The October 16, 2026 cash session, and what is scheduled today
The S&P 500 fell 1.09% to 7,659.44 and the Nasdaq Composite fell 2.15% to 26,140.03, with the Nasdaq-100 down 2.50%.
Breadth249 up / 254 down
LeadershipS&P 500 by 1.41pp
Member coverage100%
Futures now
Ahead of the open, S&P 500 futures are up 0.38%, Nasdaq 100 futures up 1.03%, Dow futures down 0.27% and Russell 2000 futures up 0.44% against their previous settlement. In Asia, the Nikkei 225 is down 0.62%, the Hang Seng up 0.52% and the Shanghai Composite up 0.39%. In Europe, the Euro Stoxx 50 is down 1.20%, the DAX down 1.31% and the FTSE 100 down 1.07%. Across markets, WTI is down 3.18% at 98.19, Gold is up 0.21% at 4,189.90 and EUR/USD is up 0.15% at 1.1230.
Market
Level
Change
As of
S&P 500 futures
7,733.75
+29.50 (+0.38%)
2026-10-19
Nasdaq 100 futures
29,693.75
+302.25 (+1.03%)
2026-10-19
Dow futures
52,075.00
-139.00 (-0.27%)
2026-10-19
Russell 2000 futures
2,747.50
+12.00 (+0.44%)
2026-10-19
Where the tape closed
S&P 500
7,659.44
-84.62 (-1.09%)
5d -1.95% · 1m +0.28%
Nasdaq Composite
26,140.03
-573.00 (-2.15%)
5d -4.48% · 1m -1.05%
Nasdaq-100
29,187.55
-748.05 (-2.50%)
5d -5.49% · 1m -0.88%
VIX
19.99
+3.53 (+21.45%)
5d +34.70% · 1m +29.47%
The Session
Of the 503 S&P 500 members that printed, 249 rose and 254 fell. Energy led the sector table at +2.70% on an equal-weighted basis and Information Technology sat at the bottom at -3.52%. Micron Technology (MU) fell 5.63% and carried the largest share of the weighted index move. The VIX rose 21.45% to 19.99. Five universe names 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
64,916.70
-407.59 (-0.62%)
2026-10-19
Hang Seng
24,186.83
+124.11 (+0.52%)
2026-10-16
Shanghai Composite
3,730.92
+14.64 (+0.39%)
2026-10-19
Euro Stoxx 50
6,129.68
-74.55 (-1.20%)
2026-10-19
DAX
25,288.02
-334.59 (-1.31%)
2026-10-19
FTSE 100
10,765.58
-116.32 (-1.07%)
2026-10-19
Commodities, currencies and rates
Market
Level
Change
As of
WTI crude
98.19
-3.22 (-3.18%)
2026-10-19
Gold
4,189.90
+8.80 (+0.21%)
2026-10-19
EUR/USD
1.1230
+0.0016 (+0.15%)
2026-10-19
USD/JPY
158.15
+0.01 (+0.00%)
2026-10-19
US 10-year yield
5.09%
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2026-10-16
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 · 2026-09-04 to 2026-10-16S&P 500 — last 30 sessions | Latest: 7659 (2026-10-16) O 7745 H 7757 L 7632 C 7659 | Range: 7508–7845 | Source: Daily OHLC
Index path, three months — rebased to 100 at 2026-07-16Index path, three months — rebased to 100 at 2026-07-16 | Latest (2026-10-16): S&P 500 101.7; Nasdaq Composite 101 | Range: 94.44–106.6 | Source: Daily closes
S&P 500 against the VIX · left axis: index level · right axis: VIXS&P 500 against the VIX | Latest: 7659 (2026-10-16) | Range: 7316–7819 | Source: Daily closes | Trend(5pt): 7458,7753,7631,7704,7659 | VIX: 19.99 (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: 54, -3:-2: 43, -2:-1: 60, -1:0: 97, 0:+1: 108, +1:+2: 84, +2:+3: 42, ≥+3: 15 | Range: 15–108 | Source: Session closes
Sector read — average member move · equal-weighted across S&P 500 members that printedSector read — average member move | Energy: 2.7%, Utilities: 1.52%, Staples: 0.92%, Real Est: 0.47%, Materials: 0.46%, Financials: 0.21%, Industrials: -0.23%, Cons Disc: -0.52%, Health Care: -0.72%, Comm Svcs: -1.2%, Info Tech: -3.52% | Range: -3.52%–2.7% | Source: Session closes
Sector
Average member move
Members
Energy
+2.70%
21
Utilities
+1.52%
31
Consumer Staples
+0.92%
34
Real Estate
+0.47%
30
Materials
+0.46%
24
Financials
+0.21%
76
Industrials
-0.23%
83
Consumer Discretionary
-0.52%
47
Health Care
-0.72%
60
Communication Services
-1.20%
22
Information Technology
-3.52%
75
Largest moves
Largest moves — best and worst 6 printsLargest moves — best and worst 6 prints | TRGP: 4.37%, FANG: 4.27%, KMI: 4.2%, APA: 4.07%, NOC: 4.05%, RTX: 3.73%, FLEX: -8.16%, MSTR: -9.56%, SMCI: -9.86%, TWLO: -10.62%, CRWV: -11.91%, NBIS: -12.18% | Range: -12.18%–4.37% | Source: Session closes
Risers
Ticker
Name
Session
TRGPSPX
Targa Resources
+4.37%
FANGSPXNDX
Diamondback Energy
+4.27%
KMISPX
Kinder Morgan
+4.20%
APASPX
APA Corporation
+4.07%
NOCSPX
Northrop Grumman
+4.05%
RTXSPX
RTX Corporation
+3.73%
LMTSPX
Lockheed Martin
+3.65%
EOGSPX
EOG Resources
+3.53%
Fallers
Ticker
Name
Session
NBISNDX
Nebius Group N.V.
-12.18%
CRWVNDX
CoreWeave, Inc.
-11.91%
TWLOSPX
Twilio
-10.62%
SMCISPX
Supermicro
-9.86%
MSTRNDX
Strategy Inc
-9.56%
FLEXSPX
Flex Ltd.
-8.16%
RKLBNDX
Rocket Lab Corporation
-7.98%
MRNASPXNDX
Moderna
-7.82%
Earnings reported in the session
Beat and miss shown only where consensus and actual are both published.
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