US Equities · Pre-Open Briefing
Health care drags as stocks dip
September 9, 2026
The September 8, 2026 cash session, and what is scheduled today
The S&P 500 fell 0.58% to 7,673.52 and the Nasdaq Composite fell 0.32% to 26,421.41, with the Nasdaq-100 down 0.12%.
Breadth146 up / 356 down
LeadershipNasdaq-100 by 0.46pp
Member coverage100%
Futures now
Ahead of the open, S&P 500 futures are down 0.37%, Nasdaq 100 futures down 0.53%, Dow futures down 0.64% and Russell 2000 futures down 0.55% against their previous settlement. In Asia, the Nikkei 225 is down 0.19%, the Hang Seng down 0.17% and the Shanghai Composite up 0.28%. In Europe, the Euro Stoxx 50 is down 1.97%, the DAX down 1.61% and the FTSE 100 down 1.16%. Across markets, WTI is up 2.75% at 95.59, Gold is up 1.27% at 4,449.60, the US 10-year yield is at 4.81% and EUR/USD is up 0.19% at 1.1650.
| Market | Level | Change | As of |
|---|---|---|---|
| S&P 500 futures | 7,652.00 | -28.50 (-0.37%) | 2026-09-09 |
| Nasdaq 100 futures | 29,383.25 | -155.50 (-0.53%) | 2026-09-09 |
| Dow futures | 52,496.00 | -336.00 (-0.64%) | 2026-09-09 |
| Russell 2000 futures | 2,947.30 | -16.30 (-0.55%) | 2026-09-09 |
Where the tape closed
S&P 500
7,673.52
-45.08 (-0.58%)
5d -0.16% · 1m -1.08%
Nasdaq Composite
26,421.41
-85.58 (-0.32%)
5d +0.19% · 1m -1.01%
Nasdaq-100
29,507.70
-36.45 (-0.12%)
5d +0.17% · 1m -0.72%
The Session
Of the 503 S&P 500 members that printed, 146 rose and 356 fell. Energy led the sector table at +1.21% on an equal-weighted basis and Health Care sat at the bottom at -2.54%. Intel (INTC) rose 9.05% and carried the largest share of the weighted index move. One universe name reported on the session.
World news
- China Oil Demand to Shrink This Year, Sinopec Research Arm SaysBloomberg Markets
- OPEC+ sticks with plan to keep oil output quotas unchangedFinancial Post
- Brent crude rises above $100 as Mideast conflict escalatesGlobe and Mail
Sector news breakdown
Information Technology
- CoreWeave, Inc. CRWVNDX +11.72%Why CoreWeave Stock Soared 12% Today An announcement from rival Nebius seemed to lift CoreWeave. Motley Fool · Sep 8, 4:51 PM ET
- Intel INTCSPXNDX +9.05%Intel Could Be Set to Raise Prices, Again. The Stock Is Soaring Intel’s stock jumped Tuesday after a report that it could raise prices in October. Investopedia · Sep 8, 11:51 AM ETIntel Stock Jumps 9% on Chip Price Hike Report, US Stake Gains $36 Billion Intel stock rose on a reported 10% CPU price hike, lifting Washington's 9.9% stake to a $36 billion paper gain. BeInCrypto · Sep 8, 12:30 PM ET
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise HPESPX +7.75%Dow Jones Futures: Dow Breaks Support But AMD, HPE Are New Buys; Apple iPhone Event Due Stocks fell Tuesday as oil prices and Treasury yields rose, but AMD and HPE led AI plays flashing buy signals. An Apple iPhone event is on tap. Investor's Business Daily · Sep 8, 4:59 PM ET
- Shopify Inc. Class A Subordinate Voting Shares SHOPNDX -7.57%How Shopify’s Push into AI Is Working Out Shopify and its chief, Tobias Lütke, have instead plunged in. Shopify was quick to develop AI tools for customers, announcing an AI assistant called Sidekick in 2023. The Wall Street Journal · Sep 8, 12:53 PM ET
- Corning Inc. GLWSPX +7.56%Corning Stock Climbs On Multibillion-Dollar Verizon Network Deal Corning stock rose after the provider of optical communications gear for telecom networks announced a multibillion-dollar agreement with Verizon. Investor's Business Daily · Sep 8, 10:41 AM ETOptical Stocks Surge as Corning Inks Multibillion-Dollar Deal With Verizon Corning shares are soaring after the company agreed to a lucrative supply agreement with Verizon. Investopedia · Sep 8, 2:28 PM ET
- Gartner ITSPX -7.42%Why Gartner Stock Skyrocketed 31.2% Last Month Gartner's latest quarterly report arrived with news that weakened the bearish narrative surrounding the stock. Motley Fool · Sep 8, 6:20 AM ET
