Session brief · Wednesday, October 14, 2026 close

Stocks slipped. 3,928 fell, 1,092 rose — and communication services bucked the tape.

7 of 11 sectors finished lower. Communication Services led at +4.32%; Technology lagged at -2.59%.

The biggest liquid gainer was Skydance (SKYD), up 193.4% in communication services.

Among benchmarks, DIA (Dow 30) did best at -0.46% and IWM (Russell 2000) did worst at -2.14%.

58 stocks worth $300M+ closed at new highs and 214 at new lows; 25 traded at least three times their usual volume.

Written from 5,130 common stocksSource: Massive / Polygon daily aggregatesHow the brief is written
Market breadth
5,130 common stocks · previous-session close
▲ 1,092 advancing (21.3%)110 unchanged▼ 3,928 declining (76.6%)

Sectors, cap-weighted

SectorChangeRisingFalling
Communication Services+4.32%18105
Healthcare+1.80%262575
Consumer Staples+1.64%6347
Energy+0.71%19104
Utilities−0.53%4372
Consumer Discretionary−0.59%133413
Real Estate−0.67%42179
Financials−0.82%157586
Industrials−1.55%63348
Materials−1.97%33219
Technology−2.59%86539

Benchmarks

FundCloseChange
SPYS&P 500768.00−1.29%
QQQNasdaq-100728.37−2.04%
IWMRussell 2000270.77−2.14%
DIADow 30513.85−0.46%

58 new highs · 214 new lows · 25 on unusual volume

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Common stocks · $2+ · 500K+ shares · $100M+ market cap · previous-session close. Changes compare the Oct 14, 2026 close with Oct 13, 2026; stocks with unexplained price jumps are excluded.