CLOSE NOTE · 2026-10-06
S&P 500 up 0.58%, Nasdaq up 0.45%, Dow up 0.49%
Archived edition, not current market data. Published: 2026-10-07T02:26:44.122Z
Utilities, software, and consumer discretionary led gains, while biotech, regional banks, and semiconductors lagged. Most mega-cap tech rose, with Broadcom up 3.67% and Amazon up 1.95%. (AI read from the session data)
The S&P 500 rose 0.58%, the Nasdaq rose 0.45% and the Dow rose 0.49%. 10 of 11 sector ETFs and 5 of 8 theme ETFs closed higher; Utilities (XLU +2.98%) was strongest and Biotechnology (XBI -3.39%) weakest.
S&P 500
7,818.93+0.58% ↗Nasdaq Composite
27,599.89+0.45% ↗Dow Jones Industrial Average
51,521.28+0.49% ↗Sector structure
Utilities led; Biotechnology lagged
VIX: 15.01 · Cboe daily close · 2026-10-06; comparison date: 2026-10-05
Leaders and laggards
Top and bottom three sector proxies by close-over-close change on this session; pending proxies are excluded.
Top 3
- Utilities XLU+2.98%
- Software IGV+1.31%
- Consumer Discretionary XLY+1.18%
Bottom 3
- Biotechnology XBI-3.39%
- Regional Banks KRE-0.45%
- Semiconductors SMH-0.22%
Stock moves
What to watch next
- Breadth check: 10 of 11 GICS sector proxies rose on 2026-10-06 versus 10 of 11 on 2026-10-05.
- VIX closed at 15.01, down 3.29% on the session (Cboe daily close, same source dates as the indices).
- Next macro checkpoint: U.S. CPI / Core CPI (September 2026 data), Oct 14, 2026, 8:30 PM GMT+8.
View calculation evidence
| Symbol | Date | Close | Prior date | Prior close | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPX | 2026-10-06 | 7818.93 | 2026-10-05 | 7773.95 | 0.58 |
| COMP | 2026-10-06 | 27599.89 | 2026-10-05 | 27477.31 | 0.45 |
| DJIA | 2026-10-06 | 51521.28 | 2026-10-05 | 51267.9 | 0.49 |
| XLK | 2026-10-06 | 202 | 2026-10-05 | 200.93 | 0.53 |
| XLF | 2026-10-06 | 54.01 | 2026-10-05 | 53.88 | 0.24 |
| XLE | 2026-10-06 | 63.75 | 2026-10-05 | 63.45 | 0.47 |
| XLV | 2026-10-06 | 167.09 | 2026-10-05 | 167.37 | -0.17 |
| XLI | 2026-10-06 | 171.58 | 2026-10-05 | 170.1 | 0.87 |
| XLY | 2026-10-06 | 111.72 | 2026-10-05 | 110.42 | 1.18 |
| XLP | 2026-10-06 | 81.8 | 2026-10-05 | 81.04 | 0.94 |
| XLU | 2026-10-06 | 41.16 | 2026-10-05 | 39.97 | 2.98 |
| XLB | 2026-10-06 | 49.73 | 2026-10-05 | 49.5 | 0.46 |
| XLRE | 2026-10-06 | 41.1 | 2026-10-05 | 40.67 | 1.06 |
| XLC | 2026-10-06 | 111.65 | 2026-10-05 | 111.61 | 0.04 |
| SMH | 2026-10-06 | 632.5 | 2026-10-05 | 633.9 | -0.22 |
| IGV | 2026-10-06 | 111.16 | 2026-10-05 | 109.72 | 1.31 |
| XBI | 2026-10-06 | 150.9 | 2026-10-05 | 156.19 | -3.39 |
| KRE | 2026-10-06 | 70.07 | 2026-10-05 | 70.39 | -0.45 |
| XHB | 2026-10-06 | 97.37 | 2026-10-05 | 96.3 | 1.11 |
| XRT | 2026-10-06 | 82.95 | 2026-10-05 | 82.92 | 0.04 |
| XOP | 2026-10-06 | 188.46 | 2026-10-05 | 187.44 | 0.54 |
| GDX | 2026-10-06 | 88.22 | 2026-10-05 | 87.42 | 0.92 |
| VIX | 2026-10-06 | 15.01 | 2026-10-05 | 15.52 | -3.29 |
| NVDA | 2026-10-06 | 239.24 | 2026-10-05 | 238.9 | 0.14 |
| AAPL | 2026-10-06 | 333.63 | 2026-10-05 | 332.89 | 0.22 |
| MSFT | 2026-10-06 | 529.3 | 2026-10-05 | 525.18 | 0.78 |
| GOOGL | 2026-10-06 | 347.68 | 2026-10-05 | 346.47 | 0.35 |
| AMZN | 2026-10-06 | 256.29 | 2026-10-05 | 251.4 | 1.95 |
| META | 2026-10-06 | 738.88 | 2026-10-05 | 741.9 | -0.41 |
| TSLA | 2026-10-06 | 380.68 | 2026-10-05 | 378.73 | 0.51 |
| AVGO | 2026-10-06 | 375.81 | 2026-10-05 | 362.51 | 3.67 |
| BABA | 2026-10-06 | 109.26 | 2026-10-05 | 110.8 | -1.39 |
| PDD | 2026-10-06 | 78.4 | 2026-10-05 | 77.9 | 0.64 |
| JD | 2026-10-06 | 26.5 | 2026-10-05 | 26.36 | 0.53 |
| BIDU | 2026-10-06 | 87.05 | 2026-10-05 | 86.99 | 0.07 |
| NTES | 2026-10-06 | 119.07 | 2026-10-05 | 119.38 | -0.26 |
| TCOM | 2026-10-06 | 38.26 | 2026-10-05 | 38.79 | -1.37 |
| NIO | 2026-10-06 | 3.48 | 2026-10-05 | 3.42 | 1.75 |
| LI | 2026-10-06 | 10.89 | 2026-10-05 | 10.85 | 0.37 |
| XPEV | 2026-10-06 | 9.56 | 2026-10-05 | 9.4 | 1.7 |
| BILI | 2026-10-06 | 14.9 | 2026-10-05 | 14.75 | 1.02 |
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