Session brief · Friday, October 2, 2026 close

Stocks rose. 2,912 rose, 2,098 fell.

11 of 11 sectors finished higher. Technology led at +1.43%; Healthcare lagged at +0.06%.

The biggest liquid gainer was Stablecoin Development (SDEV), up 104.4% in healthcare.

Among benchmarks, QQQ (Nasdaq-100) did best at +1.02% and DIA (Dow 30) did worst at +0.49%.

75 stocks worth $300M+ closed at new highs and 115 at new lows; 36 traded at least three times their usual volume.

Written from 5,185 common stocksSource: Massive / Polygon daily aggregatesHow the brief is written
Market breadth
5,185 common stocks · previous-session close
▲ 2,912 advancing (56.2%)175 unchanged▼ 2,098 declining (40.5%)

Sectors, cap-weighted

SectorChangeRisingFalling
Technology+1.43%332291
Materials+1.30%16387
Consumer Discretionary+1.09%327217
Industrials+0.81%262143
Utilities+0.75%8630
Consumer Staples+0.44%7533
Real Estate+0.38%12794
Financials+0.29%541238
Communication Services+0.24%5960
Energy+0.10%7351
Healthcare+0.06%398424

Benchmarks

FundCloseChange
SPYS&P 500769.64+0.74%
QQQNasdaq-100749.58+1.02%
IWMRussell 2000281.52+0.90%
DIADow 30511.10+0.49%

75 new highs · 115 new lows · 36 on unusual volume

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