Session brief · Monday, October 12, 2026 close

Stocks edged lower. 2,806 fell, 2,151 rose — and energy bucked the tape.

8 of 11 sectors finished higher. Energy led at +1.36%; Materials lagged at -0.73%.

The biggest liquid gainer was Bumble (BMBL), up 49.6% in technology.

Among benchmarks, DIA (Dow 30) did best at +0.35% and QQQ (Nasdaq-100) did worst at -0.70%.

Written from 5,091 common stocksSource: Massive / Polygon daily aggregatesHow the brief is written
Market breadth
5,091 common stocks · previous-session close
▲ 2,151 advancing (42.3%)134 unchanged▼ 2,806 declining (55.1%)

Sectors, cap-weighted

SectorChangeRisingFalling
Energy+1.36%7547
Consumer Staples+1.11%6546
Communication Services+0.77%5068
Real Estate+0.76%12789
Utilities+0.69%7936
Financials+0.39%489249
Healthcare+0.20%262570
Industrials+0.13%149255
Consumer Discretionary−0.20%253288
Technology−0.39%191424
Materials−0.73%76172

Benchmarks

FundCloseChange
SPYS&P 500778.10−0.06%
QQQNasdaq-100746.04−0.70%
IWMRussell 2000277.90−0.37%
DIADow 30517.91+0.35%

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Common stocks · $2+ · 500K+ shares · $100M+ market cap · previous-session close. Changes compare the Oct 12, 2026 close with Oct 9, 2026; stocks with unexplained price jumps are excluded.