CLOSE NOTE · 2026-11-02
The three major indices finished mixed, and the Nasdaq underperformed the S&P 500; homebuilders led while oil & gas exploration lagged.
Archived edition, not current market data. Published: 2026-11-03T03:57:46.304Z
The S&P 500 fell 0.51%, the Nasdaq fell 1.07% and the Dow rose 0.41%. 8 of 11 sector ETFs and 4 of 8 theme ETFs closed higher; Homebuilders (XHB +3.58%) was strongest and Oil & Gas Exploration (XOP -5.01%) weakest.
S&P 500
7,541.40-0.51% ↗Nasdaq Composite
25,164.36-1.07% ↗Dow Jones Industrial Average
51,983.98+0.41% ↗Sector structure
Homebuilders led; Oil & Gas Exploration lagged
VIX: 21.15 · Cboe daily close · 2026-11-02; comparison date: 2026-10-30
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+3.58%
- Gold Miners GDX+2.67%
- Consumer Discretionary XLY+2.41%
Bottom 3
- Oil & Gas Exploration XOP-5.01%
- Energy XLE-3.96%
- Information Technology XLK-2.95%
Stock moves
Bilibili BILI+6.55%XPeng XPEV+5.86%PDD Holdings PDD+3.91%Trip.com TCOM+3.54%Alibaba BABA+3.53%JD.com JD+2.41%Amazon AMZN+2.20%NetEase NTES+1.63%Li Auto LI+1.36%Tesla TSLA+1.00%Baidu BIDU+0.65%Alphabet GOOGL-0.30%NIO NIO-0.62%Broadcom AVGO-1.18%NVIDIA NVDA-1.26%Meta META-1.34%Apple AAPL-1.83%Microsoft MSFT-2.83%
What to watch next
- Breadth check: 8 of 11 GICS sector proxies rose on 2026-11-02 versus 6 of 11 on 2026-10-30.
- VIX closed at 21.15, up 8.91% on the session (Cboe daily close, same source dates as the indices).
- Next macro checkpoint: U.S. Employment Situation / Nonfarm Payrolls (October 2026 data), Nov 6, 2026, 9:30 PM GMT+8.
View calculation evidence
| Symbol | Date | Close | Prior date | Prior close | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPX | 2026-11-02 | 7541.4 | 2026-10-30 | 7580.07 | -0.51 |
| COMP | 2026-11-02 | 25164.36 | 2026-10-30 | 25437 | -1.07 |
| DJIA | 2026-11-02 | 51983.98 | 2026-10-30 | 51770.31 | 0.41 |
| XLK | 2026-11-02 | 174.22 | 2026-10-30 | 179.51 | -2.95 |
| XLF | 2026-11-02 | 57.56 | 2026-10-30 | 56.51 | 1.86 |
| XLE | 2026-11-02 | 67.25 | 2026-10-30 | 70.02 | -3.96 |
| XLV | 2026-11-02 | 184.6 | 2026-10-30 | 184.87 | -0.15 |
| XLI | 2026-11-02 | 169.71 | 2026-10-30 | 167.4 | 1.38 |
| XLY | 2026-11-02 | 118.16 | 2026-10-30 | 115.38 | 2.41 |
| XLP | 2026-11-02 | 90.83 | 2026-10-30 | 89.42 | 1.58 |
| XLU | 2026-11-02 | 43.67 | 2026-10-30 | 43.43 | 0.55 |
| XLB | 2026-11-02 | 53.67 | 2026-10-30 | 52.74 | 1.76 |
| XLRE | 2026-11-02 | 43.64 | 2026-10-30 | 43.17 | 1.09 |
| XLC | 2026-11-02 | 100.26 | 2026-10-30 | 99.9 | 0.36 |
| SMH | 2026-11-02 | 508.31 | 2026-10-30 | 522.49 | -2.71 |
| IGV | 2026-11-02 | 101.9 | 2026-10-30 | 104.29 | -2.29 |
| XBI | 2026-11-02 | 152.05 | 2026-10-30 | 155.98 | -2.52 |
| KRE | 2026-11-02 | 73.73 | 2026-10-30 | 72.01 | 2.39 |
| XHB | 2026-11-02 | 104.58 | 2026-10-30 | 100.97 | 3.58 |
| XRT | 2026-11-02 | 90.54 | 2026-10-30 | 88.72 | 2.05 |
| XOP | 2026-11-02 | 193.56 | 2026-10-30 | 203.76 | -5.01 |
| GDX | 2026-11-02 | 79.15 | 2026-10-30 | 77.09 | 2.67 |
| VIX | 2026-11-02 | 21.15 | 2026-10-30 | 19.42 | 8.91 |
| NVDA | 2026-11-02 | 202.06 | 2026-10-30 | 204.64 | -1.26 |
| AAPL | 2026-11-02 | 338.32 | 2026-10-30 | 344.63 | -1.83 |
| MSFT | 2026-11-02 | 507.12 | 2026-10-30 | 521.91 | -2.83 |
| GOOGL | 2026-11-02 | 278.99 | 2026-10-30 | 279.84 | -0.3 |
| AMZN | 2026-11-02 | 245.63 | 2026-10-30 | 240.35 | 2.2 |
| META | 2026-11-02 | 606.73 | 2026-10-30 | 614.99 | -1.34 |
| TSLA | 2026-11-02 | 403.82 | 2026-10-30 | 399.81 | 1 |
| AVGO | 2026-11-02 | 322.23 | 2026-10-30 | 326.08 | -1.18 |
| BABA | 2026-11-02 | 101.5 | 2026-10-30 | 98.04 | 3.53 |
| PDD | 2026-11-02 | 81.68 | 2026-10-30 | 78.61 | 3.91 |
| JD | 2026-11-02 | 26.3 | 2026-10-30 | 25.68 | 2.41 |
| BIDU | 2026-11-02 | 76.9 | 2026-10-30 | 76.4 | 0.65 |
| NTES | 2026-11-02 | 115.49 | 2026-10-30 | 113.64 | 1.63 |
| TCOM | 2026-11-02 | 40.99 | 2026-10-30 | 39.59 | 3.54 |
| NIO | 2026-11-02 | 3.19 | 2026-10-30 | 3.21 | -0.62 |
| LI | 2026-11-02 | 11.18 | 2026-10-30 | 11.03 | 1.36 |
| XPEV | 2026-11-02 | 9.57 | 2026-10-30 | 9.04 | 5.86 |
| BILI | 2026-11-02 | 13.51 | 2026-10-30 | 12.68 | 6.55 |
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