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Markets in April 2026

30 markets · month-end closes · by Dr. Harry Hamann, MBA

In April 2026, 24 of 30 markets rose. Best: Broadcom +34.9%; weakest: US Energy Sector −2.6%. The S&P 500 gained 10.5% and ended the month near its all-time high.

24 / 30markets rose in April
+10.5%S&P 500 this month · +5.7% this year
+34.9%best: Broadcom
−2.6%weakest: US Energy Sector

All 30 markets

Return in April 2026 (colour), year to date and distance from the all-time high at month-end (drawdown). Total price return of the tracking fund or coin, in US dollars.

Equities
Broadcom+34.9% YTD +20.9%1.3% below high Alphabet+33.8% YTD +23.0%near its high Semiconductors+32.2% YTD +40.7%near its high Amazon+27.3% YTD +14.8%near its high Nasdaq-100+15.7% YTD +8.8%near its high Nvidia+14.4% YTD +7.0%7.9% below high Emerging Markets+12.7% YTD +17.0%near its high Disruptive Innovation+12.2% YTD −1.4%50.8% below high US Small Caps+12.1% YTD +13.1%near its high S&P 500+10.5% YTD +5.7%near its high Microsoft+10.2% YTD −15.5%24.5% below high Meta Platforms+7.0% YTD −7.2%22.4% below high Apple+6.9% YTD −0.1%5.1% below high Germany (DAX)+6.5% YTD −0.6%5.2% below high US Financials+5.6% YTD −4.3%7.1% below high Japan (Nikkei)+5.5% YTD +10.4%5.2% below high Tesla+2.7% YTD −15.1%22.1% below high US Energy Sector−2.6% YTD +34.3%4.7% below high
Precious Metals
Gold−1.5% YTD +6.9%14.6% below high Silver−2.2% YTD +3.5%36.9% below high
Crypto
Bitcoin+11.8% YTD −12.9%38.8% below high Ethereum+7.2% YTD −24.0%53.3% below high Solana−0.1% YTD −33.3%68.3% below high
Commodities
Uranium+16.5% YTD +32.0%36.0% below high Crude Oil+13.7% YTD +83.4%51.7% below high Copper+6.1% YTD +4.5%5.6% below high
Bonds
US Treasuries 20Y+−0.8% YTD −0.7%40.7% below high
Real Estate
US Real Estate+8.6% YTD +10.0%1.8% below high
Currencies
Euro / US Dollar+1.6% YTD +0.1%27.2% below high US Dollar (DXY)−1.5% YTD +1.2%5.2% below high

Chart of the month: every market, ranked

Bars: return in April 2026. A month says little on its own; the year-to-date and drawdown figures above put it in context.

The six core markets, last 12 months

Daily closes of the tracking fund or coin, in US dollars, to the end of April 2026.

S&P 500+10.5%
YTD +5.7% · at or near its all-time high
Nasdaq-100+15.7%
YTD +8.8% · at or near its all-time high
Gold−1.5%
YTD +6.9% · 14.6% below its high
Bitcoin+11.8%
YTD −12.9% · 38.8% below its high
Crude Oil+13.7%
YTD +83.4% · 51.7% below its high
Nvidia+14.4%
YTD +7.0% · 7.9% below its high
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Month-end closes of the fund or coin that tracks each market, price return in US dollars, from the same data as the Research Terminal. Facts about the past, not a forecast and not investment advice. Past performance is no indication of future results.