CLOSE NOTE · 2026-10-08
The three major indices finished mixed, and the Nasdaq underperformed the S&P 500; energy led while semiconductors lagged.
Archived edition, not current market data. Published: 2026-10-09T02:57:58.403Z
The S&P 500 fell 0.47%, the Nasdaq fell 1.25% and the Dow rose 0.10%. 8 of 11 sector ETFs and 5 of 8 theme ETFs closed higher; Energy (XLE +2.97%) was strongest and Semiconductors (SMH -2.84%) weakest.
S&P 500
7,765.36-0.47% ↗Nasdaq Composite
27,193.34-1.25% ↗Dow Jones Industrial Average
51,231.64+0.1% ↗Sector structure
Energy led; Semiconductors lagged
VIX: 15.41 · Cboe daily close · 2026-10-08; comparison date: 2026-10-07
Leaders and laggards
Top and bottom three sector proxies by close-over-close change on this session; pending proxies are excluded.
Top 3
- Energy XLE+2.97%
- Oil & Gas Exploration XOP+2.79%
- Consumer Staples XLP+2.11%
Bottom 3
- Semiconductors SMH-2.84%
- Information Technology XLK-1.79%
- Biotechnology XBI-0.63%
Stock moves
Apple AAPL+1.11%Meta META-0.06%PDD Holdings PDD-0.31%XPeng XPEV-0.31%Trip.com TCOM-0.34%JD.com JD-0.44%Bilibili BILI-0.47%Alphabet GOOGL-0.63%Tesla TSLA-0.74%Li Auto LI-0.82%NetEase NTES-0.84%Alibaba BABA-1.21%Microsoft MSFT-1.35%Baidu BIDU-1.62%Amazon AMZN-2.25%NVIDIA NVDA-2.94%NIO NIO-3.67%Broadcom AVGO-4.35%
What to watch next
- Breadth check: 8 of 11 GICS sector proxies rose on 2026-10-08 versus 1 of 11 on 2026-10-07.
- VIX closed at 15.41, up 2.19% 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 | 2026-10-08 | 7765.36 | 2026-10-07 | 7801.77 | -0.47 |
| COMP | 2026-10-08 | 27193.34 | 2026-10-07 | 27538.69 | -1.25 |
| DJIA | 2026-10-08 | 51231.64 | 2026-10-07 | 51179.87 | 0.1 |
| XLK | 2026-10-08 | 197.78 | 2026-10-07 | 201.39 | -1.79 |
| XLF | 2026-10-08 | 54.23 | 2026-10-07 | 53.75 | 0.89 |
| XLE | 2026-10-08 | 65.24 | 2026-10-07 | 63.36 | 2.97 |
| XLV | 2026-10-08 | 168.16 | 2026-10-07 | 168.81 | -0.39 |
| XLI | 2026-10-08 | 168.4 | 2026-10-07 | 167.84 | 0.33 |
| XLY | 2026-10-08 | 111.71 | 2026-10-07 | 111.36 | 0.31 |
| XLP | 2026-10-08 | 83.42 | 2026-10-07 | 81.7 | 2.11 |
| XLU | 2026-10-08 | 41.07 | 2026-10-07 | 41.15 | -0.19 |
| XLB | 2026-10-08 | 49.27 | 2026-10-07 | 48.98 | 0.59 |
| XLRE | 2026-10-08 | 40.85 | 2026-10-07 | 40.57 | 0.69 |
| XLC | 2026-10-08 | 112.07 | 2026-10-07 | 111.26 | 0.73 |
| SMH | 2026-10-08 | 607.27 | 2026-10-07 | 625.03 | -2.84 |
| IGV | 2026-10-08 | 109.59 | 2026-10-07 | 109.84 | -0.23 |
| XBI | 2026-10-08 | 149.29 | 2026-10-07 | 150.23 | -0.63 |
| KRE | 2026-10-08 | 69.59 | 2026-10-07 | 68.89 | 1.02 |
| XHB | 2026-10-08 | 95.68 | 2026-10-07 | 94.89 | 0.83 |
| XRT | 2026-10-08 | 83.91 | 2026-10-07 | 82.91 | 1.21 |
| XOP | 2026-10-08 | 193.49 | 2026-10-07 | 188.24 | 2.79 |
| GDX | 2026-10-08 | 86.72 | 2026-10-07 | 85.46 | 1.47 |
| VIX | 2026-10-08 | 15.41 | 2026-10-07 | 15.08 | 2.19 |
| NVDA | 2026-10-08 | 230.48 | 2026-10-07 | 237.47 | -2.94 |
| AAPL | 2026-10-08 | 340.42 | 2026-10-07 | 336.67 | 1.11 |
| MSFT | 2026-10-08 | 522.61 | 2026-10-07 | 529.76 | -1.35 |
| GOOGL | 2026-10-08 | 348.29 | 2026-10-07 | 350.5 | -0.63 |
| AMZN | 2026-10-08 | 254.06 | 2026-10-07 | 259.92 | -2.25 |
| META | 2026-10-08 | 720.89 | 2026-10-07 | 721.31 | -0.06 |
| TSLA | 2026-10-08 | 375 | 2026-10-07 | 377.81 | -0.74 |
| AVGO | 2026-10-08 | 360.14 | 2026-10-07 | 376.51 | -4.35 |
| BABA | 2026-10-08 | 105.7 | 2026-10-07 | 107 | -1.21 |
| PDD | 2026-10-08 | 78.26 | 2026-10-07 | 78.5 | -0.31 |
| JD | 2026-10-08 | 26.91 | 2026-10-07 | 27.03 | -0.44 |
| BIDU | 2026-10-08 | 83.92 | 2026-10-07 | 85.3 | -1.62 |
| NTES | 2026-10-08 | 119.6 | 2026-10-07 | 120.61 | -0.84 |
| TCOM | 2026-10-08 | 37.96 | 2026-10-07 | 38.09 | -0.34 |
| NIO | 2026-10-08 | 3.41 | 2026-10-07 | 3.54 | -3.67 |
| LI | 2026-10-08 | 10.9 | 2026-10-07 | 10.99 | -0.82 |
| XPEV | 2026-10-08 | 9.55 | 2026-10-07 | 9.58 | -0.31 |
| BILI | 2026-10-08 | 14.85 | 2026-10-07 | 14.92 | -0.47 |
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