Microsoft. Market sentiment remains cautious as geopolitical risks, inflation pressures and earnings uncertainty continue to sha...