The October 8, 2026 cash session, and what is scheduled today
The S&P 500 fell 0.47% to 7,765.36 and the Nasdaq Composite fell 1.25% to 27,193.34, with the Nasdaq-100 down 1.39%.
Breadth339 up / 163 down
LeadershipS&P 500 by 0.93pp
Member coverage100%
Futures now
Ahead of the open, S&P 500 futures are up 0.39%, Nasdaq 100 futures up 0.81%, Dow futures up 0.12% and Russell 2000 futures up 0.37% against their previous settlement. In Asia, the Nikkei 225 is little changed, the Hang Seng up 1.79% and the Shanghai Composite little changed. In Europe, the Euro Stoxx 50 is up 1.00%, the DAX up 1.20% and the FTSE 100 up 1.07%. Across markets, WTI is down 0.98% at 90.59, Gold is up 1.18% at 4,206.10 and EUR/USD is up 0.13% at 1.1216.
Market
Level
Change
As of
S&P 500 futures
7,847.00
+30.75 (+0.39%)
2026-10-09
Nasdaq 100 futures
31,220.50
+251.00 (+0.81%)
2026-10-09
Dow futures
51,555.00
+62.00 (+0.12%)
2026-10-09
Russell 2000 futures
2,820.00
+10.40 (+0.37%)
2026-10-09
Where the tape closed
S&P 500
7,765.36
-36.41 (-0.47%)
5d +1.29% · 1m +1.69%
Nasdaq Composite
27,193.34
-345.35 (-1.25%)
5d +1.20% · 1m +3.58%
Nasdaq-100
30,725.81
-434.27 (-1.39%)
5d +0.74% · 1m +4.43%
VIX
15.41
+0.33 (+2.19%)
5d -5.98% · 1m -6.38%
The Session
Of the 503 S&P 500 members that printed, 339 rose and 163 fell. Energy led the sector table at +2.73% on an equal-weighted basis and Information Technology sat at the bottom at -1.11%. Micron Technology (MU) fell 4.79% and carried the largest share of the weighted index move. The VIX rose 2.19% to 15.41. One universe name reported on the session.
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 · 2026-08-27 to 2026-10-08S&P 500 — last 30 sessions | Latest: 7765 (2026-10-08) O 7778 H 7798 L 7731 C 7765 | Range: 7508–7845 | Source: Daily OHLC
Index path, three months — rebased to 100 at 2026-07-08Index path, three months — rebased to 100 at 2026-07-08 | Latest (2026-10-08): S&P 500 103.8; Nasdaq Composite 105.1 | Range: 94.48–106.7 | Source: Daily closes
S&P 500 against the VIX · left axis: index level · right axis: VIXS&P 500 against the VIX | Latest: 7765 (2026-10-08) | Range: 7316–7819 | Source: Daily closes | Trend(5pt): 7544,7490,7653,7552,7765 | VIX: 15.41 (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: 25, -3:-2: 21, -2:-1: 29, -1:0: 88, 0:+1: 108, +1:+2: 118, +2:+3: 70, ≥+3: 44 | Range: 21–118 | Source: Session closes
Sector read — average member move · equal-weighted across S&P 500 members that printedSector read — average member move | Energy: 2.73%, Staples: 1.89%, Cons Disc: 1.45%, Financials: 1.28%, Comm Svcs: 1.22%, Real Est: 0.94%, Industrials: 0.78%, Materials: 0.63%, Health Care: 0.02%, Utilities: -0.08%, Info Tech: -1.11% | Range: -1.11%–2.73% | Source: Session closes
Sector
Average member move
Members
Energy
+2.73%
21
Consumer Staples
+1.89%
34
Consumer Discretionary
+1.45%
47
Financials
+1.28%
76
Communication Services
+1.22%
22
Real Estate
+0.94%
30
Industrials
+0.78%
83
Materials
+0.63%
24
Health Care
+0.02%
60
Utilities
-0.08%
31
Information Technology
-1.11%
75
Largest moves
Largest moves — best and worst 6 printsLargest moves — best and worst 6 prints | CSGP: 8.01%, CMG: 6.21%, GDDY: 6.15%, ACN: 5.96%, IT: 5.19%, CTSH: 5.15%, GLW: -6.38%, ARM: -6.48%, NBIS: -7.35%, CRWV: -7.77%, ALAB: -9.21%, COHR: -9.63% | Range: -9.63%–8.01% | Source: Session closes
Risers
Ticker
Name
Session
CSGPSPX
CoStar Group
+8.01%
CMGSPX
Chipotle Mexican Grill
+6.21%
GDDYSPX
GoDaddy
+6.15%
ACNSPX
Accenture
+5.96%
ITSPX
Gartner
+5.19%
CTSHSPX
Cognizant
+5.15%
FDSSPX
FactSet
+5.04%
LDOSSPX
Leidos
+4.99%
Fallers
Ticker
Name
Session
COHRSPX
Coherent Corp.
-9.63%
ALABNDX
Astera Labs, Inc.
-9.21%
CRWVNDX
CoreWeave, Inc.
-7.77%
NBISNDX
Nebius Group N.V.
-7.35%
ARMNDX
Arm Holdings plc
-6.48%
GLWSPX
Corning Inc.
-6.38%
VSTSPX
Vistra Corp.
-6.35%
BESPX
Bloom Energy
-6.34%
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.
What to watch
One universe name on the next earnings calendar (DAL).
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