U.S. stocks opened lower on October 29, with Nasdaq quote snapshots showing Alphabet, ServiceNow and Marvell Technology lower while Microsoft and Lumentum were higher at the time checked.
Opening moves
The quote snapshots were point-in-time market data. They confirm the direction of the named stocks but do not establish a reason for the moves or confirm the unverified acquisition discussion mentioned in the source roundup.
Sources: Nasdaq GOOGL quote; Nasdaq MSFT quote; Nasdaq NOW quote; Nasdaq LITE quote; Nasdaq MRVL quote; BlockBeats English report, published October 29, 2026.