- Advanced Micro Devices AMDSPXNDX +5.90%AMD Stock Rises as CFO Claims Its Addressable Market Could Reach $3 Trillion Investors were piling into the chip designer after its CFO said that artificial-intelligence demand will drive a total market for AMD’s products to around $3 trillion in 2030. Barrons.com · Sep 8, 1:50 PM ETAMD shares surge as chipmaker eyes $2 trillion AI market Investing.com -- Advanced Micro Devices shares jumped roughly 7% on Tuesday after management outlined an aggressive artificial-intelligence growth strategy at the Citi Global TMT Conference, anchored by a new $2 trillion total addressable market estimate by 2030. Investing.com · Sep 8, 12:50 PM ET
Communication Services
- Nebius Group N.V. NBISNDX +7.73%Palantir and Nebius Partner on Sovereign AI Infrastructure Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR) and Nebius Group (NASDAQ:NBIS) have entered into a partnership that will integrate Nebius’s cloud and artificial intelligence computing infrastructure with Palantir’s enterprise platform for commercial customers. InvestorsHub · Sep 8, 9:03 AM ETWhy Nebius Stock Jumped Today A new partnership with Palantir energized the stock. Motley Fool · Sep 8, 3:45 PM ET
Consumer Discretionary
- Tesla, Inc. TSLASPXNDX +3.98%Uber Stock Falls As Wall Street Sizes Up Tesla's Cybercab Rollout Uber stock fell Tuesday as investors continued to debate the competitive threat of Tesla's Cybercab plans. Investor's Business Daily · Sep 8, 4:29 PM ETXPeng Beats Tesla With This Humanoid Robot Milestone At XPeng's factory in Guangzhou, China, machines assembled parts, installed electrical circuits and welded it all together. On Tuesday, Chinese electric vehicle company XPeng announced it completed assembly of its Iron humanoid robot. Investor's Business Daily · Sep 8, 10:18 AM ET
Health Care
- Amgen AMGNSPXNDX -10.08%Amgen Stock Poised for Worst Day in More Than Two Decades Shares of Amgen were recently down more than 9%, putting the biotechnology company on pace for its largest decrease since October 2000. The decline came after Novartis announced a failure of its heart disease drug, pelacarsen, to reduce the risk of cardiovascular events compared with a placebo. The Wall Street Journal · Sep 8, 2:20 PM ETDisappointing Clinical Trial Results Are Dragging Novartis, Amgen and the Dow Lower Tuesday Amgen shares are following Novartis lower in the wake of disappointing clinical trial results. Investopedia · Sep 8, 10:33 AM ET
- Stryker Corporation SYKSPX -8.81%Supply chain woes send Stryker stock tumbling 7.7% Investing.com -- Stryker Corp. shares dropped as much as 7.7% on Tuesday morning after company executives discussed ongoing problems in its peripheral vascular and joint replacement operations at an industry conference. Investing.com · Sep 8, 11:31 AM ET
- The Cooper Companies, Inc. COOSPX -2.73%CooperCompanies (COO) To Report Earnings Tomorrow: Here Is What To Expect Medical device company CooperCompanies (NASDAQ:COO) will be reporting earnings this Wednesday after market close. Here’s what to expect. StockStory · Sep 7, 11:24 PM ET
Industrials
- Space Exploration Technologies Corp. SPCXNDX +3.73%SpaceX Stock Can Gain Nearly 50%, New Bull Says Pivotal Research Group analyst Jeffrey Wlodarczak launched coverage of SpaceX stock with a Buy rating and $220 price target. Barrons.com · Sep 8, 11:57 AM ETGE Aerospace Strikes $11.75 Billion Deal to Buy Consolidated Precision Products GE Aerospace (GE) agreed to acquire castings manufacturer Consolidated Precision Products in a deal… MT Newswires · Sep 8, 11:56 AM ET
Moved more than 3% with no company-specific item clearing the relevance bar: LITE +11.04% · HWM -10.70% · GDDY -8.32% · EXPE -7.88% · COHR +7.10% · ALAB -6.94% · STX +6.49%.
