Monday, October 27, 2025
The Market was bullish today, with a new wave of fresh records in the three major indices.
- The S&P 500 was up 1.2% at closing, thanks to easing US-China trade tensions.
- The Nasdaq Composite, up 1.9% gained more than 400 points on Monday.
- The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.7%, with Nvidia and Apple leading the index.
- Even the Russel 2000 was positively impacted and was up 0.9% at the close.
Ahead of the APEC Summit in South Korea, and following a positive start to President Donald Trump’s Asia tour, optimism surrounding tariffs has increased.
President Trump will meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Thursday. While this has delayed the introduction of export controls on rare earths, it has negatively impacted US rare earth stocks, such as USA Rare Earth and MP Materials, which have declined by 8.4% and 7.4%, respectively.
Gold declined by more than 3.4% on Monday, closing below the $4000 mark, along with Silver, which fell 3.8% and closed significantly below the $50 mark. Oil and Natural gas remained bullish, up 0.05% and 2.9% respectively.
The AI revolution, which is transitioning from a bubble into a boom, continued to impact market gains. On October 27, Qualcomm released a semiconductor chip comparable to Nvidia’s, resulting in its stock rising 11%.
The stock of beverage manufacturer Keurig Dr Pepper, on the other hand, was up 7.6% after a positive earnings report.
Albemarle, one of the largest Lithium Producers, however, suffered with its stock declining 8.9% over news of the sale of controlling stakes.
Here are the most active stocks today
Five S&P 500 stocks making big moves today are:
- Qualcomm Inc: +11.1%
- Keurig Dr Pepper: +7.6%
- Super Micro Computer: +6.8%
- Edwards Lifesciences Corp: +6.2%
- HCA Holdings Inc: +4.7%
The worst-performing five S&P 500 stocks today are:
- Albemarle Corp: -8.9%
- Newmont Corp: -5.7%
- Ford Motor Co: -4.2%
- West Pharmaceutical Services: -3.4%
- Roper Technologies: -3.1%
Stocks also worth noting include:
- Nvidia: +2.8%
- Intel: +3.2%
- Alibaba ADR: +2.7%
- Alphabet A: +3.6%
- Tesla: +4.3%.
A new rival to Nvidia?
Qualcomm rallied sharply, up 11%, after unveiling its AI200 and AI250 accelerator chips and rack-scale AI systems for data centers, signaling a deeper push into the AI inference market.
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Wells Fargo’s analyst Aaron Rakers finds the rack-scale focus “a surprise,” noting that Qualcomm is now directly competing with Nvidia’s Rubin CPX, Intel’s Crescent Island, and AMD’s MI and Helios platforms, as reported at TheFly.
Our rich software stack and open ecosystem support make it easier than ever for developers and enterprises to integrate, manage, and scale already trained AI models on our optimized AI inference solutions.
Durga Malladi, SVP & GM, Technology Planning, Qualcomm.
The company also announced a 200 MW deployment deal with Saudi Arabia’s Humain. Wells Fargo estimated the potential revenue from this partnership at roughly $2 billion. This collaboration, announced ahead og teh Future Investment Initiative conference, will offer the world’s first fully optimized edge-to-edge cloud hybrid AI, also aiming to push Saudi Arabia as a global AI hub.
Bernstein’s Stacy Ragson noted that this alliance “appears to be garnering” more attention with stock outperforming, and the market may now be ready to give Qualcomm credit for its “small slice of a big pie” AI opportunity.
Wells Fargo maintains an Underweight rating and $140 target price, while Bernstein has an Outperform rating on Qualcomm.
Dr Pepper’ stock climb with Q3 revenue
Keurig Dr Pepper climbed after reporting $4.31 billion Q3 revenue on October 27, which pushed its stock up 7.6% intraday.
The revenue exceeded the $4.16 billion consensus, with strong results in US refreshment beverages and improving trends in the US coffee market.
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“Strong innovation and in-market execution drive market share gains across key categories, with sales momentum, along with disciplined actions to offset inflationary pressures, contributing to solid earnings and free cash flow growth,” said CEO of Keurig Dr Pepper, Tim Cofer.
The beverage company, which saw a 15% decline in stock over the year, also raised its fiscal year 2025 constant currency net sales outlook to high single-digit growth, up from mid-single digits previously.
Additionally, Dr. Pepper also announced a $7 billion investment package, co-led by Apollo and KKR, tied to its acquisition of JDE Peet’s and its planned separation into two independent entities – Beverage Co. and Global Coffee Co.
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“We have a proven track record of value creation in beverages, and our Board and management team have conviction in the merits of the planned transaction and subsequent creation of two winning companies – a global coffee powerhouse and the most agile North American beverage leader. We are confident this transaction positions KDP to generate significant shareholder value, and we have robust plans to deliver with success,” said Cofer.
The plan includes a $4 billion joint venture for single-serve manufacturing and a $3 billion convertible preferred stock deal priced at a 41% premium to the company’s recent VWAP or Volume Weighted Average Price.
Albemarle to sell majority stake
The stock of Albemarle, one of the largest Lithium producers in the world, fell 8.9% after it announced its plan to sell a controlling stake in Ketjen Corporation’s refining catalyst solutions business to private equity firm KPS Capital Partners.
Under the terms of the agreement, KPS will hold a 51% stake and gain operational control.
Albemarle will also transfer its 50% interest in the Eurecat joining venture to Axens SA. The transactions are expected to close in 2026, subject to regulatory approvals, and Albemarle “expects to receive total pre-tax proceeds of approximately $600 million.”
The funds from the deal will be allocated toward debt reduction and general corporate purposes, while maintaining full ownership of Ketjen’s Performance Catalyst Solutions (PCS) unit, including the PCS plant in Pasadena, Texas.
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