The October 9, 2026 cash session, and what is scheduled today
The S&P 500 rose 0.59% to 7,811.54 and the Nasdaq Composite rose 0.64% to 27,366.17, with the Nasdaq-100 up 0.51%.
Breadth319 up / 184 down
LeadershipS&P 500 by 0.08pp
Member coverage100%
Futures now
Ahead of the open, S&P 500 futures are up 0.05%, Nasdaq 100 futures down 0.17%, Dow futures up 0.11% and Russell 2000 futures little changed against their previous settlement. In Asia, the Nikkei 225 is little changed, the Hang Seng up 0.25% and the Shanghai Composite down 0.43%. In Europe, the Euro Stoxx 50 is up 0.51%, the DAX up 0.72% and the FTSE 100 up 0.73%. Across markets, WTI is up 1.30% at 93.04, Gold is down 0.49% at 4,195.50 and EUR/USD is down 0.30% at 1.1179.
Market
Level
Change
As of
S&P 500 futures
7,863.75
+4.00 (+0.05%)
2026-10-12
Nasdaq 100 futures
31,054.75
-54.00 (-0.17%)
2026-10-12
Dow futures
51,985.00
+59.00 (+0.11%)
2026-10-12
Russell 2000 futures
2,822.00
-0.10 (-0.00%)
2026-10-12
Where the tape closed
S&P 500
7,811.54
+46.18 (+0.59%)
5d +1.15% · 1m +2.90%
Nasdaq Composite
27,366.17
+172.83 (+0.64%)
5d +0.64% · 1m +4.92%
Nasdaq-100
30,883.15
+157.34 (+0.51%)
5d +0.24% · 1m +6.11%
VIX
14.84
-0.57 (-3.70%)
5d -3.07% · 1m -16.82%
The Session
Of the 503 S&P 500 members that printed, 319 rose and 184 fell. Real Estate led the sector table at +1.69% on an equal-weighted basis and Communication Services sat at the bottom at -2.00%. Moderna (MRNA) rose 14.21% and carried the largest share of the weighted index move. The VIX fell 3.70% to 14.84. 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
69,030.92
-11.19 (-0.02%)
2026-10-09
Hang Seng
24,271.20
+59.85 (+0.25%)
2026-10-12
Shanghai Composite
3,797.24
-16.55 (-0.43%)
2026-10-12
Euro Stoxx 50
6,204.76
+31.39 (+0.51%)
2026-10-12
DAX
25,267.36
+180.09 (+0.72%)
2026-10-12
FTSE 100
10,629.41
+77.31 (+0.73%)
2026-10-12
Commodities, currencies and rates
Market
Level
Change
As of
WTI crude
93.04
+1.19 (+1.30%)
2026-10-12
Gold
4,195.50
-20.80 (-0.49%)
2026-10-12
EUR/USD
1.1179
-0.0034 (-0.30%)
2026-10-12
USD/JPY
158.57
+0.51 (+0.32%)
2026-10-12
US 10-year yield
5.24%
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2026-10-09
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 · 2026-08-28 to 2026-10-09S&P 500 — last 30 sessions | Latest: 7812 (2026-10-09) O 7786 H 7821 L 7779 C 7812 | Range: 7508–7845 | Source: Daily OHLC
Index path, three months — rebased to 100 at 2026-07-09Index path, three months — rebased to 100 at 2026-07-09 | Latest (2026-10-09): S&P 500 103.6; Nasdaq Composite 104.4 | Range: 93.27–105.3 | Source: Daily closes
S&P 500 against the VIX · left axis: index level · right axis: VIXS&P 500 against the VIX | Latest: 7812 (2026-10-09) | Range: 7316–7819 | Source: Daily closes | Trend(5pt): 7575,7600,7677,7638,7812 | VIX: 14.84 (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: 12, -3:-2: 13, -2:-1: 41, -1:0: 118, 0:+1: 161, +1:+2: 95, +2:+3: 32, ≥+3: 31 | Range: 12–161 | Source: Session closes
Sector read — average member move · equal-weighted across S&P 500 members that printedSector read — average member move | Real Est: 1.69%, Health Care: 1.55%, Info Tech: 0.97%, Utilities: 0.77%, Industrials: 0.39%, Financials: 0.19%, Cons Disc: 0.07%, Materials: -0.06%, Staples: -0.09%, Energy: -0.24%, Comm Svcs: -2% | Range: -2%–1.69% | Source: Session closes
Sector
Average member move
Members
Real Estate
+1.69%
30
Health Care
+1.55%
60
Information Technology
+0.97%
75
Utilities
+0.77%
31
Industrials
+0.39%
83
Financials
+0.19%
76
Consumer Discretionary
+0.07%
47
Materials
-0.06%
24
Consumer Staples
-0.09%
34
Energy
-0.24%
21
Communication Services
-2.00%
22
Largest moves
Largest moves — best and worst 6 printsLargest moves — best and worst 6 prints | CCI: 15.6%, MRNA: 14.21%, HUM: 11.56%, AMT: 9.3%, SBAC: 7.34%, DDOG: 7.11%, FICO: -5.63%, CHTR: -5.74%, HPQ: -6.91%, VZ: -10.14%, T: -10.82%, TMUS: -13.27% | Range: -13.27%–15.6% | Source: Session closes
Risers
Ticker
Name
Session
CCISPX
Crown Castle
+15.60%
MRNASPXNDX
Moderna
+14.21%
HUMSPX
Humana
+11.56%
AMTSPX
American Tower
+9.30%
SBACSPX
SBA Communications
+7.34%
DDOGSPXNDX
Datadog
+7.11%
AKAMSPX
Akamai Technologies
+6.00%
CIENSPX
Ciena
+5.60%
Fallers
Ticker
Name
Session
TMUSSPXNDX
T-Mobile US
-13.27%
TSPX
AT&T
-10.82%
VZSPX
Verizon
-10.14%
HPQSPX
HP Inc.
-6.91%
CHTRSPX
Charter Communications
-5.74%
FICOSPX
Fair Isaac
-5.63%
SWKSSPX
Skyworks Solutions
-5.45%
MOSSPX
Mosaic Company (The)
-5.02%
Earnings reported in the session
Beat and miss shown only where consensus and actual are both published.
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