CLOSE NOTE · 2026-10-12
The three major indices finished mixed, and the Nasdaq underperformed the S&P 500; oil & gas exploration led while semiconductors lagged.
Archived edition, not current market data. Published: 2026-10-13T03:36:22.715Z
The S&P 500 fell 0.06%, the Nasdaq fell 0.44% and the Dow rose 0.38%. 8 of 11 sector ETFs and 3 of 8 theme ETFs closed higher; Oil & Gas Exploration (XOP +1.45%) was strongest and Semiconductors (SMH -2.05%) weakest.
S&P 500
7,807.24-0.06% ↗Nasdaq Composite
27,245.90-0.44% ↗Dow Jones Industrial Average
51,850.55+0.38% ↗Sector structure
Oil & Gas Exploration led; Semiconductors lagged
VIX: 15.21 · Cboe daily close · 2026-10-12; comparison date: 2026-10-09
Leaders and laggards
Top and bottom three sector proxies by close-over-close change on this session; pending proxies are excluded.
Top 3
- Oil & Gas Exploration XOP+1.45%
- Energy XLE+1.43%
- Consumer Staples XLP+1.17%
Bottom 3
- Semiconductors SMH-2.05%
- Biotechnology XBI-1.54%
- Software IGV-1.23%
Stock moves
Meta META+3.38%Apple AAPL+1.29%Microsoft MSFT+1.14%NetEase NTES+0.94%Alphabet GOOGL+0.30%Trip.com TCOM-0.36%Alibaba BABA-0.53%PDD Holdings PDD-0.53%Amazon AMZN-1.11%Baidu BIDU-1.21%Li Auto LI-1.21%Tesla TSLA-1.22%NVIDIA NVDA-1.29%JD.com JD-1.37%Broadcom AVGO-1.88%Bilibili BILI-1.94%XPeng XPEV-2.42%NIO NIO-3.07%
What to watch next
- Breadth check: 8 of 11 GICS sector proxies rose on 2026-10-12 versus 9 of 11 on 2026-10-09.
- VIX closed at 15.21, up 2.49% 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 | 2026-10-12 | 7807.24 | 2026-10-09 | 7811.54 | -0.06 |
| COMP | 2026-10-12 | 27245.9 | 2026-10-09 | 27366.17 | -0.44 |
| DJIA | 2026-10-12 | 51850.55 | 2026-10-09 | 51654.95 | 0.38 |
| XLK | 2026-10-12 | 196.36 | 2026-10-09 | 198.78 | -1.22 |
| XLF | 2026-10-12 | 55.05 | 2026-10-09 | 54.73 | 0.58 |
| XLE | 2026-10-12 | 66.01 | 2026-10-09 | 65.08 | 1.43 |
| XLV | 2026-10-12 | 171.99 | 2026-10-09 | 170.81 | 0.69 |
| XLI | 2026-10-12 | 169.15 | 2026-10-09 | 169.25 | -0.06 |
| XLY | 2026-10-12 | 112.27 | 2026-10-09 | 112.85 | -0.51 |
| XLP | 2026-10-12 | 84.41 | 2026-10-09 | 83.43 | 1.17 |
| XLU | 2026-10-12 | 41.63 | 2026-10-09 | 41.41 | 0.53 |
| XLB | 2026-10-12 | 49.44 | 2026-10-09 | 49.43 | 0.02 |
| XLRE | 2026-10-12 | 41.92 | 2026-10-09 | 41.61 | 0.75 |
| XLC | 2026-10-12 | 111.45 | 2026-10-09 | 110.38 | 0.97 |
| SMH | 2026-10-12 | 590.99 | 2026-10-09 | 603.33 | -2.05 |
| IGV | 2026-10-12 | 111.28 | 2026-10-09 | 112.67 | -1.23 |
| XBI | 2026-10-12 | 151.4 | 2026-10-09 | 153.77 | -1.54 |
| KRE | 2026-10-12 | 69.56 | 2026-10-09 | 69.01 | 0.8 |
| XHB | 2026-10-12 | 94.05 | 2026-10-09 | 94.77 | -0.76 |
| XRT | 2026-10-12 | 84.15 | 2026-10-09 | 84.09 | 0.07 |
| XOP | 2026-10-12 | 194.29 | 2026-10-09 | 191.52 | 1.45 |
| GDX | 2026-10-12 | 88.53 | 2026-10-09 | 89.28 | -0.84 |
| VIX | 2026-10-12 | 15.21 | 2026-10-09 | 14.84 | 2.49 |
| NVDA | 2026-10-12 | 226.32 | 2026-10-09 | 229.28 | -1.29 |
| AAPL | 2026-10-12 | 340.97 | 2026-10-09 | 336.64 | 1.29 |
| MSFT | 2026-10-12 | 541.15 | 2026-10-09 | 535.07 | 1.14 |
| GOOGL | 2026-10-12 | 352.72 | 2026-10-09 | 351.66 | 0.3 |
| AMZN | 2026-10-12 | 259.53 | 2026-10-09 | 262.43 | -1.11 |
| META | 2026-10-12 | 742.96 | 2026-10-09 | 718.67 | 3.38 |
| TSLA | 2026-10-12 | 378.03 | 2026-10-09 | 382.7 | -1.22 |
| AVGO | 2026-10-12 | 354.73 | 2026-10-09 | 361.54 | -1.88 |
| BABA | 2026-10-12 | 110.78 | 2026-10-09 | 111.37 | -0.53 |
| PDD | 2026-10-12 | 80.92 | 2026-10-09 | 81.35 | -0.53 |
| JD | 2026-10-12 | 26.72 | 2026-10-09 | 27.09 | -1.37 |
| BIDU | 2026-10-12 | 84.3 | 2026-10-09 | 85.33 | -1.21 |
| NTES | 2026-10-12 | 125.41 | 2026-10-09 | 124.24 | 0.94 |
| TCOM | 2026-10-12 | 38.76 | 2026-10-09 | 38.9 | -0.36 |
| NIO | 2026-10-12 | 3.47 | 2026-10-09 | 3.58 | -3.07 |
| LI | 2026-10-12 | 11.4 | 2026-10-09 | 11.54 | -1.21 |
| XPEV | 2026-10-12 | 9.66 | 2026-10-09 | 9.9 | -2.42 |
| BILI | 2026-10-12 | 15.19 | 2026-10-09 | 15.49 | -1.94 |
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