The September 29, 2026 cash session, and what is scheduled today
The S&P 500 fell 0.17% to 7,670.84 and the Nasdaq Composite was little changed to 26,797.54, with the Nasdaq-100 up 0.21%.
Breadth197 up / 301 down
LeadershipNasdaq-100 by 0.37pp
Member coverage100%
Futures now
Ahead of the open, S&P 500 futures are little changed, Nasdaq 100 futures down 0.09%, Dow futures little changed and Russell 2000 futures down 0.11% against their previous settlement. In Asia, the Nikkei 225 is up 1.94%, the Hang Seng up 0.37% and the Shanghai Composite up 0.31%. In Europe, the Euro Stoxx 50 is down 0.19%, the DAX down 0.15% and the FTSE 100 up 0.17%. Across markets, WTI is up 1.56% at 90.77, Gold is up 0.96% at 4,219.70 and EUR/USD is down 0.15% at 1.1356.
Market
Level
Change
As of
S&P 500 futures
7,732.50
+0.50 (+0.01%)
2026-09-30
Nasdaq 100 futures
30,586.50
-26.75 (-0.09%)
2026-09-30
Dow futures
51,684.00
-18.00 (-0.03%)
2026-09-30
Russell 2000 futures
2,826.10
-3.10 (-0.11%)
2026-09-30
Where the tape closed
S&P 500
7,670.84
-12.85 (-0.17%)
5d -1.21% · 1m -0.53%
Nasdaq Composite
26,797.54
-22.84 (-0.09%)
5d -1.64% · 1m +1.50%
Nasdaq-100
30,339.33
+62.52 (+0.21%)
5d -1.28% · 1m +3.08%
VIX
16.04
-0.03 (-0.19%)
5d +12.88% · 1m +7.51%
The Session
Of the 503 S&P 500 members that printed, 197 rose and 301 fell. Utilities led the sector table at +1.22% on an equal-weighted basis and Energy sat at the bottom at -1.20%. Fair Isaac (FICO) fell 26.52% and carried the largest share of the weighted index move. The VIX fell 0.19% to 16.04. One universe name reported on the session.
Before the open:JBL (cons. 3.86) · FDS (cons. 4.32)
After the close:MU (cons. 31.35)
Overnight and across markets
Asia and Europe
Market
Level
Change
As of
Nikkei 225
66,753.72
+1,272.45 (+1.94%)
2026-09-30
Hang Seng
24,613.27
+89.70 (+0.37%)
2026-09-30
Shanghai Composite
3,842.19
+11.74 (+0.31%)
2026-09-30
Euro Stoxx 50
6,308.46
-11.80 (-0.19%)
2026-09-30
DAX
25,360.74
-38.47 (-0.15%)
2026-09-30
FTSE 100
10,654.67
+17.97 (+0.17%)
2026-09-30
Commodities, currencies and rates
Market
Level
Change
As of
WTI crude
90.77
+1.39 (+1.56%)
2026-09-30
Gold
4,219.70
+40.00 (+0.96%)
2026-09-30
EUR/USD
1.1356
-0.0017 (-0.15%)
2026-09-30
USD/JPY
157.04
-0.32 (-0.20%)
2026-09-30
US 10-year yield
5.26%
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2026-09-29
Where the indices sit
S&P 500 daily bars for the last 30 sessions, then three months of closes rebased to 100.
S&P 500 — last 30 sessions · daily OHLC · 2026-08-18 to 2026-09-29S&P 500 — last 30 sessions | Latest: 7671 (2026-09-29) O 7700 H 7700 L 7654 C 7671 | Range: 7508–7782 | Source: Daily OHLC
Index path, three months — rebased to 100 at 2026-06-26Index path, three months — rebased to 100 at 2026-06-26 | Latest (2026-09-29): S&P 500 104.3; Nasdaq Composite 105.9 | Range: 96.62–107.7 | Source: Daily closes
S&P 500 against the VIX · left axis: index level · right axis: VIXS&P 500 against the VIX | Latest: 7671 (2026-09-29) | Range: 7316–7799 | Source: Daily closes | Trend(5pt): 7440,7499,7799,7719,7671 | VIX: 16.04 (range 14.21–20.66)
What carried the session
Proxy: dollar-volume share among members that printed, times the move. Not official index weight.
Sector moves equal-weighted across members that printed.
Distribution of member moves · S&P 500 members per 1% bucketDistribution of member moves | ≤-3: 6, -3:-2: 21, -2:-1: 78, -1:0: 196, 0:+1: 130, +1:+2: 44, +2:+3: 7, ≥+3: 21 | Range: 6–196 | Source: Session closes
Sector read — average member move · equal-weighted across S&P 500 members that printedSector read — average member move | Utilities: 1.22%, Cons Disc: 0.33%, Info Tech: 0.01%, Industrials: -0.02%, Real Est: -0.1%, Health Care: -0.22%, Financials: -0.35%, Staples: -0.46%, Comm Svcs: -0.65%, Materials: -0.77%, Energy: -1.2% | Range: -1.2%–1.22% | Source: Session closes
Sector
Average member move
Members
Utilities
+1.22%
31
Consumer Discretionary
+0.33%
47
Information Technology
+0.01%
74
Industrials
-0.02%
83
Real Estate
-0.10%
30
Health Care
-0.22%
60
Financials
-0.35%
76
Consumer Staples
-0.46%
33
Communication Services
-0.65%
23
Materials
-0.77%
25
Energy
-1.20%
21
Largest moves
Largest moves — best and worst 6 printsLargest moves — best and worst 6 prints | CCL: 13.41%, BE: 10.8%, RCL: 7.45%, LITE: 5.66%, CVNA: 5.21%, AMAT: 5.19%, NUE: -3.37%, EFX: -3.4%, RKLB: -3.45%, STLD: -3.69%, LULU: -3.69%, FICO: -26.52% | Range: -26.52%–13.41% | Source: Session closes
Risers
Ticker
Name
Session
CCLSPX
Carnival Corporation
+13.41%
BESPX
Bloom Energy
+10.80%
RCLSPX
Royal Caribbean Group
+7.45%
LITESPXNDX
Lumentum
+5.66%
CVNASPX
Carvana
+5.21%
AMATSPXNDX
Applied Materials
+5.19%
DASHSPXNDX
DoorDash
+4.88%
GLWSPX
Corning Inc.
+4.70%
Fallers
Ticker
Name
Session
FICOSPX
Fair Isaac
-26.52%
LULUSPX
Lululemon Athletica
-3.69%
STLDSPX
Steel Dynamics
-3.69%
RKLBNDX
Rocket Lab Corporation
-3.45%
EFXSPX
Equifax
-3.40%
NUESPX
Nucor
-3.37%
SLBSPX
Schlumberger
-3.15%
FDSSPX
FactSet
-2.88%
Earnings reported in the session
Beat and miss shown only where consensus and actual are both published.
Three universe names on the next earnings calendar (MU, JBL, FDS) · scheduled US macro: JOLTs Job Openings (2026-09-29); Fed Goolsbee Speech (2026-09-29); JOLTs Job Openings (2026-09-29).
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