The October 5, 2026 cash session, and what is scheduled today
The S&P 500 rose 0.66% to 7,773.95 and the Nasdaq Composite rose 1.05% to 27,477.31, with the Nasdaq-100 up 0.87%.
Breadth317 up / 183 down
LeadershipNasdaq-100 by 0.21pp
Member coverage100%
Futures now
Ahead of the open, S&P 500 futures are up 0.43%, Nasdaq 100 futures up 0.61%, Dow futures up 0.62% and Russell 2000 futures up 0.54% against their previous settlement. In Asia, the Nikkei 225 is up 1.05% and the Hang Seng up 1.00%. In Europe, the Euro Stoxx 50 is up 0.60%, the DAX up 0.62% and the FTSE 100 up 0.40%. Across markets, WTI is down 2.38% at 87.30, Gold is up 0.97% at 4,197.10 and EUR/USD is up 0.17% at 1.1274.
Market
Level
Change
As of
S&P 500 futures
7,860.00
+33.75 (+0.43%)
2026-10-06
Nasdaq 100 futures
31,508.75
+191.00 (+0.61%)
2026-10-06
Dow futures
51,877.00
+319.00 (+0.62%)
2026-10-06
Russell 2000 futures
2,883.20
+15.40 (+0.54%)
2026-10-06
Where the tape closed
S&P 500
7,773.95
+51.23 (+0.66%)
5d +1.17% · 1m +0.34%
Nasdaq Composite
27,477.31
+286.45 (+1.05%)
5d +2.45% · 1m +3.36%
Nasdaq-100
31,076.44
+268.51 (+0.87%)
5d +2.64% · 1m +5.41%
VIX
15.52
+0.21 (+1.37%)
5d -3.42% · 1m +6.81%
The Session
Of the 503 S&P 500 members that printed, 317 rose and 183 fell. Health Care led the sector table at +1.57% on an equal-weighted basis and Real Estate sat at the bottom at -0.26%. PTC Inc. (PTC) rose 33.49% and carried the largest share of the weighted index move. The VIX rose 1.37% to 15.52.
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 · 2026-08-24 to 2026-10-05S&P 500 — last 30 sessions | Latest: 7774 (2026-10-05) O 7731 H 7794 L 7728 C 7774 | Range: 7508–7794 | Source: Daily OHLC
Index path, three months — rebased to 100 at 2026-07-02Index path, three months — rebased to 100 at 2026-07-02 | Latest (2026-10-05): S&P 500 103.9; Nasdaq Composite 106.4 | Range: 94.62–106.4 | Source: Daily closes
S&P 500 against the VIX · left axis: index level · right axis: VIXS&P 500 against the VIX | Latest: 7774 (2026-10-05) | Range: 7316–7799 | Source: Daily closes | Trend(5pt): 7537,7429,7708,7657,7774 | VIX: 15.52 (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: 8, -3:-2: 7, -2:-1: 40, -1:0: 128, 0:+1: 146, +1:+2: 98, +2:+3: 38, ≥+3: 38 | Range: 7–146 | Source: Session closes
Sector read — average member move · equal-weighted across S&P 500 members that printedSector read — average member move | Health Care: 1.57%, Energy: 1.39%, Comm Svcs: 1.2%, Materials: 1.02%, Info Tech: 0.86%, Financials: 0.81%, Staples: 0.5%, Utilities: 0.33%, Industrials: 0.03%, Cons Disc: -0.13%, Real Est: -0.26% | Range: -0.26%–1.57% | Source: Session closes
Sector
Average member move
Members
Health Care
+1.57%
60
Energy
+1.39%
21
Communication Services
+1.20%
23
Materials
+1.02%
25
Information Technology
+0.86%
74
Financials
+0.81%
76
Consumer Staples
+0.50%
33
Utilities
+0.33%
31
Industrials
+0.03%
83
Consumer Discretionary
-0.13%
47
Real Estate
-0.26%
30
Largest moves
Largest moves — best and worst 6 printsLargest moves — best and worst 6 prints | PTC: 33.49%, MELI: 9.67%, SPCX: 7.63%, ILMN: 7.56%, CRL: 7.09%, MRNA: 6.95%, FER: -3.36%, BMY: -3.83%, NBIS: -4.22%, CMG: -4.67%, LEN: -6.73%, CHRW: -10.85% | Range: -10.85%–33.49% | Source: Session closes
Risers
Ticker
Name
Session
PTCSPX
PTC Inc.
+33.49%
MELINDX
MercadoLibre, Inc.
+9.67%
SPCXNDX
Space Exploration Technologies Corp.
+7.63%
ILMNSPX
Illumina, Inc.
+7.56%
CRLSPX
Charles River Laboratories
+7.09%
MRNASPX
Moderna
+6.95%
WDCSPXNDX
Western Digital
+6.34%
SHOPNDX
Shopify Inc. Class A Subordinate Voting Shares
+5.76%
Fallers
Ticker
Name
Session
CHRWSPX
C.H. Robinson
-10.85%
LENSPX
Lennar
-6.73%
CMGSPX
Chipotle Mexican Grill
-4.67%
NBISNDX
Nebius Group N.V.
-4.22%
BMYSPX
Bristol Myers Squibb
-3.83%
FERNDX
Ferrovial N.V.
-3.36%
DOCSPX
Healthpeak Properties
-3.34%
MRKSPX
Merck & Co.
-3.30%
Earnings reported in the session
Beat and miss shown only where consensus and actual are both published.
No universe names in the earnings feed for this session.
One universe name on the next earnings calendar (STZ) · scheduled US macro: Services Sector PMI (2026-10-05); Services Sector PMI (2026-10-05).
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