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Stocks rally on China

November 4, 2026
The November 4, 2026 cash session, and what is scheduled today

The S&P 500 rose 1.58% to 7,688.62 and the Nasdaq Composite rose 1.44% to 25,736.51, with the Nasdaq-100 up 0.91%.

Breadth376 up / 127 down
LeadershipS&P 500 by 0.67pp
Member coverage100%

Futures now

Ahead of the open, S&P 500 futures are up 1.81%, Nasdaq 100 futures up 1.20%, Dow futures up 3.27% and Russell 2000 futures up 1.64% against their previous settlement. In Europe, the Euro Stoxx 50 is up 1.97%, the DAX up 2.22% and the FTSE 100 up 1.79%. Across markets, WTI is down 8.38% at 88.04, Gold is up 3.34% at 4,072.20 and EUR/USD is up 0.38% at 1.1235.

MarketLevelChangeAs of
S&P 500 futures7,734.50+137.75 (+1.81%)2026-11-04
Nasdaq 100 futures28,646.75+341.00 (+1.20%)2026-11-04
Dow futures53,593.00+1,698.00 (+3.27%)2026-11-04
Russell 2000 futures2,871.40+46.40 (+1.64%)2026-11-04

Where the tape closed

S&P 500
7,688.62
+119.70 (+1.58%)
5d -0.71% · 1m -1.67%
Nasdaq Composite
25,736.51
+364.50 (+1.44%)
5d -3.06% · 1m -6.75%
Nasdaq-100
28,437.17
+256.91 (+0.91%)
5d -4.62% · 1m -8.93%
VIX
16.61
-4.22 (-20.26%)
5d -1.77% · 1m +10.66%

The Session

Of the 503 S&P 500 members that printed, 376 rose and 127 fell. Consumer Discretionary led the sector table at +5.52% on an equal-weighted basis and Energy sat at the bottom at -5.20%. Micron Technology (MU) fell 7.00% and carried the largest share of the weighted index move. The VIX fell 20.26% to 16.61. 46 universe names reported on the session.

World news

The day ahead

Economic calendar
TimeReleaseImpactConsensusPrevious
07:00 ETMBA 30-Year Mortgage RateMedium—7.37
08:15 ETADP Employment ChangeMedium6900086000
08:30 ETExports LevelMedium—315700000000.0
08:30 ETImports LevelMedium—421400000000.0
08:30 ETTrade BalanceMedium-108000000000-105700000000.0
10:00 ETServices Sector PMIHigh54.854.9
10:30 ETEIA Weekly Crude Oil InventoryMedium900000.0-1892000.000
10:30 ETEIA Weekly Gasoline InventoryMedium200000.03870000.00
Reporting today

Before the open: COP (cons. 3.06) · PH (cons. 8.23) · SO (cons. 1.71) · DUK (cons. 1.87) · CI (cons. 7.46) · APD (cons. 3.60) · CMI (cons. 8.38) · KMB (cons. 1.66) · TRGP (cons. 2.74) · CAH (cons. 2.92) · SRE (cons. 1.18) · BDX (cons. 4.06) · ROK (cons. 3.72) · IRM (cons. 1.35) · ZTS (cons. 1.51) · DTE (cons. 2.22) · GPN (cons. 3.57) · VRSK (cons. 1.92) · TPR (cons. 1.56) · RL (cons. 4.27) · VTRS (cons. 0.64) · EVRG (cons. 2.30)

After the close: MNST (cons. 0.30) · ABNB (cons. 2.86) · EOG (cons. 4.45) · SPG (cons. 3.32) · DVN (cons. 1.24) · ED (cons. 2.07) · MCHP (cons. 0.82) · LYV (cons. 1.50) · MTD (cons. 12.11) · AXON (cons. 0.44) · AEE (cons. 2.29) · SOLV (cons. 1.35) · REG (cons. 1.22) · AKAM (cons. 0.92) · CPT (cons. 1.69) · WYNN (cons. 0.58)

Time not set: ECHO (cons. 0.02)

Overnight and across markets

Asia and Europe
MarketLevelChangeAs of
Nikkei 22563,081.86-208.25 (-0.33%)2026-11-02 last print
Hang Seng23,525.97+132.65 (+0.57%)2026-11-03 last print
Shanghai Composite3,608.10-29.93 (-0.82%)2026-11-03 last print
Euro Stoxx 506,265.71+121.15 (+1.97%)2026-11-04
DAX26,437.67+573.05 (+2.22%)2026-11-04
FTSE 10010,829.21+190.81 (+1.79%)2026-11-04
Commodities, currencies and rates
MarketLevelChangeAs of
WTI crude88.04-8.05 (-8.38%)2026-11-04
Gold4,072.20+131.80 (+3.34%)2026-11-04
EUR/USD1.1235+0.0043 (+0.38%)2026-11-04
USD/JPY158.36+0.45 (+0.28%)2026-11-04
US 10-year yield4.90%—2026-11-04

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
MUSPXNDXMicron Technology-7.00%-26.9 bp
MSFTSPXNDXMicrosoft+6.68%+25.9 bp
AAPLSPXNDXApple Inc.+5.31%+22.7 bp
AMZNSPXNDXAmazon+6.12%+20.8 bp
NVDASPXNDXNvidia-3.17%-12.9 bp
SNDKSPXNDXSandisk-7.91%-12.8 bp
TSLASPXNDXTesla, Inc.-3.34%-8.4 bp
MRVLSPXNDXMarvell Technology-7.08%-7.2 bp

Breadth and sectors

Sector moves equal-weighted across members that printed.

