CLOSE NOTE · 2026-10-28
All three major indices closed higher, and the S&P 500 and Nasdaq performed similarly; semiconductors led while homebuilders lagged.
Archived edition, not current market data. Published: 2026-10-29T02:28:58.203Z
The S&P 500 rose 0.28%, the Nasdaq rose 0.27% and the Dow rose 0.19%. 6 of 11 sector ETFs and 5 of 8 theme ETFs closed higher; Semiconductors (SMH +1.74%) was strongest and Homebuilders (XHB -1.20%) weakest.
S&P 500
7,743.98+0.28% ↗Nasdaq Composite
26,549.85+0.27% ↗Dow Jones Industrial Average
52,475.10+0.19% ↗Sector structure
Semiconductors led; Homebuilders lagged
VIX: 16.91 · Cboe daily close · 2026-10-28; comparison date: 2026-10-27
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+1.74%
- Biotechnology XBI+1.72%
- Gold Miners GDX+0.91%
Bottom 3
- Homebuilders XHB-1.20%
- Utilities XLU-0.84%
- Real Estate XLRE-0.73%
Stock moves
Broadcom AVGO+2.77%Baidu BIDU+1.57%Alphabet GOOGL+1.34%Li Auto LI+1.15%NIO NIO+0.91%Alibaba BABA+0.72%Amazon AMZN+0.59%XPeng XPEV+0.32%Microsoft MSFT-0.06%JD.com JD-0.47%Tesla TSLA-0.80%Apple AAPL-0.94%NVIDIA NVDA-1.17%PDD Holdings PDD-1.19%Meta META-1.24%NetEase NTES-1.44%Bilibili BILI-1.60%Trip.com TCOM-2.58%
What to watch next
- Breadth check: 6 of 11 GICS sector proxies rose on 2026-10-28 versus 5 of 11 on 2026-10-27.
- VIX closed at 16.91, down 3.48% on the session (Cboe daily close, same source dates as the indices).
- Next macro checkpoint: U.S. PCE / Core PCE (September 2026 data), Oct 29, 2026, 8:30 PM GMT+8.
View calculation evidence
| Symbol | Date | Close | Prior date | Prior close | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPX | 2026-10-28 | 7743.98 | 2026-10-27 | 7722.6 | 0.28 |
| COMP | 2026-10-28 | 26549.85 | 2026-10-27 | 26477.81 | 0.27 |
| DJIA | 2026-10-28 | 52475.1 | 2026-10-27 | 52377.57 | 0.19 |
| XLK | 2026-10-28 | 191 | 2026-10-27 | 189.49 | 0.8 |
| XLF | 2026-10-28 | 56.13 | 2026-10-27 | 55.88 | 0.45 |
| XLE | 2026-10-28 | 68.45 | 2026-10-27 | 68.21 | 0.35 |
| XLV | 2026-10-28 | 179.72 | 2026-10-27 | 179.18 | 0.3 |
| XLI | 2026-10-28 | 168.49 | 2026-10-27 | 167.92 | 0.34 |
| XLY | 2026-10-28 | 115.33 | 2026-10-27 | 115.45 | -0.1 |
| XLP | 2026-10-28 | 86.84 | 2026-10-27 | 87.15 | -0.36 |
| XLU | 2026-10-28 | 42.49 | 2026-10-27 | 42.85 | -0.84 |
| XLB | 2026-10-28 | 51.86 | 2026-10-27 | 51.78 | 0.15 |
| XLRE | 2026-10-28 | 42.13 | 2026-10-27 | 42.44 | -0.73 |
| XLC | 2026-10-28 | 103.14 | 2026-10-27 | 103.58 | -0.42 |
| SMH | 2026-10-28 | 567.67 | 2026-10-27 | 557.98 | 1.74 |
| IGV | 2026-10-28 | 111.91 | 2026-10-27 | 111.78 | 0.12 |
| XBI | 2026-10-28 | 157.51 | 2026-10-27 | 154.84 | 1.72 |
| KRE | 2026-10-28 | 72.11 | 2026-10-27 | 72.58 | -0.65 |
| XHB | 2026-10-28 | 97.97 | 2026-10-27 | 99.16 | -1.2 |
| XRT | 2026-10-28 | 86.74 | 2026-10-27 | 87.31 | -0.65 |
| XOP | 2026-10-28 | 200.37 | 2026-10-27 | 200.01 | 0.18 |
| GDX | 2026-10-28 | 83.95 | 2026-10-27 | 83.19 | 0.91 |
| VIX | 2026-10-28 | 16.91 | 2026-10-27 | 17.52 | -3.48 |
| NVDA | 2026-10-28 | 215.38 | 2026-10-27 | 217.94 | -1.17 |
| AAPL | 2026-10-28 | 343.83 | 2026-10-27 | 347.1 | -0.94 |
| MSFT | 2026-10-28 | 531.01 | 2026-10-27 | 531.33 | -0.06 |
| GOOGL | 2026-10-28 | 324.89 | 2026-10-27 | 320.58 | 1.34 |
| AMZN | 2026-10-28 | 254.6 | 2026-10-27 | 253.1 | 0.59 |
| META | 2026-10-28 | 612.49 | 2026-10-27 | 620.19 | -1.24 |
| TSLA | 2026-10-28 | 404.22 | 2026-10-27 | 407.46 | -0.8 |
| AVGO | 2026-10-28 | 351.81 | 2026-10-27 | 342.33 | 2.77 |
| BABA | 2026-10-28 | 100.96 | 2026-10-27 | 100.24 | 0.72 |
| PDD | 2026-10-28 | 77.47 | 2026-10-27 | 78.4 | -1.19 |
| JD | 2026-10-28 | 25.45 | 2026-10-27 | 25.57 | -0.47 |
| BIDU | 2026-10-28 | 79.5 | 2026-10-27 | 78.27 | 1.57 |
| NTES | 2026-10-28 | 112.45 | 2026-10-27 | 114.09 | -1.44 |
| TCOM | 2026-10-28 | 38.57 | 2026-10-27 | 39.59 | -2.58 |
| NIO | 2026-10-28 | 3.32 | 2026-10-27 | 3.29 | 0.91 |
| LI | 2026-10-28 | 11.39 | 2026-10-27 | 11.26 | 1.15 |
| XPEV | 2026-10-28 | 9.32 | 2026-10-27 | 9.29 | 0.32 |
| BILI | 2026-10-28 | 12.9 | 2026-10-27 | 13.11 | -1.6 |
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