The October 12, 2026 cash session, and what is scheduled today
The S&P 500 was little changed to 7,807.24 and the Nasdaq Composite fell 0.44% to 27,245.90, with the Nasdaq-100 down 0.71%.
Breadth321 up / 179 down
LeadershipS&P 500 by 0.65pp
Member coverage100%
Futures now
Ahead of the open, S&P 500 futures are down 0.10%, Nasdaq 100 futures down 0.73%, Dow futures up 0.70% and Russell 2000 futures up 0.29% against their previous settlement. In Asia, the Nikkei 225 is down 1.82%, the Hang Seng up 0.30% and the Shanghai Composite up 0.10%. In Europe, the Euro Stoxx 50 is down 0.05%, the DAX up 0.25% and the FTSE 100 up 0.66%. Across markets, WTI is down 1.70% at 92.15, Gold is up 0.46% at 4,209.80 and EUR/USD is down 0.18% at 1.1193.
Market
Level
Change
As of
S&P 500 futures
7,850.50
-7.50 (-0.10%)
2026-10-13
Nasdaq 100 futures
30,673.25
-225.00 (-0.73%)
2026-10-13
Dow futures
52,476.00
+366.00 (+0.70%)
2026-10-13
Russell 2000 futures
2,820.30
+8.10 (+0.29%)
2026-10-13
Where the tape closed
S&P 500
7,807.24
-4.30 (-0.06%)
5d +0.43% · 1m +1.96%
Nasdaq Composite
27,245.90
-120.27 (-0.44%)
5d -0.84% · 1m +3.47%
Nasdaq-100
30,664.70
-218.45 (-0.71%)
5d -1.32% · 1m +4.41%
VIX
15.21
+0.37 (+2.49%)
5d -2.00% · 1m -3.98%
The Session
Of the 503 S&P 500 members that printed, 321 rose and 179 fell. Energy led the sector table at +1.24% on an equal-weighted basis and Information Technology sat at the bottom at -1.47%. Micron Technology (MU) fell 3.88% and carried the largest share of the weighted index move. The VIX rose 2.49% to 15.21.
Before the open:JPM (cons. 5.94) · JNJ (cons. 2.53) · UNH (cons. 4.12) · GS (cons. 12.90) · WFC (cons. 1.85) · C (cons. 2.66) · DPZ (cons. 4.33)
Overnight and across markets
Asia and Europe
Market
Level
Change
As of
Nikkei 225
67,777.52
-1,253.40 (-1.82%)
2026-10-13
Hang Seng
24,345.22
+74.02 (+0.30%)
2026-10-13
Shanghai Composite
3,800.86
+3.62 (+0.10%)
2026-10-13
Euro Stoxx 50
6,197.93
-3.28 (-0.05%)
2026-10-13
DAX
25,341.08
+63.40 (+0.25%)
2026-10-13
FTSE 100
10,726.77
+70.47 (+0.66%)
2026-10-13
Commodities, currencies and rates
Market
Level
Change
As of
WTI crude
92.15
-1.59 (-1.70%)
2026-10-13
Gold
4,209.80
+19.20 (+0.46%)
2026-10-13
EUR/USD
1.1193
-0.0020 (-0.18%)
2026-10-13
USD/JPY
158.13
+0.07 (+0.04%)
2026-10-13
US 10-year yield
5.24%
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2026-10-09 last print
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 · 2026-08-31 to 2026-10-12S&P 500 — last 30 sessions | Latest: 7807 (2026-10-12) O 7813 H 7822 L 7797 C 7807 | Range: 7508–7845 | Source: Daily OHLC
Index path, three months — rebased to 100 at 2026-07-10Index path, three months — rebased to 100 at 2026-07-10 | Latest (2026-10-12): S&P 500 103.1; Nasdaq Composite 103.7 | Range: 93–105 | Source: Daily closes
S&P 500 against the VIX · left axis: index level · right axis: VIXS&P 500 against the VIX | Latest: 7807 (2026-10-12) | Range: 7316–7819 | Source: Daily closes | Trend(5pt): 7515,7737,7676,7650,7807 | VIX: 15.21 (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: 23, -3:-2: 31, -2:-1: 40, -1:0: 85, 0:+1: 188, +1:+2: 100, +2:+3: 26, ≥+3: 10 | Range: 10–188 | Source: Session closes
Sector read — average member move · equal-weighted across S&P 500 members that printedSector read — average member move | Energy: 1.24%, Staples: 1.11%, Health Care: 0.84%, Financials: 0.56%, Utilities: 0.49%, Comm Svcs: 0.3%, Real Est: 0.29%, Materials: -0.06%, Industrials: -0.11%, Cons Disc: -0.28%, Info Tech: -1.47% | Range: -1.47%–1.24% | Source: Session closes
Sector
Average member move
Members
Energy
+1.24%
21
Consumer Staples
+1.11%
34
Health Care
+0.84%
60
Financials
+0.56%
76
Utilities
+0.49%
31
Communication Services
+0.30%
22
Real Estate
+0.29%
30
Materials
-0.06%
24
Industrials
-0.11%
83
Consumer Discretionary
-0.28%
47
Information Technology
-1.47%
75
Largest moves
Largest moves — best and worst 6 printsLargest moves — best and worst 6 prints | FICO: 10.85%, SHOP: 4.9%, MDT: 3.9%, VYLR: 3.75%, ZBH: 3.4%, META: 3.38%, GLW: -6%, BE: -6.5%, CVNA: -6.62%, COHR: -7.87%, LITE: -9.78%, CIEN: -9.95% | Range: -9.95%–10.85% | Source: Session closes
Risers
Ticker
Name
Session
FICOSPX
Fair Isaac
+10.85%
SHOPNDX
Shopify Inc. Class A Subordinate Voting Shares
+4.90%
MDTSPX
Medtronic
+3.90%
VYLRSPX
Vylor
+3.75%
ZBHSPX
Zimmer Biomet
+3.40%
METASPXNDX
Meta Platforms
+3.38%
PODDSPX
Insulet Corporation
+3.35%
TYLSPX
Tyler Technologies
+3.15%
Fallers
Ticker
Name
Session
CIENSPX
Ciena
-9.95%
LITESPXNDX
Lumentum
-9.78%
COHRSPX
Coherent Corp.
-7.87%
CVNASPX
Carvana
-6.62%
BESPX
Bloom Energy
-6.50%
GLWSPX
Corning Inc.
-6.00%
SNDKSPXNDX
Sandisk
-5.97%
ALABNDX
Astera Labs, Inc.
-5.29%
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.
Seven universe names on the next earnings calendar (JPM, JNJ, UNH, GS, WFC, C) · scheduled US macro: Fed Hammack Speech (2026-10-12); Fed Hammack Speech (2026-10-12).
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