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October 27, 2026
The October 26, 2026 cash session, and what is scheduled today

The S&P 500 rose 0.70% to 7,676.77 and the Nasdaq Composite rose 0.82% to 26,169.38, with the Nasdaq-100 up 1.09%.

Breadth289 up / 211 down
LeadershipNasdaq-100 by 0.39pp
Member coverage100%

Futures now

Ahead of the open, S&P 500 futures are up 0.24%, Nasdaq 100 futures up 0.34%, Dow futures up 0.22% and Russell 2000 futures up 0.28% against their previous settlement. In Asia, the Nikkei 225 is up 1.73%, the Hang Seng down 0.73% and the Shanghai Composite down 1.33%. In Europe, the Euro Stoxx 50 is up 0.32%, the DAX up 0.29% and the FTSE 100 down 0.72%. Across markets, WTI is down 0.81% at 100.94, Gold is down 0.38% at 4,023.20 and EUR/USD is down 0.61% at 1.1150.

MarketLevelChangeAs of
S&P 500 futures7,733.25+18.75 (+0.24%)2026-10-27
Nasdaq 100 futures29,538.50+101.25 (+0.34%)2026-10-27
Dow futures52,667.00+117.00 (+0.22%)2026-10-27
Russell 2000 futures2,805.20+7.70 (+0.28%)2026-10-27

Where the tape closed

S&P 500
7,676.77
+53.09 (+0.70%)
5d -0.18% · 1m -0.86%
Nasdaq Composite
26,169.38
+214.04 (+0.82%)
5d -0.99% · 1m -3.32%
Nasdaq-100
29,273.40
+315.88 (+1.09%)
5d -0.87% · 1m -4.36%
VIX
18.39
-1.06 (-5.45%)
5d -0.27% · 1m +23.67%

The Session

Of the 503 S&P 500 members that printed, 289 rose and 211 fell. Information Technology led the sector table at +1.55% on an equal-weighted basis and Communication Services sat at the bottom at -1.77%. Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) rose 5.21% and carried the largest share of the weighted index move. The VIX fell 5.45% to 18.39. Ten universe names reported on the session.

World news

The day ahead

Economic calendar

No medium- or high-impact US release scheduled.

Reporting today

Before the open: KO (cons. 0.87) · BA · SPGI (cons. 4.43) · GLW (cons. 0.89) · HCA (cons. 6.74) · FCX (cons. 0.80) · AMT (cons. 2.78) · JCI (cons. 1.58) · UPS (cons. 1.63) · SHW (cons. 3.65) · ECL (cons. 2.18) · HLT (cons. 2.35) · ITW (cons. 2.99) · RCL (cons. 6.38) · PCAR (cons. 1.61) · PYPL (cons. 1.31) · IQV (cons. 2.94) · CNC (cons. 0.07) · CNP (cons. 0.50) · XYL (cons. 1.47) · HUBB (cons. 5.75) · CMS (cons. 1.30) · IVZ (cons. 0.75) · PNR (cons. 1.07)

After the close: V (cons. 3.43) · STX (cons. 7.17) · WM (cons. 2.18) · HOOD (cons. 0.56) · OKE (cons. 1.46) · NXPI (cons. 3.78) · BKR (cons. 0.63) · TER (cons. 2.04) · VTR (cons. 0.98) · EQT (cons. 0.38) · ACGL (cons. 2.05) · EXR (cons. 2.10) · FE (cons. 0.90) · FFIV (cons. 3.32) · PPG (cons. 2.13) · EXE (cons. 1.28) · ESS (cons. 4.01) · CSGP (cons. 0.28) · UHS (cons. 5.31) · BXP (cons. 1.80)

Overnight and across markets

Asia and Europe
MarketLevelChangeAs of
Nikkei 22563,268.37+1,078.72 (+1.73%)2026-10-27
Hang Seng23,041.32-170.49 (-0.73%)2026-10-27
Shanghai Composite3,648.30-49.22 (-1.33%)2026-10-27
Euro Stoxx 506,135.67+19.44 (+0.32%)2026-10-27
DAX25,483.98+73.14 (+0.29%)2026-10-27
FTSE 10010,689.62-77.68 (-0.72%)2026-10-27
Commodities, currencies and rates
MarketLevelChangeAs of
WTI crude100.94-0.82 (-0.81%)2026-10-27
Gold4,023.20-15.20 (-0.38%)2026-10-27
EUR/USD1.1150-0.0068 (-0.61%)2026-10-27
USD/JPY157.76+0.93 (+0.59%)2026-10-27
US 10-year yield5.00%—2026-10-26

Where the indices sit

S&P 500 daily bars for the last 30 sessions, then three months of closes rebased to 100.

What carried the session

Proxy: dollar-volume share among members that printed, times the move. Not official index weight.

TickerNameSessionContribution
TSLASPXNDXTesla, Inc.+5.21%+24.5 bp
MUSPXNDXMicron Technology+2.98%+13.9 bp
NVDASPXNDXNvidia+2.39%+10.6 bp
LITESPXNDXLumentum+8.19%+9.1 bp
METASPXNDXMeta Platforms-1.88%-8.3 bp
INTCSPXNDXIntel+4.04%+8.1 bp
AMDSPXNDXAdvanced Micro Devices+2.80%+5.6 bp
BESPXBloom Energy+5.49%+5.3 bp

Breadth and sectors

Sector moves equal-weighted across members that printed.

SectorAverage member moveMembers
Information Technology+1.55%75
Industrials+1.06%83
Energy+0.38%21
Real Estate+0.37%30
Materials+0.27%24
Consumer Discretionary+0.24%47
Utilities+0.08%31
Financials-0.01%76
Health Care-0.06%60
Consumer Staples-0.54%34
Communication Services-1.77%22

Largest moves

Risers
TickerNameSession
LITESPXNDXLumentum+8.19%
FIXSPXComfort Systems USA+7.18%
PSPXEverpure+6.49%
ARMNDXArm Holdings plc+6.19%
COHRSPXCoherent Corp.+5.83%
SNPSSPXNDXSynopsys+5.62%
BESPXBloom Energy+5.49%
AKAMSPXAkamai Technologies+5.31%
Fallers
TickerNameSession
FICOSPXFair Isaac-13.15%
MELINDXMercadoLibre, Inc.-7.81%
DASHSPXNDXDoorDash-6.10%
CHTRSPXCharter Communications-5.92%
NVRSPXNVR, Inc.-4.28%
MSTRNDXStrategy Inc-4.24%
RDDTSPXReddit-4.02%
SKYDSPXSkydance-3.60%

Earnings reported in the session

Beat and miss shown only where consensus and actual are both published.

TickerNameSlotEPS est.ReportedSurpriseResult
VZVerizon Communications Inc.Before open1.27———
WELLWelltower Inc.After close1.64———
CDNSCadence Design Systems, Inc.After close1.61———
NUENucor CorporationAfter close5.71———
PSAPublic StorageAfter close4.27———
HIGThe Hartford Insurance Group, Inc.After close3.15———
CINFCincinnati Financial CorporationAfter close1.99———
BROBrown & Brown, Inc.After close1.08———
PFGPrincipal Financial Group IncAfter close2.46———
AREAlexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.After close1.52———

Headlines in the session window

Fed and macro

No high-impact US print on the calendar for this session or the next.

What to watch

44 universe names on the next earnings calendar (V, KO, BA, STX, SPGI, GLW).

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