Market Briefing

MARKET DRIVERS

• Medium confidence (US 10Y, DXY, S&P 500): U.S. Treasury borrowing estimates and TBAC reports released on November 2-4 coincided with easing sovereign yield pressures, with the US 10Y yield decreasing -1.17% (-5.8 basis points) to 4.89.
• High confidence (VIX, S&P 500, NASDAQ, BITCOIN): A sharp collapse in volatility driven by broad market risk appetite saw the VIX fall -20.26% to 16.61, supporting equities and digital assets.

CORPORATE INTELLIGENCE

• AMD (sector-wide) — AMD reported record Q3 revenue of $13.4 billion, up 45% year-over-year, supported by 97% growth in Data Center segment sales. CEO Dr. Lisa Su stated demand for Instinct GPUs and EPYC CPUs continued to strengthen with accelerated Q4 growth expected, signaling robust AI infrastructure demand across the semiconductor sector.
• AAPL / MSFT (sector-wide) — Apple and Microsoft filed new quarterly financial results; while regulatory filings establish updated operating figures, explicit stock direction remains dependent on forward margin performance and market expectations.

MARKET IMPACT

• Easing Treasury yields (US 10Y down -1.17% to 4.89) and a plunging VIX (-20.26% to 16.61) correlated with widespread risk-on sentiment, lifting the S&P 500 by 1.58% to 7688.62 and the NASDAQ by 1.44% to 25736.51.
• Strong data center revenue and guidance from AMD provided fundamental support for tech sector sentiment alongside macro risk-on tailwinds.

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