US stock markets finished higher on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, with the Nasdaq gaining roughly 1.1%, according to 연합뉴스TV. The broadcaster attributed the advance to strong results from SpaceX, which helped drive a broader rally in technology shares.
Other Korean outlets carried similar accounts of the session. News1 described the move as a tech rally set off by SpaceX and Tesla, while 마켓인 reported that artificial intelligence stocks rebounded on the SpaceX news and that the Nasdaq rose about 1%.
Coverage also pointed to a less upbeat backdrop beneath the gains. 머니투데이 reported that big tech stayed cautious despite the market rebound, citing a sharp drop in Korean AI shares. The source material does not give figures for that decline, so the scale of the move could not be confirmed.
No specific closing levels for the Nasdaq or other major indexes were provided in the available reporting, and the material did not include details of SpaceX's results or the size of Tesla's move. Those specifics were not available at the time of writing.
What to watch next: whether the tech rebound holds in the coming sessions, and how AI-linked shares, including those in Korea, respond after the reported selloff.
