The October 20, 2026 cash session, and what is scheduled today
The S&P 500 rose 0.28% to 7,712.57 and the Nasdaq Composite was little changed to 26,424.82, with the Nasdaq-100 down 0.13%.
Breadth404 up / 99 down
LeadershipS&P 500 by 0.42pp
Member coverage100%
Futures now
Ahead of the open, S&P 500 futures are up 0.22%, Nasdaq 100 futures up 0.58%, Dow futures up 0.11% and Russell 2000 futures up 0.14% against their previous settlement. In Asia, the Nikkei 225 is up 0.85%, the Hang Seng down 0.90% and the Shanghai Composite down 0.60%. In Europe, the Euro Stoxx 50 is up 0.85%, the DAX up 0.72% and the FTSE 100 little changed. Across markets, WTI is down 3.07% at 98.67, Gold is up 0.38% at 4,158.50 and EUR/USD is up 0.18% at 1.1236.
Market
Level
Change
As of
S&P 500 futures
7,772.00
+16.75 (+0.22%)
2026-10-21
Nasdaq 100 futures
29,848.50
+173.25 (+0.58%)
2026-10-21
Dow futures
52,777.00
+58.00 (+0.11%)
2026-10-21
Russell 2000 futures
2,790.90
+4.00 (+0.14%)
2026-10-21
Where the tape closed
S&P 500
7,712.57
+21.84 (+0.28%)
5d -1.19% · 1m -0.67%
Nasdaq Composite
26,424.82
-6.07 (-0.02%)
5d -2.87% · 1m -2.57%
Nasdaq-100
29,490.28
-39.07 (-0.13%)
5d -3.53% · 1m -3.25%
VIX
17.31
-1.13 (-6.13%)
5d +13.36% · 1m +16.41%
The Session
Of the 503 S&P 500 members that printed, 404 rose and 99 fell. Real Estate led the sector table at +1.73% on an equal-weighted basis and Energy sat at the bottom at +0.22%. Moderna (MRNA) rose 6.69% and carried the largest share of the weighted index move. The VIX fell 6.13% to 17.31. 18 universe names reported on the session.
After the close:META (cons. 6.54) · TSLA (cons. 0.22) · LRCX (cons. 2.17) · TXN (cons. 2.40) · IBM (cons. 2.88) · CSX (cons. 0.52) · KMI (cons. 0.33) · URI (cons. 13.75) · CCI (cons. 1.16) · LVS (cons. 0.77) · PKG (cons. 2.95) · LUV (cons. 0.61) · ROL (cons. 0.34) · GL (cons. 4.87)
Overnight and across markets
Asia and Europe
Market
Level
Change
As of
Nikkei 225
64,621.24
+545.82 (+0.85%)
2026-10-21
Hang Seng
23,651.87
-215.87 (-0.90%)
2026-10-21
Shanghai Composite
3,713.03
-22.34 (-0.60%)
2026-10-21
Euro Stoxx 50
6,174.00
+52.34 (+0.85%)
2026-10-21
DAX
25,487.04
+182.62 (+0.72%)
2026-10-21
FTSE 100
10,735.12
+2.12 (+0.02%)
2026-10-21
Commodities, currencies and rates
Market
Level
Change
As of
WTI crude
98.67
-3.12 (-3.07%)
2026-10-21
Gold
4,158.50
+15.90 (+0.38%)
2026-10-21
EUR/USD
1.1236
+0.0020 (+0.18%)
2026-10-21
USD/JPY
157.93
-0.60 (-0.38%)
2026-10-21
US 10-year yield
5.12%
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2026-10-20
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 · 2026-09-09 to 2026-10-20S&P 500 — last 30 sessions | Latest: 7713 (2026-10-20) O 7679 H 7748 L 7668 C 7713 | Range: 7508–7845 | Source: Daily OHLC
Index path, three months — rebased to 100 at 2026-07-20Index path, three months — rebased to 100 at 2026-07-20 | Latest (2026-10-20): S&P 500 103.6; Nasdaq Composite 103.6 | Range: 95.82–108.2 | Source: Daily closes
S&P 500 against the VIX · left axis: index level · right axis: VIXS&P 500 against the VIX | Latest: 7713 (2026-10-20) | Range: 7316–7819 | Source: Daily closes | Trend(5pt): 7509,7748,7748,7684,7713 | VIX: 17.31 (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: 8, -3:-2: 3, -2:-1: 33, -1:0: 55, 0:+1: 112, +1:+2: 160, +2:+3: 90, ≥+3: 42 | Range: 3–160 | Source: Session closes
Sector read — average member move · equal-weighted across S&P 500 members that printedSector read — average member move | Real Est: 1.73%, Health Care: 1.72%, Financials: 1.44%, Cons Disc: 1.35%, Utilities: 1.23%, Comm Svcs: 1.18%, Staples: 1%, Industrials: 0.82%, Info Tech: 0.79%, Materials: 0.65%, Energy: 0.22% | Range: 0.22%–1.73% | Source: Session closes
Sector
Average member move
Members
Real Estate
+1.73%
30
Health Care
+1.72%
60
Financials
+1.44%
76
Consumer Discretionary
+1.35%
47
Utilities
+1.23%
31
Communication Services
+1.18%
22
Consumer Staples
+1.00%
34
Industrials
+0.82%
83
Information Technology
+0.79%
75
Materials
+0.65%
24
Energy
+0.22%
21
Largest moves
Largest moves — best and worst 6 printsLargest moves — best and worst 6 prints | EFX: 11.33%, HAS: 11.2%, MRNA: 6.69%, MMM: 5.78%, IT: 5.74%, CRL: 5.14%, GE: -3.67%, HWM: -3.82%, FIX: -4.57%, GPC: -5.12%, DVA: -6.23%, GM: -6.84% | Range: -6.84%–11.33% | Source: Session closes
Risers
Ticker
Name
Session
EFXSPX
Equifax
+11.33%
HASSPX
Hasbro
+11.20%
MRNASPXNDX
Moderna
+6.69%
MMMSPX
3M
+5.78%
ITSPX
Gartner
+5.74%
CRLSPX
Charles River Laboratories
+5.14%
MSCISPX
MSCI
+5.00%
ARESPX
Alexandria Real Estate Equities
+4.97%
Fallers
Ticker
Name
Session
GMSPX
General Motors
-6.84%
DVASPX
DaVita
-6.23%
GPCSPX
Genuine Parts Company
-5.12%
FIXSPX
Comfort Systems USA
-4.57%
HWMSPX
Howmet Aerospace
-3.82%
GESPX
GE Aerospace
-3.67%
PWRSPX
Quanta Services
-3.62%
LRCXSPXNDX
Lam Research
-3.21%
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
26 universe names on the next earnings calendar (META, TSLA, LRCX, PM, TXN, TMO).
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