CLOSE NOTE · 2026-10-23
All three major indices closed lower, and the Nasdaq outperformed the S&P 500; energy led while consumer staples lagged.
Archived edition, not current market data. Published: 2026-10-24T01:39:07.226Z
The S&P 500 fell 0.52%, the Nasdaq fell 0.21% and the Dow fell 1.23%. 3 of 11 sector ETFs and 4 of 8 theme ETFs closed higher; Energy (XLE +2.60%) was strongest and Consumer Staples (XLP -1.92%) weakest.
S&P 500
7,623.68-0.52% ↗Nasdaq Composite
25,955.34-0.21% ↗Dow Jones Industrial Average
52,215.16-1.23% ↗Sector structure
Energy led; Consumer Staples lagged
VIX: 19.45 · Cboe daily close · 2026-10-23; comparison date: 2026-10-22
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+2.60%
- Oil & Gas Exploration XOP+2.45%
- Software IGV+1.72%
Bottom 3
- Consumer Staples XLP-1.92%
- Gold Miners GDX-1.82%
- Communication Services XLC-1.78%
Stock moves
XPeng XPEV+1.54%Microsoft MSFT+0.66%Trip.com TCOM+0.53%Bilibili BILI+0.07%NetEase NTES-0.05%Apple AAPL-0.14%PDD Holdings PDD-0.16%Broadcom AVGO-0.48%NVIDIA NVDA-0.59%NIO NIO-0.60%Tesla TSLA-0.63%Li Auto LI-0.70%Amazon AMZN-0.95%Meta META-0.96%Baidu BIDU-1.00%Alphabet GOOGL-1.24%JD.com JD-1.25%Alibaba BABA-2.14%
What to watch next
- Breadth check: 3 of 11 GICS sector proxies rose on 2026-10-23 versus 6 of 11 on 2026-10-22.
- VIX closed at 19.45, up 2.21% on the session (Cboe daily close, same source dates as the indices).
- 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 | 2026-10-23 | 7623.68 | 2026-10-22 | 7663.43 | -0.52 |
| COMP | 2026-10-23 | 25955.34 | 2026-10-22 | 26008.86 | -0.21 |
| DJIA | 2026-10-23 | 52215.16 | 2026-10-22 | 52867.98 | -1.23 |
| XLK | 2026-10-23 | 183.23 | 2026-10-22 | 182.34 | 0.49 |
| XLF | 2026-10-23 | 55.9 | 2026-10-22 | 56.65 | -1.32 |
| XLE | 2026-10-23 | 69.33 | 2026-10-22 | 67.57 | 2.6 |
| XLV | 2026-10-23 | 179.28 | 2026-10-22 | 181.3 | -1.11 |
| XLI | 2026-10-23 | 164.62 | 2026-10-22 | 166.73 | -1.27 |
| XLY | 2026-10-23 | 113.1 | 2026-10-22 | 115.01 | -1.66 |
| XLP | 2026-10-23 | 88.26 | 2026-10-22 | 89.99 | -1.92 |
| XLU | 2026-10-23 | 42.56 | 2026-10-22 | 42.87 | -0.72 |
| XLB | 2026-10-23 | 51.31 | 2026-10-22 | 51.69 | -0.74 |
| XLRE | 2026-10-23 | 42.57 | 2026-10-22 | 42.52 | 0.12 |
| XLC | 2026-10-23 | 105.51 | 2026-10-22 | 107.42 | -1.78 |
| SMH | 2026-10-23 | 527.2 | 2026-10-22 | 523.35 | 0.74 |
| IGV | 2026-10-23 | 110.59 | 2026-10-22 | 108.72 | 1.72 |
| XBI | 2026-10-23 | 149.54 | 2026-10-22 | 151.64 | -1.38 |
| KRE | 2026-10-23 | 72.46 | 2026-10-22 | 72.41 | 0.07 |
| XHB | 2026-10-23 | 98.38 | 2026-10-22 | 99.2 | -0.83 |
| XRT | 2026-10-23 | 87.65 | 2026-10-22 | 89.12 | -1.65 |
| XOP | 2026-10-23 | 201.69 | 2026-10-22 | 196.87 | 2.45 |
| GDX | 2026-10-23 | 80.2 | 2026-10-22 | 81.69 | -1.82 |
| VIX | 2026-10-23 | 19.45 | 2026-10-22 | 19.03 | 2.21 |
| NVDA | 2026-10-23 | 210.96 | 2026-10-22 | 212.21 | -0.59 |
| AAPL | 2026-10-23 | 347.73 | 2026-10-22 | 348.22 | -0.14 |
| MSFT | 2026-10-23 | 524.51 | 2026-10-22 | 521.08 | 0.66 |
| GOOGL | 2026-10-23 | 320.21 | 2026-10-22 | 324.22 | -1.24 |
| AMZN | 2026-10-23 | 248 | 2026-10-22 | 250.38 | -0.95 |
| META | 2026-10-23 | 642.62 | 2026-10-22 | 648.85 | -0.96 |
| TSLA | 2026-10-23 | 372.22 | 2026-10-22 | 374.58 | -0.63 |
| AVGO | 2026-10-23 | 321.68 | 2026-10-22 | 323.24 | -0.48 |
| BABA | 2026-10-23 | 99.64 | 2026-10-22 | 101.82 | -2.14 |
| PDD | 2026-10-23 | 79.04 | 2026-10-22 | 79.17 | -0.16 |
| JD | 2026-10-23 | 25.36 | 2026-10-22 | 25.68 | -1.25 |
| BIDU | 2026-10-23 | 77.2 | 2026-10-22 | 77.98 | -1 |
| NTES | 2026-10-23 | 118.61 | 2026-10-22 | 118.67 | -0.05 |
| TCOM | 2026-10-23 | 39.78 | 2026-10-22 | 39.57 | 0.53 |
| NIO | 2026-10-23 | 3.29 | 2026-10-22 | 3.31 | -0.6 |
| LI | 2026-10-23 | 11.39 | 2026-10-22 | 11.47 | -0.7 |
| XPEV | 2026-10-23 | 9.21 | 2026-10-22 | 9.07 | 1.54 |
| BILI | 2026-10-23 | 13.48 | 2026-10-22 | 13.47 | 0.07 |
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