The October 7, 2026 cash session, and what is scheduled today
The S&P 500 fell 0.22% to 7,801.77 and the Nasdaq Composite fell 0.22% to 27,538.69, with the Nasdaq-100 down 0.21%.
Breadth138 up / 359 down
LeadershipNasdaq-100 by 0.01pp
Member coverage100%
Futures now
Ahead of the open, S&P 500 futures are down 0.29%, Nasdaq 100 futures down 0.51%, Dow futures down 0.31% and Russell 2000 futures down 0.98% against their previous settlement. In Asia, the Nikkei 225 is down 0.92%, the Hang Seng down 1.43% and the Shanghai Composite down 0.79%. In Europe, the Euro Stoxx 50 is down 0.72%, the DAX down 1.07% and the FTSE 100 down 0.07%. Across markets, WTI is up 5.35% at 93.00, Gold is up 0.09% at 4,144.30 and EUR/USD is down 0.41% at 1.1207.
Market
Level
Change
As of
S&P 500 futures
7,830.25
-22.50 (-0.29%)
2026-10-08
Nasdaq 100 futures
31,242.75
-159.50 (-0.51%)
2026-10-08
Dow futures
51,292.00
-157.00 (-0.31%)
2026-10-08
Russell 2000 futures
2,784.70
-27.50 (-0.98%)
2026-10-08
Where the tape closed
S&P 500
7,801.77
-17.16 (-0.22%)
5d +1.96% · 1m +1.67%
Nasdaq Composite
27,538.69
-61.10 (-0.22%)
5d +2.52% · 1m +4.23%
Nasdaq-100
31,160.08
-64.39 (-0.21%)
5d +2.47% · 1m +5.60%
VIX
15.08
+0.07 (+0.47%)
5d -7.71% · 1m -4.07%
The Session
Of the 501 S&P 500 members that printed, 138 rose and 359 fell. Utilities led the sector table at +0.17% on an equal-weighted basis and Industrials sat at the bottom at -1.70%. Micron Technology (MU) rose 4.06% and carried the largest share of the weighted index move. The VIX rose 0.47% to 15.08.
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 · 2026-08-26 to 2026-10-07S&P 500 — last 30 sessions | Latest: 7802 (2026-10-07) O 7793 H 7807 L 7763 C 7802 | Range: 7508–7845 | Source: Daily OHLC
Index path, three months — rebased to 100 at 2026-07-07Index path, three months — rebased to 100 at 2026-07-07 | Latest (2026-10-07): S&P 500 104; Nasdaq Composite 106.7 | Range: 94.67–106.9 | Source: Daily closes
S&P 500 against the VIX · left axis: index level · right axis: VIXS&P 500 against the VIX | Latest: 7802 (2026-10-07) | Range: 7316–7819 | Source: Daily closes | Trend(5pt): 7483,7438,7674,7586,7802 | VIX: 15.08 (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: 31, -3:-2: 53, -2:-1: 140, -1:0: 135, 0:+1: 90, +1:+2: 32, +2:+3: 12, ≥+3: 8 | Range: 8–140 | Source: Session closes
Sector read — average member move · equal-weighted across S&P 500 members that printedSector read — average member move | Utilities: 0.17%, Comm Svcs: 0.09%, Health Care: 0.07%, Staples: -0.3%, Financials: -0.66%, Info Tech: -0.73%, Energy: -0.75%, Cons Disc: -1.04%, Real Est: -1.23%, Materials: -1.36%, Industrials: -1.7% | Range: -1.7%–0.17% | Source: Session closes
Sector
Average member move
Members
Utilities
+0.17%
31
Communication Services
+0.09%
21
Health Care
+0.07%
60
Consumer Staples
-0.30%
33
Financials
-0.66%
76
Information Technology
-0.73%
74
Energy
-0.75%
21
Consumer Discretionary
-1.04%
47
Real Estate
-1.23%
30
Materials
-1.36%
25
Industrials
-1.70%
83
Largest moves
Largest moves — best and worst 6 printsLargest moves — best and worst 6 prints | NRG: 4.84%, MRNA: 4.81%, MU: 4.06%, CTVA: 3.88%, VST: 3.88%, P: 3.71%, ALLE: -4.7%, CRWD: -4.81%, EME: -4.83%, NBIS: -5.09%, CAT: -5.75%, MSTR: -6.79% | Range: -6.79%–4.84% | Source: Session closes
Risers
Ticker
Name
Session
NRGSPX
NRG Energy
+4.84%
MRNASPX
Moderna
+4.81%
MUSPXNDX
Micron Technology
+4.06%
CTVASPX
Corteva
+3.88%
VSTSPX
Vistra Corp.
+3.88%
PSPX
Everpure
+3.71%
SMCISPX
Supermicro
+3.41%
NTAPSPX
NetApp
+3.20%
Fallers
Ticker
Name
Session
MSTRNDX
Strategy Inc
-6.79%
CATSPX
Caterpillar Inc.
-5.75%
NBISNDX
Nebius Group N.V.
-5.09%
EMESPX
Emcor
-4.83%
CRWDSPXNDX
CrowdStrike
-4.81%
ALLESPX
Allegion
-4.70%
MOSSPX
Mosaic Company (The)
-4.63%
ONSPX
ON Semiconductor
-4.40%
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 (PEP) · scheduled US macro: FOMC Meeting Minutes (2026-10-07); FOMC Meeting Minutes (2026-10-07).
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