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.

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

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SymbolDateClosePrior datePrior close%
SPX2026-10-277722.62026-10-267676.770.6
COMP2026-10-2726477.812026-10-2626169.381.18
DJIA2026-10-2752377.572026-10-2652361.580.03
XLK2026-10-27189.492026-10-26186.321.7
XLF2026-10-2755.882026-10-2656.02-0.25
XLE2026-10-2768.212026-10-2669.64-2.05
XLV2026-10-27179.182026-10-26179.28-0.06
XLI2026-10-27167.922026-10-26166.960.57
XLY2026-10-27115.452026-10-26114.261.04
XLP2026-10-2787.152026-10-2687.96-0.92
XLU2026-10-2742.852026-10-2642.550.71
XLB2026-10-2751.782026-10-2651.380.78
XLRE2026-10-2742.442026-10-2642.8-0.84
XLC2026-10-27103.582026-10-26103.85-0.26
SMH2026-10-27557.982026-10-26541.623.02
IGV2026-10-27111.782026-10-26111.390.35
XBI2026-10-27154.842026-10-26150.472.9
KRE2026-10-2772.582026-10-2672.73-0.21
XHB2026-10-2799.162026-10-2697.951.24
XRT2026-10-2787.312026-10-2687.42-0.13
XOP2026-10-27200.012026-10-26204.86-2.37
GDX2026-10-2783.192026-10-2681.022.68
VIX2026-10-2717.522026-10-2618.39-4.73
NVDA2026-10-27217.942026-10-262160.9
AAPL2026-10-27347.12026-10-26343.910.93
MSFT2026-10-27531.332026-10-26532.6-0.24
GOOGL2026-10-27320.582026-10-26316.81.19
AMZN2026-10-27253.12026-10-26249.091.61
META2026-10-27620.192026-10-26630.56-1.64
TSLA2026-10-27407.462026-10-26391.624.04
AVGO2026-10-27342.332026-10-26329.174
BABA2026-10-27100.242026-10-26100.25-0.01
PDD2026-10-2778.42026-10-2678.130.35
JD2026-10-2725.572026-10-2625.241.31
BIDU2026-10-2778.272026-10-2677.850.54
NTES2026-10-27114.092026-10-26118.32-3.58
TCOM2026-10-2739.592026-10-2639.91-0.8
NIO2026-10-273.292026-10-263.260.92
LI2026-10-2711.262026-10-2611.35-0.79
XPEV2026-10-279.292026-10-269.121.86
BILI2026-10-2713.112026-10-2613.34-1.72

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