CLOSE NOTE · 2026-10-29

All three major indices closed lower, and the Nasdaq underperformed the S&P 500; homebuilders led while software lagged.

Archived edition, not current market data. Published: 2026-10-30T02:39:27.739Z

The S&P 500 fell 0.30%, the Nasdaq fell 1.38% and the Dow fell 0.25%. 9 of 11 sector ETFs and 4 of 8 theme ETFs closed higher; Homebuilders (XHB +3.37%) was strongest and Software (IGV -3.52%) weakest.

Sector structure

Homebuilders led; Software lagged

VIX: 17.20 · Cboe daily close · 2026-10-29; comparison date: 2026-10-28

Leaders and laggards

Top and bottom three sector proxies by close-over-close change on this session; pending proxies are excluded.

Top 3

  • Homebuilders XHB+3.37%
  • Retail XRT+2.62%
  • Health Care XLV+2.40%

Bottom 3

  • Software IGV-3.52%
  • Gold Miners GDX-3.12%
  • Communication Services XLC-1.87%

Stock moves

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SymbolDateClosePrior datePrior close%
SPX2026-10-297720.392026-10-287743.98-0.3
COMP2026-10-2926184.722026-10-2826549.85-1.38
DJIA2026-10-2952342.562026-10-2852475.1-0.25
XLK2026-10-29188.742026-10-28191-1.18
XLF2026-10-2956.942026-10-2856.131.44
XLE2026-10-2968.712026-10-2868.450.38
XLV2026-10-29184.042026-10-28179.722.4
XLI2026-10-29170.132026-10-28168.490.97
XLY2026-10-29116.22026-10-28115.330.75
XLP2026-10-2988.182026-10-2886.841.54
XLU2026-10-2943.142026-10-2842.491.53
XLB2026-10-2952.532026-10-2851.861.29
XLRE2026-10-2943.062026-10-2842.132.21
XLC2026-10-29101.212026-10-28103.14-1.87
SMH2026-10-29561.672026-10-28567.67-1.06
IGV2026-10-29107.972026-10-28111.91-3.52
XBI2026-10-29157.792026-10-28157.510.18
KRE2026-10-2972.862026-10-2872.111.04
XHB2026-10-29101.272026-10-2897.973.37
XRT2026-10-2989.012026-10-2886.742.62
XOP2026-10-29199.522026-10-28200.37-0.42
GDX2026-10-2981.332026-10-2883.95-3.12
VIX2026-10-2917.22026-10-2816.911.71
NVDA2026-10-29213.662026-10-28215.38-0.8
AAPL2026-10-29348.912026-10-28343.831.48
MSFT2026-10-29530.142026-10-28531.01-0.16
GOOGL2026-10-29283.822026-10-28324.89-12.64
AMZN2026-10-29243.792026-10-28254.6-4.25
META2026-10-29624.522026-10-28612.491.96
TSLA2026-10-29403.32026-10-28404.22-0.23
AVGO2026-10-293452026-10-28351.81-1.94
BABA2026-10-2999.542026-10-28100.96-1.41
PDD2026-10-2979.282026-10-2877.472.34
JD2026-10-2925.632026-10-2825.450.71
BIDU2026-10-2978.652026-10-2879.5-1.07
NTES2026-10-29112.12026-10-28112.45-0.31
TCOM2026-10-2938.562026-10-2838.57-0.03
NIO2026-10-293.322026-10-283.320
LI2026-10-2911.142026-10-2811.39-2.19
XPEV2026-10-299.182026-10-289.32-1.5
BILI2026-10-2912.872026-10-2812.9-0.23

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