Session brief · Friday, October 9, 2026 close
Stocks rose. 2,471 rose, 2,463 fell — but communication services lagged.
9 of 11 sectors finished higher. Healthcare led at +1.64%; Communication Services lagged at -4.34%.
The biggest liquid gainer was Nautilus Biotechnolgy (NAUT), up 23.6% in healthcare.
Among benchmarks, DIA (Dow 30) did best at +0.87% and QQQ (Nasdaq-100) did worst at +0.49%.
Market breadth
5,078 common stocks · previous-session close▲ 2,471 advancing (48.7%)144 unchanged▼ 2,463 declining (48.5%)
Sectors, cap-weighted
| Sector | Change | Rising | Falling |
|---|---|---|---|
| Healthcare | +1.64% | 573 | 254 |
| Real Estate | +1.46% | 110 | 107 |
| Consumer Discretionary | +1.27% | 265 | 279 |
| Materials | +1.11% | 100 | 147 |
| Industrials | +0.77% | 194 | 208 |
| Financials | +0.71% | 206 | 524 |
| Technology | +0.66% | 364 | 250 |
| Utilities | +0.45% | 67 | 48 |
| Consumer Staples | +0.03% | 52 | 58 |
| Energy | −0.23% | 52 | 70 |
| Communication Services | −4.34% | 28 | 92 |
Top gainers
Top losers
CDChaince Digital HoldingsFinancials$8.66−20.6%CDNLCardinal Infrastructure GroupIndustrials$21.12−15.7%GLIBKLiberty Capital Corporation Series C GCI GroupCommunication Services$20.05−15.0%ALHCAlignment HealthcareFinancials$7.55−13.4%TMUST-Mobile USCommunication Services$148.58−13.3%PKEPark AerospaceConsumer Discretionary$26.38−11.1%
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Common stocks · $2+ · 500K+ shares · $100M+ market cap · previous-session close. Changes compare the Oct 9, 2026 close with Oct 8, 2026; stocks with unexplained price jumps are excluded.