Session brief · Friday, September 25, 2026 close

Stocks rose. 2,547 rose, 2,357 fell — but energy lagged.

7 of 11 sectors finished higher. Industrials led at +0.77%; Energy lagged at -0.80%.

The biggest liquid gainer was StablecoinX (USDE), up 21.3% in financials.

Among benchmarks, DIA (Dow 30) did best at +0.94% and IWM (Russell 2000) did worst at +0.11%.

Written from 5,110 common stocksSource: Massive / Polygon daily aggregatesHow the brief is written
Market breadth
5,110 common stocks · previous-session close
▲ 2,547 advancing (49.8%)206 unchanged▼ 2,357 declining (46.1%)

Sectors, cap-weighted

SectorChangeRisingFalling
Industrials+0.77%241163
Technology+0.61%293317
Materials+0.53%15783
Financials+0.50%478261
Healthcare+0.34%337486
Consumer Discretionary+0.17%310232
Consumer Staples+0.04%5557
Real Estate−0.23%11595
Communication Services−0.27%5267
Utilities−0.27%7343
Energy−0.80%3390

Benchmarks

FundCloseChange
SPYS&P 500771.35+0.54%
QQQNasdaq-100744.50+0.46%
IWMRussell 2000281.97+0.11%
DIADow 30517.49+0.94%

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Common stocks · $2+ · 500K+ shares · $100M+ market cap · previous-session close. Changes compare the Sep 25, 2026 close with Sep 24, 2026; stocks with unexplained price jumps are excluded.