CLOSE NOTE · 2026-10-19
The three major indices finished mixed, and the Nasdaq outperformed the S&P 500; biotechnology led while utilities lagged.
Archived edition, not current market data. Published: 2026-10-20T01:52:24.407Z
The S&P 500 rose 0.41%, the Nasdaq rose 1.11% and the Dow fell 0.07%. 3 of 11 sector ETFs and 3 of 8 theme ETFs closed higher; Biotechnology (XBI +2.45%) was strongest and Utilities (XLU -2.01%) weakest.
S&P 500
7,690.73+0.41% ↗Nasdaq Composite
26,430.89+1.11% ↗Dow Jones Industrial Average
51,966.03-0.07% ↗Sector structure
Biotechnology led; Utilities lagged
VIX: — · VIX unavailable for 2026-10-19; no other date substituted. Latest source date: 2026-10-16
Leaders and laggards
Top and bottom three sector proxies by close-over-close change on this session; pending proxies are excluded.
Top 3
- Biotechnology XBI+2.45%
- Consumer Discretionary XLY+1.78%
- Semiconductors SMH+1.61%
Bottom 3
- Utilities XLU-2.01%
- Gold Miners GDX-1.41%
- Real Estate XLRE-1.16%
Stock moves
Amazon AMZN+4.98%Tesla TSLA+3.76%Broadcom AVGO+1.78%NVIDIA NVDA+1.38%Alphabet GOOGL+1.05%Microsoft MSFT+0.84%PDD Holdings PDD+0.52%Apple AAPL-0.15%XPeng XPEV-0.22%Bilibili BILI-0.43%Li Auto LI-0.44%Baidu BIDU-0.45%Alibaba BABA-0.49%Meta META-0.55%NetEase NTES-0.64%JD.com JD-0.85%Trip.com TCOM-1.05%NIO NIO-1.17%
What to watch next
- Breadth check: 3 of 11 GICS sector proxies rose on 2026-10-19 versus 6 of 11 on 2026-10-16.
- VIX is unavailable for 2026-10-19; no level or direction is shown.
- Next macro checkpoint: FOMC Rate Decision (October meeting), Oct 29, 2026, 2:00 AM GMT+8.
View calculation evidence
| Symbol | Date | Close | Prior date | Prior close | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPX | 2026-10-19 | 7690.73 | 2026-10-16 | 7659.44 | 0.41 |
| COMP | 2026-10-19 | 26430.89 | 2026-10-16 | 26140.03 | 1.11 |
| DJIA | 2026-10-19 | 51966.03 | 2026-10-16 | 52002.41 | -0.07 |
| XLK | 2026-10-19 | 185.96 | 2026-10-16 | 183.47 | 1.36 |
| XLF | 2026-10-19 | 55.06 | 2026-10-16 | 55.52 | -0.83 |
| XLE | 2026-10-19 | 67.8 | 2026-10-16 | 68.24 | -0.64 |
| XLV | 2026-10-19 | 175.65 | 2026-10-16 | 176.71 | -0.6 |
| XLI | 2026-10-19 | 166.68 | 2026-10-16 | 167.76 | -0.64 |
| XLY | 2026-10-19 | 114.46 | 2026-10-16 | 112.46 | 1.78 |
| XLP | 2026-10-19 | 87.21 | 2026-10-16 | 87.62 | -0.47 |
| XLU | 2026-10-19 | 41.36 | 2026-10-16 | 42.21 | -2.01 |
| XLB | 2026-10-19 | 50.95 | 2026-10-16 | 50.92 | 0.06 |
| XLRE | 2026-10-19 | 41.67 | 2026-10-16 | 42.16 | -1.16 |
| XLC | 2026-10-19 | 110.09 | 2026-10-16 | 110.32 | -0.21 |
| SMH | 2026-10-19 | 548.46 | 2026-10-16 | 539.79 | 1.61 |
| IGV | 2026-10-19 | 105.99 | 2026-10-16 | 104.34 | 1.58 |
| XBI | 2026-10-19 | 147.86 | 2026-10-16 | 144.32 | 2.45 |
| KRE | 2026-10-19 | 69.26 | 2026-10-16 | 69.81 | -0.79 |
| XHB | 2026-10-19 | 94.13 | 2026-10-16 | 94.91 | -0.82 |
| XRT | 2026-10-19 | 86.82 | 2026-10-16 | 87.02 | -0.23 |
| XOP | 2026-10-19 | 199.47 | 2026-10-16 | 200.38 | -0.45 |
| GDX | 2026-10-19 | 86.47 | 2026-10-16 | 87.71 | -1.41 |
| VIX | — | — | 2026-10-16 | 19.99 | — |
| NVDA | 2026-10-19 | 217.09 | 2026-10-16 | 214.13 | 1.38 |
| AAPL | 2026-10-19 | 342.94 | 2026-10-16 | 343.46 | -0.15 |
| MSFT | 2026-10-19 | 533.52 | 2026-10-16 | 529.05 | 0.84 |
| GOOGL | 2026-10-19 | 344.18 | 2026-10-16 | 340.59 | 1.05 |
| AMZN | 2026-10-19 | 262.45 | 2026-10-16 | 250 | 4.98 |
| META | 2026-10-19 | 705.44 | 2026-10-16 | 709.33 | -0.55 |
| TSLA | 2026-10-19 | 368.06 | 2026-10-16 | 354.72 | 3.76 |
| AVGO | 2026-10-19 | 334.59 | 2026-10-16 | 328.75 | 1.78 |
| BABA | 2026-10-19 | 108.57 | 2026-10-16 | 109.11 | -0.49 |
| PDD | 2026-10-19 | 81.39 | 2026-10-16 | 80.97 | 0.52 |
| JD | 2026-10-19 | 26.78 | 2026-10-16 | 27.01 | -0.85 |
| BIDU | 2026-10-19 | 79.78 | 2026-10-16 | 80.14 | -0.45 |
| NTES | 2026-10-19 | 125.25 | 2026-10-16 | 126.06 | -0.64 |
| TCOM | 2026-10-19 | 39.59 | 2026-10-16 | 40.01 | -1.05 |
| NIO | 2026-10-19 | 3.39 | 2026-10-16 | 3.43 | -1.17 |
| LI | 2026-10-19 | 11.29 | 2026-10-16 | 11.34 | -0.44 |
| XPEV | 2026-10-19 | 9.21 | 2026-10-16 | 9.23 | -0.22 |
| BILI | 2026-10-19 | 14.01 | 2026-10-16 | 14.07 | -0.43 |
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