Market Wrap-up for March 31, 2026: Risk-On Roars Into Month-End: Stocks Rip, Yields Dip, Crypto Joins the Party
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* U.S. stocks surged into quarter-end: the S&P 500 closed at 6,528.65 (+184.93), the Dow at 46,341.32 (+1,125.17), and the Nasdaq at 21,590.63 (+795.99).
* Bonds backed the rally: the 10-year Treasury yield fell to 4.311 (-0.031) and the VIX dropped to 25.25 (-5.36), signaling calmer volatility pricing.
* Crypto followed risk assets higher: Bitcoin closed at 67,985.00 (change: 1,247.82) and Ether at 2,102.68 (change: 78.08).
* The next few sessions are a macro reality check: investors are watching fresh signals on consumer sentiment, inflation, and the labor market heading into early April.
Tuesday, March 31, 2026 ended with the kind of tape that makes investors sit up a little straighter: big-index green, volatility down, yields down, crypto up. That combination doesn’t happen by accident—it usually shows up when the market collectively decides the “worst-case” macro narrative can wait.
The Big Picture: A Quarter-End “Yes” From Markets
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