Session brief · Monday, October 26, 2026 close

Stocks rose. 2,516 fell, 2,415 rose — but communication services lagged.

8 of 11 sectors finished higher. Consumer Discretionary led at +1.20%; Communication Services lagged at -1.66%.

The biggest liquid gainer was Surgery Partners (SGRY), up 47.6% in healthcare.

Among benchmarks, QQQ (Nasdaq-100) did best at +1.11% and DIA (Dow 30) did worst at +0.31%.

Written from 5,072 common stocksSource: Massive / Polygon daily aggregatesHow the brief is written
Market breadth
5,072 common stocks · previous-session close
▲ 2,415 advancing (47.6%)141 unchanged▼ 2,516 declining (49.6%)

Sectors, cap-weighted

SectorChangeRisingFalling
Consumer Discretionary+1.20%276266
Materials+0.76%116131
Energy+0.76%8835
Technology+0.76%320287
Real Estate+0.49%111106
Financials+0.39%395323
Healthcare+0.34%368459
Utilities+0.06%6453
Industrials−0.01%202201
Consumer Staples−0.22%3578
Communication Services−1.66%3883

Benchmarks

FundCloseChange
SPYS&P 500765.37+0.71%
QQQNasdaq-100712.20+1.11%
IWMRussell 2000276.99+0.45%
DIADow 30522.97+0.31%

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Common stocks · $2+ · 500K+ shares · $100M+ market cap · previous-session close. Changes compare the Oct 26, 2026 close with Oct 23, 2026; stocks with unexplained price jumps are excluded.