The October 6, 2026 cash session, and what is scheduled today
The S&P 500 rose 0.58% to 7,818.93 and the Nasdaq Composite rose 0.45% to 27,599.79, with the Nasdaq-100 up 0.48%.
Breadth339 up / 161 down
LeadershipS&P 500 by 0.10pp
Member coverage100%
Futures now
Ahead of the open, S&P 500 futures are down 0.45%, Nasdaq 100 futures down 0.79%, Dow futures down 0.75% and Russell 2000 futures down 0.85% against their previous settlement. In Asia, the Nikkei 225 is down 0.92% and the Hang Seng down 0.62%. In Europe, the Euro Stoxx 50 is down 1.75%, the DAX down 1.48% and the FTSE 100 down 0.73%. Across markets, WTI is up 0.76% at 90.12, Gold is down 1.04% at 4,143.40 and EUR/USD is down 0.28% at 1.1186.
Market
Level
Change
As of
S&P 500 futures
7,838.50
-35.50 (-0.45%)
2026-10-07
Nasdaq 100 futures
31,233.00
-250.25 (-0.79%)
2026-10-07
Dow futures
51,425.00
-391.00 (-0.75%)
2026-10-07
Russell 2000 futures
2,824.10
-24.10 (-0.85%)
2026-10-07
Where the tape closed
S&P 500
7,818.93
+44.98 (+0.58%)
5d +1.93% · 1m +1.30%
Nasdaq Composite
27,599.79
+122.48 (+0.45%)
5d +2.99% · 1m +4.12%
Nasdaq-100
31,224.47
+148.03 (+0.48%)
5d +2.92% · 1m +5.69%
VIX
15.01
-0.51 (-3.29%)
5d -6.42% · 1m -1.90%
The Session
Of the 501 S&P 500 members that printed, 339 rose and 161 fell. Utilities led the sector table at +2.56% on an equal-weighted basis and Health Care sat at the bottom at -0.71%. Marvell Technology (MRVL) rose 5.81% and carried the largest share of the weighted index move. The VIX fell 3.29% to 15.01. One universe name reported on the session.
No universe name on the reporting calendar for today.
Overnight and across markets
Asia and Europe
Market
Level
Change
As of
Nikkei 225
70,035.71
-648.27 (-0.92%)
2026-10-07
Hang Seng
24,130.50
-150.06 (-0.62%)
2026-10-07
Shanghai Composite
3,842.20
+11.74 (+0.31%)
2026-09-30 last print
Euro Stoxx 50
6,162.27
-109.96 (-1.75%)
2026-10-07
DAX
25,071.27
-377.92 (-1.48%)
2026-10-07
FTSE 100
10,465.25
-76.45 (-0.73%)
2026-10-07
Commodities, currencies and rates
Market
Level
Change
As of
WTI crude
90.12
+0.68 (+0.76%)
2026-10-07
Gold
4,143.40
-43.70 (-1.04%)
2026-10-07
EUR/USD
1.1186
-0.0031 (-0.28%)
2026-10-07
USD/JPY
158.31
+0.35 (+0.22%)
2026-10-07
US 10-year yield
5.27%
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2026-10-06
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 · 2026-08-25 to 2026-10-06S&P 500 — last 30 sessions | Latest: 7819 (2026-10-06) O 7806 H 7845 L 7806 C 7819 | Range: 7508–7845 | Source: Daily OHLC
Index path, three months — rebased to 100 at 2026-07-06Index path, three months — rebased to 100 at 2026-07-06 | Latest (2026-10-06): S&P 500 103.7; Nasdaq Composite 105.7 | Range: 93.58–105.7 | Source: Daily closes
S&P 500 against the VIX · left axis: index level · right axis: VIXS&P 500 against the VIX | Latest: 7819 (2026-10-06) | Range: 7316–7819 | Source: Daily closes | Trend(5pt): 7504,7316,7641,7620,7819 | VIX: 15.01 (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: 11, -3:-2: 14, -2:-1: 36, -1:0: 100, 0:+1: 177, +1:+2: 90, +2:+3: 38, ≥+3: 35 | Range: 11–177 | Source: Session closes
Sector read — average member move · equal-weighted across S&P 500 members that printedSector read — average member move | Utilities: 2.56%, Cons Disc: 1.15%, Real Est: 0.97%, Info Tech: 0.93%, Staples: 0.82%, Materials: 0.78%, Energy: 0.67%, Industrials: 0.66%, Financials: 0.16%, Comm Svcs: -0.12%, Health Care: -0.71% | Range: -0.71%–2.56% | Source: Session closes
Sector
Average member move
Members
Utilities
+2.56%
31
Consumer Discretionary
+1.15%
47
Real Estate
+0.97%
30
Information Technology
+0.93%
74
Consumer Staples
+0.82%
33
Materials
+0.78%
25
Energy
+0.67%
21
Industrials
+0.66%
83
Financials
+0.16%
76
Communication Services
-0.12%
21
Health Care
-0.71%
60
Largest moves
Largest moves — best and worst 6 printsLargest moves — best and worst 6 prints | CIEN: 13.85%, CTVA: 12.27%, CEG: 12.25%, VST: 10.77%, ALAB: 7.58%, NBIS: 7.44%, DXCM: -4.04%, KLAC: -4.54%, ILMN: -6.86%, WDC: -6.93%, MRNA: -7.75%, STX: -9.18% | Range: -9.18%–13.85% | Source: Session closes
Risers
Ticker
Name
Session
CIENSPX
Ciena
+13.85%
CTVASPX
Corteva
+12.27%
CEGSPXNDX
Constellation Energy
+12.25%
VSTSPX
Vistra Corp.
+10.77%
ALABNDX
Astera Labs, Inc.
+7.58%
NBISNDX
Nebius Group N.V.
+7.44%
NRGSPX
NRG Energy
+7.02%
FIXSPX
Comfort Systems USA
+6.12%
Fallers
Ticker
Name
Session
STXSPXNDX
Seagate Technology
-9.18%
MRNASPX
Moderna
-7.75%
WDCSPXNDX
Western Digital
-6.93%
ILMNSPX
Illumina, Inc.
-6.86%
KLACSPXNDX
KLA Corporation
-4.54%
DXCMSPXNDX
Dexcom
-4.04%
CHRWSPX
C.H. Robinson
-3.95%
LRCXSPXNDX
Lam Research
-3.44%
Earnings reported in the session
Beat and miss shown only where consensus and actual are both published.
No high-impact US print on the calendar for this session or the next.
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