Session brief · Monday, October 5, 2026 close

Stocks rose. 2,542 fell, 2,425 rose — but real estate lagged.

10 of 11 sectors finished higher. Technology led at +1.27%; Real Estate lagged at -0.49%.

The biggest liquid gainer was WISeSat.Space Holdings (SAIQ), up 260.5%.

Among benchmarks, QQQ (Nasdaq-100) did best at +0.88% and DIA (Dow 30) did worst at +0.20%.

Written from 5,113 common stocksSource: Massive / Polygon daily aggregatesHow the brief is written
Market breadth
5,113 common stocks · previous-session close
▲ 2,425 advancing (47.4%)146 unchanged▼ 2,542 declining (49.7%)

Sectors, cap-weighted

SectorChangeRisingFalling
Technology+1.27%325294
Energy+0.94%9626
Consumer Staples+0.86%5753
Industrials+0.68%205201
Utilities+0.64%5559
Communication Services+0.59%6755
Healthcare+0.54%468360
Financials+0.44%324428
Consumer Discretionary+0.38%220320
Materials+0.31%15198
Real Estate−0.49%58161

Benchmarks

FundCloseChange
SPYS&P 500774.83+0.67%
QQQNasdaq-100756.20+0.88%
IWMRussell 2000283.38+0.66%
DIADow 30512.11+0.20%

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Common stocks · $2+ · 500K+ shares · $100M+ market cap · previous-session close. Changes compare the Oct 5, 2026 close with Oct 2, 2026; stocks with unexplained price jumps are excluded.