The October 23, 2026 cash session, and what is scheduled today
The S&P 500 fell 0.52% to 7,623.68 and the Nasdaq Composite fell 0.21% to 25,955.34, with the Nasdaq-100 down 0.00%.
Breadth135 up / 367 down
LeadershipNasdaq-100 by 0.51pp
Member coverage100%
Futures now
Ahead of the open, S&P 500 futures are up 0.23%, Nasdaq 100 futures up 0.33%, Dow futures up 0.35% and Russell 2000 futures up 0.18% against their previous settlement. In Asia, the Nikkei 225 is down 0.80%, the Hang Seng up 0.51% and the Shanghai Composite up 0.19%. In Europe, the Euro Stoxx 50 is up 0.59%, the DAX up 0.93% and the FTSE 100 up 0.47%. Across markets, WTI is down 2.02% at 101.18, Gold is up 0.53% at 4,029.00 and EUR/USD is down 0.21% at 1.1198.
Market
Level
Change
As of
S&P 500 futures
7,677.25
+17.50 (+0.23%)
2026-10-26
Nasdaq 100 futures
29,215.00
+97.25 (+0.33%)
2026-10-26
Dow futures
52,579.00
+185.00 (+0.35%)
2026-10-26
Russell 2000 futures
2,789.60
+5.10 (+0.18%)
2026-10-26
Where the tape closed
S&P 500
7,623.68
-39.75 (-0.52%)
5d -0.47% · 1m -1.04%
Nasdaq Composite
25,955.34
-53.52 (-0.21%)
5d -0.71% · 1m -3.65%
Nasdaq-100
28,957.53
-1.16 (-0.00%)
5d -0.79% · 1m -4.99%
VIX
19.45
+0.42 (+2.21%)
5d -2.70% · 1m +24.12%
The Session
Of the 503 S&P 500 members that printed, 135 rose and 367 fell. Energy led the sector table at +2.68% on an equal-weighted basis and Consumer Discretionary sat at the bottom at -2.18%. Bloom Energy (BE) fell 11.24% and carried the largest share of the weighted index move. The VIX rose 2.21% to 19.45. Two 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
62,189.65
-503.51 (-0.80%)
2026-10-26
Hang Seng
23,211.81
+118.44 (+0.51%)
2026-10-26
Shanghai Composite
3,697.52
+7.04 (+0.19%)
2026-10-26
Euro Stoxx 50
6,103.78
+35.56 (+0.59%)
2026-10-26
DAX
25,415.41
+233.76 (+0.93%)
2026-10-26
FTSE 100
10,740.91
+50.51 (+0.47%)
2026-10-26
Commodities, currencies and rates
Market
Level
Change
As of
WTI crude
101.18
-2.09 (-2.02%)
2026-10-26
Gold
4,029.00
+21.10 (+0.53%)
2026-10-26
EUR/USD
1.1198
-0.0023 (-0.21%)
2026-10-26
USD/JPY
157.36
+0.86 (+0.55%)
2026-10-26
US 10-year yield
5.00%
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2026-10-23
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 · 2026-09-14 to 2026-10-23S&P 500 — last 30 sessions | Latest: 7624 (2026-10-23) O 7637 H 7660 L 7612 C 7624 | Range: 7508–7845 | Source: Daily OHLC
Index path, three months — rebased to 100 at 2026-07-23Index path, three months — rebased to 100 at 2026-07-23 | Latest (2026-10-23): S&P 500 102.9; Nasdaq Composite 103.3 | Range: 97.24–109.8 | Source: Daily closes
S&P 500 against the VIX · left axis: index level · right axis: VIXS&P 500 against the VIX | Latest: 7624 (2026-10-23) | Range: 7316–7819 | Source: Daily closes | Trend(5pt): 7412,7745,7636,7666,7624 | VIX: 19.45 (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: 45, -3:-2: 66, -2:-1: 117, -1:0: 139, 0:+1: 71, +1:+2: 31, +2:+3: 13, ≥+3: 21 | Range: 13–139 | Source: Session closes
Sector read — average member move · equal-weighted across S&P 500 members that printedSector read — average member move | Energy: 2.68%, Info Tech: 0.41%, Real Est: -0.1%, Materials: -0.51%, Health Care: -0.77%, Utilities: -0.8%, Industrials: -1.07%, Financials: -1.37%, Staples: -1.79%, Comm Svcs: -1.79%, Cons Disc: -2.18% | Range: -2.18%–2.68% | Source: Session closes
Sector
Average member move
Members
Energy
+2.68%
21
Information Technology
+0.41%
75
Real Estate
-0.10%
30
Materials
-0.51%
24
Health Care
-0.77%
60
Utilities
-0.80%
31
Industrials
-1.07%
83
Financials
-1.37%
76
Consumer Staples
-1.79%
34
Communication Services
-1.79%
22
Consumer Discretionary
-2.18%
47
Largest moves
Largest moves — best and worst 6 printsLargest moves — best and worst 6 prints | CCI: 9.06%, CRWD: 8.25%, PANW: 7.22%, SLB: 7.08%, HAL: 5.21%, APA: 4.98%, CBRE: -6.05%, TMUS: -7.71%, T: -7.96%, GL: -8.09%, FIX: -9.26%, BE: -11.24% | Range: -11.24%–9.06% | Source: Session closes
Risers
Ticker
Name
Session
CCISPX
Crown Castle
+9.06%
CRWDSPXNDX
CrowdStrike
+8.25%
PANWSPXNDX
Palo Alto Networks
+7.22%
SLBSPX
Schlumberger
+7.08%
HALSPX
Halliburton
+5.21%
APASPX
APA Corporation
+4.98%
VYLRSPX
Vylor
+4.88%
DDOGSPXNDX
Datadog
+4.62%
Fallers
Ticker
Name
Session
BESPX
Bloom Energy
-11.24%
FIXSPX
Comfort Systems USA
-9.26%
GLSPX
Globe Life
-8.09%
TSPX
AT&T
-7.96%
TMUSSPXNDX
T-Mobile US
-7.71%
CBRESPX
CBRE Group
-6.05%
DECKSPX
Deckers Brands
-4.91%
MGMSPX
MGM Resorts
-4.88%
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.
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