CLOSE NOTE · 2026-10-27
All three major indices closed higher, and the Nasdaq outperformed the S&P 500; semiconductors led while oil & gas exploration lagged.
Archived edition, not current market data. Published: 2026-10-28T02:20:30.210Z
The S&P 500 rose 0.60%, the Nasdaq rose 1.18% and the Dow rose 0.03%. 5 of 11 sector ETFs and 5 of 8 theme ETFs closed higher; Semiconductors (SMH +3.02%) was strongest and Oil & Gas Exploration (XOP -2.37%) weakest.
S&P 500
7,722.60+0.6% ↗Nasdaq Composite
26,477.81+1.18% ↗Dow Jones Industrial Average
52,377.57+0.03% ↗Sector structure
Semiconductors led; Oil & Gas Exploration lagged
VIX: 17.52 · Cboe daily close · 2026-10-27; comparison date: 2026-10-26
Leaders and laggards
Top and bottom three sector proxies by close-over-close change on this session; pending proxies are excluded.
Top 3
- Semiconductors SMH+3.02%
- Biotechnology XBI+2.90%
- Gold Miners GDX+2.68%
Bottom 3
- Oil & Gas Exploration XOP-2.37%
- Energy XLE-2.05%
- Consumer Staples XLP-0.92%
Stock moves
Tesla TSLA+4.04%Broadcom AVGO+4.00%XPeng XPEV+1.86%Amazon AMZN+1.61%JD.com JD+1.31%Alphabet GOOGL+1.19%Apple AAPL+0.93%NIO NIO+0.92%NVIDIA NVDA+0.90%Baidu BIDU+0.54%PDD Holdings PDD+0.35%Alibaba BABA-0.01%Microsoft MSFT-0.24%Li Auto LI-0.79%Trip.com TCOM-0.80%Meta META-1.64%Bilibili BILI-1.72%NetEase NTES-3.58%
What to watch next
- Breadth check: 5 of 11 GICS sector proxies rose on 2026-10-27 versus 7 of 11 on 2026-10-26.
- VIX closed at 17.52, down 4.73% 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 | 2026-10-27 | 7722.6 | 2026-10-26 | 7676.77 | 0.6 |
| COMP | 2026-10-27 | 26477.81 | 2026-10-26 | 26169.38 | 1.18 |
| DJIA | 2026-10-27 | 52377.57 | 2026-10-26 | 52361.58 | 0.03 |
| XLK | 2026-10-27 | 189.49 | 2026-10-26 | 186.32 | 1.7 |
| XLF | 2026-10-27 | 55.88 | 2026-10-26 | 56.02 | -0.25 |
| XLE | 2026-10-27 | 68.21 | 2026-10-26 | 69.64 | -2.05 |
| XLV | 2026-10-27 | 179.18 | 2026-10-26 | 179.28 | -0.06 |
| XLI | 2026-10-27 | 167.92 | 2026-10-26 | 166.96 | 0.57 |
| XLY | 2026-10-27 | 115.45 | 2026-10-26 | 114.26 | 1.04 |
| XLP | 2026-10-27 | 87.15 | 2026-10-26 | 87.96 | -0.92 |
| XLU | 2026-10-27 | 42.85 | 2026-10-26 | 42.55 | 0.71 |
| XLB | 2026-10-27 | 51.78 | 2026-10-26 | 51.38 | 0.78 |
| XLRE | 2026-10-27 | 42.44 | 2026-10-26 | 42.8 | -0.84 |
| XLC | 2026-10-27 | 103.58 | 2026-10-26 | 103.85 | -0.26 |
| SMH | 2026-10-27 | 557.98 | 2026-10-26 | 541.62 | 3.02 |
| IGV | 2026-10-27 | 111.78 | 2026-10-26 | 111.39 | 0.35 |
| XBI | 2026-10-27 | 154.84 | 2026-10-26 | 150.47 | 2.9 |
| KRE | 2026-10-27 | 72.58 | 2026-10-26 | 72.73 | -0.21 |
| XHB | 2026-10-27 | 99.16 | 2026-10-26 | 97.95 | 1.24 |
| XRT | 2026-10-27 | 87.31 | 2026-10-26 | 87.42 | -0.13 |
| XOP | 2026-10-27 | 200.01 | 2026-10-26 | 204.86 | -2.37 |
| GDX | 2026-10-27 | 83.19 | 2026-10-26 | 81.02 | 2.68 |
| VIX | 2026-10-27 | 17.52 | 2026-10-26 | 18.39 | -4.73 |
| NVDA | 2026-10-27 | 217.94 | 2026-10-26 | 216 | 0.9 |
| AAPL | 2026-10-27 | 347.1 | 2026-10-26 | 343.91 | 0.93 |
| MSFT | 2026-10-27 | 531.33 | 2026-10-26 | 532.6 | -0.24 |
| GOOGL | 2026-10-27 | 320.58 | 2026-10-26 | 316.8 | 1.19 |
| AMZN | 2026-10-27 | 253.1 | 2026-10-26 | 249.09 | 1.61 |
| META | 2026-10-27 | 620.19 | 2026-10-26 | 630.56 | -1.64 |
| TSLA | 2026-10-27 | 407.46 | 2026-10-26 | 391.62 | 4.04 |
| AVGO | 2026-10-27 | 342.33 | 2026-10-26 | 329.17 | 4 |
| BABA | 2026-10-27 | 100.24 | 2026-10-26 | 100.25 | -0.01 |
| PDD | 2026-10-27 | 78.4 | 2026-10-26 | 78.13 | 0.35 |
| JD | 2026-10-27 | 25.57 | 2026-10-26 | 25.24 | 1.31 |
| BIDU | 2026-10-27 | 78.27 | 2026-10-26 | 77.85 | 0.54 |
| NTES | 2026-10-27 | 114.09 | 2026-10-26 | 118.32 | -3.58 |
| TCOM | 2026-10-27 | 39.59 | 2026-10-26 | 39.91 | -0.8 |
| NIO | 2026-10-27 | 3.29 | 2026-10-26 | 3.26 | 0.92 |
| LI | 2026-10-27 | 11.26 | 2026-10-26 | 11.35 | -0.79 |
| XPEV | 2026-10-27 | 9.29 | 2026-10-26 | 9.12 | 1.86 |
| BILI | 2026-10-27 | 13.11 | 2026-10-26 | 13.34 | -1.72 |
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