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Session brief · Thursday, October 1, 2026 close

Stocks edged higher. 2,575 rose, 2,364 fell — but communication services lagged.

7 of 11 sectors finished higher. Energy led at +1.93%; Communication Services lagged at -1.26%.

The biggest liquid gainer was Armada Acquisition Corp. II (XRPN), up 42.9% in financials.

Among benchmarks, IWM (Russell 2000) did best at +0.41% and DIA (Dow 30) did worst at +0.01%.

Written from 5,103 common stocksSource: Massive / Polygon daily aggregatesHow the brief is written
Market breadth
5,103 common stocks · previous-session close
▲ 2,575 advancing (50.5%)164 unchanged▼ 2,364 declining (46.3%)

Sectors, cap-weighted

SectorChangeRisingFalling
Energy+1.93%10122
Industrials+0.91%270134
Utilities+0.64%7146
Financials+0.31%521213
Consumer Discretionary+0.25%327210
Materials+0.25%139110
Technology+0.10%404208
Real Estate−0.62%80138
Consumer Staples−1.02%4267
Healthcare−1.12%193649
Communication Services−1.26%4773

Benchmarks

FundCloseChange
SPYS&P 500763.99+0.18%
QQQNasdaq-100742.03+0.31%
IWMRussell 2000279.02+0.41%
DIADow 30508.62+0.01%

Top gainers

XRPNArmada Acquisition Corp. IIFinancials$23.43+42.9%SDEVStablecoin DevelopmentHealthcare$3.66+41.3%RZAIRoze AIUnclassified$26.31+20.2%MATMattelConsumer Discretionary$15.04+18.8%ACNAccentureIndustrials$212.30+15.8%INGNInogenHealthcare$5.98+13.5%

Top losers

CTVACortevaConsumer Staples$12.57−83.8%NKTRNektar TherapeuticsHealthcare$46.99−22.4%FHTXFoghorn TherapeuticsHealthcare$2.92−18.2%PUSAPowerusCommunication Services$3.20−17.5%ACRSAclaris TherapeuticsHealthcare$4.41−16.2%AGENAgenusHealthcare$8.33−16.1%

Most active

MUMicron Technology45.7M shares$1,097.39+3.0%NVDANvidia98.6M shares$230.86+1.1%SNDKSandisk9.2M shares$1,787.69+2.7%INTCIntel103.6M shares$120.00−0.2%AAPLApple36.3M shares$330.32−0.8%GOOGLAlphabet33.3M shares$338.24−1.7%

Common stocks · $2+ · 500K+ shares · $100M+ market cap · previous-session close. Changes compare the Oct 1, 2026 close with Sep 30, 2026; stocks with unexplained price jumps are excluded.