The day ahead
Economic calendar
| Time | Release | Impact | Consensus | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07:00 ET | MBA 30-Year Mortgage Rate | Medium | — | — |
| 16:30 ET | API Weekly Crude Oil Stocks | Medium | — | — |
Reporting today
After the close: COO (cons. 1.11)
Overnight and across markets
Asia and Europe
| Market | Level | Change | As of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nikkei 225 | 65,142.78 | -126.55 (-0.19%) | 2026-09-09 |
| Hang Seng | 25,274.96 | -42.22 (-0.17%) | 2026-09-09 |
| Shanghai Composite | 3,951.51 | +10.96 (+0.28%) | 2026-09-09 |
| Euro Stoxx 50 | 6,286.53 | -126.64 (-1.97%) | 2026-09-09 |
| DAX | 25,587.61 | -420.02 (-1.61%) | 2026-09-09 |
| FTSE 100 | 10,685.97 | -125.73 (-1.16%) | 2026-09-09 |
Commodities, currencies and rates
| Market | Level | Change | As of |
|---|---|---|---|
| WTI crude | 95.59 | +2.56 (+2.75%) | 2026-09-09 |
| Gold | 4,449.60 | +55.70 (+1.27%) | 2026-09-09 |
| EUR/USD | 1.1650 | +0.0022 (+0.19%) | 2026-09-09 |
| USD/JPY | 153.31 | -0.55 (-0.36%) | 2026-09-09 |
| US 10-year yield | 4.81% | +0.02 (+0.46%) | 2026-09-08 |
Where the indices sit
S&P 500 daily bars for the last 30 sessions, then three months of closes rebased to 100.
What carried the session
Proxy: dollar-volume share among members that printed, times the move. Not official index weight.
| Ticker | Name | Session | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| INTCSPXNDX | Intel | +9.05% | +27.6 bp |
| AMDSPXNDX | Advanced Micro Devices | +5.90% | +17.4 bp |
| LITESPXNDX | Lumentum | +11.04% | +16.6 bp |
| TSLASPXNDX | Tesla, Inc. | +3.98% | +15.6 bp |
| NVDASPXNDX | Nvidia | -2.01% | -11.3 bp |
| MUSPXNDX | Micron Technology | -1.61% | -8.9 bp |
| AVGOSPXNDX | Broadcom | +2.98% | +6.9 bp |
| STXSPXNDX | Seagate Technology | +6.49% | +6.2 bp |
Breadth and sectors
Sector moves equal-weighted across members that printed.
| Sector | Average member move | Members |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | +1.21% | 21 |
| Utilities | +0.91% | 31 |
| Information Technology | +0.03% | 73 |
| Real Estate | -0.44% | 30 |
| Communication Services | -0.67% | 24 |
| Materials | -0.87% | 25 |
| Industrials | -0.88% | 83 |
| Consumer Staples | -1.11% | 34 |
| Consumer Discretionary | -1.80% | 47 |
| Financials | -1.93% | 76 |
| Health Care | -2.54% | 59 |
Largest moves
Risers
| Ticker | Name | Session |
|---|---|---|
| CRWVNDX | CoreWeave, Inc. | +11.72% |
| LITESPXNDX | Lumentum | +11.04% |
| INTCSPXNDX | Intel | +9.05% |
| HPESPX | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | +7.75% |
| NBISNDX | Nebius Group N.V. | +7.73% |
| GLWSPX | Corning Inc. | +7.56% |
| COHRSPX | Coherent Corp. | +7.10% |
| STXSPXNDX | Seagate Technology | +6.49% |
Fallers
| Ticker | Name | Session |
|---|---|---|
| HWMSPX | Howmet Aerospace | -10.70% |
| AMGNSPXNDX | Amgen | -10.08% |
| SYKSPX | Stryker Corporation | -8.81% |
| GDDYSPX | GoDaddy | -8.32% |
| EXPESPX | Expedia Group | -7.88% |
| SHOPNDX | Shopify Inc. Class A Subordinate Voting Shares | -7.57% |
| ITSPX | Gartner | -7.42% |
| ALABNDX | Astera Labs, Inc. | -6.94% |
Earnings reported in the session
Beat and miss shown only where consensus and actual are both published.
| Ticker | Name | Slot | EPS est. | Reported | Surprise | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CASY | Caseys General Stores, Inc. | After close | 6.60 | — | — | — |
Headlines in the session window
- Strategists say S&P 500 could top 8,000 — but risks of a pullback are mountingMarketWatch
- How to invest in a booming stock market that’s way cheaper than the S&P 500MarketWatch
- S&P 500 falls as AI worries hit software makers - ReutersReuters Business
- This Unstoppable Vanguard ETF Is Beating the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq-100 in 2026, but It Could Face a Reckoning Next WeekYahoo Finance
- Weeks After Nancy Pelosi Disclosed A $3 Million Bet, Bloom Energy Is Joining The S&P 500 And The Stock Is SoaringYahoo Finance
Fed and macro
No high-impact US print on the calendar for this session or the next.
What to watch
One universe name on the next earnings calendar (COO).
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