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Session brief · Friday, October 16, 2026 close

Stocks slipped. 3,499 fell, 1,565 rose — and energy bucked the tape.

6 of 11 sectors finished lower. Energy led at +2.41%; Technology lagged at -2.56%.

The biggest liquid gainer was Exascale Labs Holdings (XLAB), up 72.8% in technology.

Among benchmarks, DIA (Dow 30) did best at -0.40% and QQQ (Nasdaq-100) did worst at -2.50%.

63 stocks worth $300M+ closed at new highs and 97 at new lows; 47 traded at least three times their usual volume.

Written from 5,198 common stocksSource: Massive / Polygon daily aggregatesHow the brief is written
Market breadth
5,198 common stocks · previous-session close
▲ 1,565 advancing (30.1%)134 unchanged▼ 3,499 declining (67.3%)

Sectors, cap-weighted

SectorChangeRisingFalling
Energy+2.41%9229
Utilities+1.75%8134
Consumer Staples+1.54%6151
Real Estate+0.26%97123
Financials+0.24%368415
Materials−0.17%92158
Industrials−0.39%101306
Consumer Discretionary−0.50%183362
Communication Services−0.71%21100
Healthcare−0.82%103738
Technology−2.56%68556

Benchmarks

FundCloseChange
SPYS&P 500763.25−1.11%
QQQNasdaq-100709.80−2.50%
IWMRussell 2000270.44−1.69%
DIADow 30519.10−0.40%

63 new highs · 97 new lows · 47 on unusual volume

Top gainers

XLABExascale Labs HoldingsTechnology$2.35+72.8%IAMIambic TherapeuticsUnclassified$23.81+25.9%SITCSITE CentersReal Estate$3.43+14.0%ALTIAlTi GlobalFinancials$2.58+11.7%CRGYCrescent EnergyEnergy$13.77+10.1%ALOYREalloysMaterials$7.23+8.2%

Top losers

CANGCangoUnclassified$3.06−19.7%UPBUpstream BioHealthcare$2.76−18.1%RXRXRecursion PharmaceuticalsHealthcare$3.47−16.7%BSPBending Spoons S.p.AUnclassified$47.07−15.6%AIBZBitzero HoldingsUnclassified$2.33−15.3%CYPHCypherpunk TechnologiesHealthcare$2.57−14.9%

Most active

MUMicron Technology30.5M shares$878.84−5.6%NVDANvidia121.3M shares$214.13−1.4%TSLATesla62.1M shares$354.72−2.1%AAPLApple59.9M shares$343.46+0.4%METAMeta Platforms20.6M shares$709.33−3.7%MSFTMicrosoft24.8M shares$529.05−1.9%

Common stocks · $2+ · 500K+ shares · $100M+ market cap · previous-session close. Changes compare the Oct 16, 2026 close with Oct 15, 2026; stocks with unexplained price jumps are excluded.