U.S. officials say Ukraine-Russia peace talks are making progress; Bitcoin remains range-bound, while the three major U.S. stock indices post mixed results.

On October 21, U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow—his first visit to Russia following talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy—aimed at presenting Washington’s jointly drafted peace plan to Moscow. This diplomatic move comes on the heels of a meeting between U.S. and Ukrainian delegations in Oslo, Norway, which the U.S. described as “constructive.” During that session, Ukraine formally introduced a new conceptual framework for peace, and all parties reached an initial consensus on how to engage with Russia. Meanwhile, former U.S. President Donald Trump publicly renewed his call for Kyiv to end the war through a negotiated agreement, noting that Moscow also expresses willingness to resolve the conflict swiftly.

In financial markets, U.S. equities closed mixed on Tuesday: the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.06%, the S&P 500 fell 0.29%, and the Nasdaq Composite edged down 0.02%. Among individual stocks, SK Hynix (SKHY.O) declined 2%, General Motors (GM.N) plunged 6.8%, Western Digital (WDC.O) gained 3%, and Apple (AAPL.O) dropped 1%. In crypto markets, Bitcoin traded sideways, according to HTX data, last trading at $82,992—a 1.03% gain over the past 24 hours.