SectorAverage member moveMembers
Consumer Discretionary+5.52%47
Consumer Staples+3.99%33
Health Care+3.92%60
Communication Services+3.86%22
Real Estate+3.59%30
Financials+3.03%76
Materials+2.69%24
Utilities+0.04%31
Industrials-0.06%83
Information Technology-1.52%76
Energy-5.20%21

Largest moves

Risers
TickerNameSession
MOSSPXMosaic Company (The)+17.37%
XYZSPXBlock, Inc.+15.30%
ZBHSPXZimmer Biomet+13.49%
MRNASPXNDXModerna+13.11%
SWKSPXStanley Black & Decker+13.10%
CDWSPXCDW Corporation+12.67%
CNCSPXCentene Corporation+12.64%
UHSSPXUniversal Health Services+10.91%
Fallers
TickerNameSession
FISSPXFidelity National Information Services-23.67%
TRMBSPXTrimble Inc.-17.31%
FIXSPXComfort Systems USA-15.08%
DDOGSPXNDXDatadog-14.42%
VSTSPXVistra Corp.-13.83%
NRGSPXNRG Energy-13.52%
TPLSPXTexas Pacific Land Corporation-13.36%
VRTSPXVertiv-12.89%

Earnings reported in the session

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

TickerNameSlotEPS est.ReportedSurpriseResult
ARMArm Holdings plcAfter close0.22———
MCDMcDonald's CorporationBefore open3.36———
QCOMQUALCOMM IncorporatedAfter close1.46———
UBERUber Technologies, Inc.Before open0.94———
CVSCVS Health CorporationBefore open1.62———
MCKMcKesson CorporationAfter close10.69———
EMREmerson Electric CompanyBefore open1.85———
MELIMercadoLibre, Inc.After close9.41———
APPApplovin CorporationAfter close3.94———
MSIMotorola Solutions, Inc.After close3.99———
DDOGDatadog, Inc.Before open0.18———
ALLAllstate Corporation (The)After close7.03———
GWWW.W. Grainger, Inc.Before open11.64———
CORCencora, Inc.Before open4.56———
METMetLife, Inc.After close2.71———
AFLAflac IncorporatedAfter close1.80———
EWEdwards Lifesciences CorporationAfter close0.73———
VMRKVivmark ResidentialAfter close0.97———
COHRCoherent Corp.After close1.80———
MLMMartin Marietta Materials, Inc.Before open5.27———
TKOTKO Group Holdings, Inc.After close1.20———
EXPEExpedia Group, Inc.After close8.09———
ATOAtmos Energy CorporationAfter close1.14———
KHCThe Kraft Heinz CompanyBefore open0.43———
CPAYCorpay, Inc.After close6.74———
ESEversource EnergyAfter close0.97———
QQnity Electronics, Inc.Before open1.18———
TPLTexas Pacific Land CorporationAfter close2.35———
STESTERIS plcAfter close2.67———
AMCRAmcor plcAfter close0.96———
PTCPTC Inc.After close1.59———
FISFidelity National Information Services, Inc.Before open1.61———
CDWCDW CorporationBefore open2.77———
ZBHZimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.Before open1.89———
CFCF Industries Holdings, Inc.After close2.93———
HSTHost Hotels & Resorts, Inc.After close0.38———
NWSNews CorporationAfter close0.27———
NWSANews CorporationAfter close0.26———
CRLCharles River Laboratories International, Inc.Before open2.98———
APAAPA CorporationAfter close1.44———
SWKStanley Black & Decker, Inc.Before open1.54———
FICOFair Isaac CorporationAfter close9.20———
TRMBTrimble Inc.Before open0.73———
TECHBio-Techne Corptime-not-supplied0.40———
PODDInsulet CorporationBefore open1.59———
ALBAlbemarle CorporationAfter close2.56———

Headlines in the session window

Fed and macro

  • Services Sector PMI2026-11-04 · High impact
  • Services Sector PMI2026-11-04 · High impact
What to watch

39 universe names on the next earnings calendar (COP, MNST, PH, SO, ABNB, DUK) · scheduled US macro: Services Sector PMI (2026-11-04); Services Sector PMI (2026-11-04).

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