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Session brief · Thursday, October 15, 2026 close

Stocks edged higher. 3,422 rose, 1,569 fell — but energy lagged.

8 of 11 sectors finished higher. Communication Services led at +1.68%; Energy lagged at -1.32%.

The biggest liquid gainer was Better Home & Finance Holding (BETR), up 32.5% in financials.

Among benchmarks, IWM (Russell 2000) did best at +1.37% and QQQ (Nasdaq-100) did worst at -0.13%.

Written from 5,118 common stocksSource: Massive / Polygon daily aggregatesHow the brief is written
Market breadth
5,118 common stocks · previous-session close
▲ 3,422 advancing (66.9%)127 unchanged▼ 1,569 declining (30.7%)

Sectors, cap-weighted

SectorChangeRisingFalling
Communication Services+1.68%8438
Healthcare+1.50%608232
Industrials+1.43%261139
Materials+1.30%17774
Real Estate+1.24%17938
Financials+1.21%580171
Consumer Discretionary+1.15%441105
Consumer Staples+0.27%6547
Technology−0.18%411207
Utilities−0.31%5064
Energy−1.32%2298

Benchmarks

FundCloseChange
SPYS&P 500771.79+0.28%
QQQNasdaq-100728.00−0.13%
IWMRussell 2000275.08+1.37%
DIADow 30521.18+1.08%

Top gainers

BETRBetter Home & Finance HoldingFinancials$10.76+32.5%INDPIndaptus TherapeuticsHealthcare$2.85+29.0%VSTMVerastemHealthcare$9.23+19.7%BBCIBradbury CapitalUnclassified$3.16+19.7%CDZICADIZUtilities$3.81+18.3%REAXReal REMAX GroupUnclassified$15.99+17.6%

Top losers

FMCFMCMaterials$5.62−30.5%MANManpowerGroupIndustrials$43.74−15.8%SHMDSCHMID Group N.VUnclassified$3.01−12.5%AQSTAquestive TherapeuticsHealthcare$4.06−11.9%GLNDGreenland EnergyEnergy$3.45−11.5%VICRVicorTechnology$219.92−10.4%

Most active

MUMicron Technology39.1M shares$931.24+1.9%NVDANvidia127.1M shares$217.23−1.8%SNDKSandisk13.3M shares$1,394.83−0.6%AMDAdvanced Micro Devices28.8M shares$562.23−1.5%SPCXSpace Exploration Technologies101.2M shares$148.62−2.3%INTCIntel147.2M shares$95.37−2.8%

Common stocks · $2+ · 500K+ shares · $100M+ market cap · previous-session close. Changes compare the Oct 15, 2026 close with Oct 14, 2026; stocks with unexplained price jumps are excluded.