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Session brief · Friday, October 23, 2026 close

Stocks slipped. 3,099 fell, 1,853 rose — and energy bucked the tape.

8 of 11 sectors finished lower. Energy led at +2.40%; Consumer Staples lagged at -1.97%.

The biggest liquid gainer was Robert Half (RHI), up 23.6% in industrials.

Among benchmarks, QQQ (Nasdaq-100) did best at +0.18% and DIA (Dow 30) did worst at -1.08%.

104 stocks worth $300M+ closed at new highs and 95 at new lows; 17 traded at least three times their usual volume.

Written from 5,088 common stocksSource: Massive / Polygon daily aggregatesHow the brief is written
Market breadth
5,088 common stocks · previous-session close
▲ 1,853 advancing (36.4%)136 unchanged▼ 3,099 declining (60.9%)

Sectors, cap-weighted

SectorChangeRisingFalling
Energy+2.40%10619
Technology+0.33%349267
Utilities+0.06%4073
Real Estate−0.17%57159
Materials−0.50%90157
Financials−1.12%263442
Industrials−1.12%148253
Consumer Discretionary−1.14%136403
Healthcare−1.20%214624
Communication Services−1.86%3782
Consumer Staples−1.97%2489

Benchmarks

FundCloseChange
SPYS&P 500760.78−0.42%
QQQNasdaq-100705.72+0.18%
IWMRussell 2000275.77−0.33%
DIADow 30522.21−1.08%

104 new highs · 95 new lows · 17 on unusual volume

Top gainers

RHIRobert HalfIndustrials$46.59+23.6%NAUTNautilus BiotechnolgyHealthcare$3.15+21.2%SAIQWISeSat.Space HoldingsUnclassified$6.16+16.6%EAFGrafTech InternationalTechnology$8.68+16.5%ENVXEnovixIndustrials$2.94+15.3%LZMLifezone Metals LimitedUnclassified$3.41+11.1%

Top losers

MGNXMacroGenicsHealthcare$2.28−37.3%XLABExascale Labs HoldingsTechnology$3.31−29.7%PHATPhathom PharmaceuticalsHealthcare$5.54−21.0%LKQLKQConsumer Discretionary$17.75−21.0%CORTCorcept TherapeuticsHealthcare$89.64−16.6%TNGXTango TherapeuticsHealthcare$23.75−15.0%

Most active

MUMicron Technology15.5M shares$883.74+3.2%SPCXSpace Exploration Technologies86.2M shares$147.30+1.8%NVDANvidia49.3M shares$212.03−0.1%TSLATesla27.5M shares$371.99−0.7%AAPLApple26.2M shares$346.33−0.5%METAMeta Platforms9.8M shares$644.47−0.7%

Common stocks · $2+ · 500K+ shares · $100M+ market cap · previous-session close. Changes compare the Oct 23, 2026 close with Oct 22, 2026; stocks with unexplained price jumps are excluded.