Session brief · Wednesday, October 28, 2026 close

Stocks edged higher. 2,802 rose, 2,155 fell — but utilities lagged.

6 of 11 sectors finished lower. Healthcare led at +0.79%; Utilities lagged at -0.66%.

The biggest liquid gainer was Ultralife (ULBI), up 145.4% in industrials.

Among benchmarks, QQQ (Nasdaq-100) did best at +0.60% and DIA (Dow 30) did worst at +0.27%.

Written from 5,090 common stocksSource: Massive / Polygon daily aggregatesHow the brief is written
Market breadth
5,090 common stocks · previous-session close
▲ 2,802 advancing (55.0%)133 unchanged▼ 2,155 declining (42.3%)

Sectors, cap-weighted

SectorChangeRisingFalling
Healthcare+0.79%620207
Technology+0.57%385230
Materials+0.54%134113
Energy+0.52%8437
Financials+0.29%358385
Industrials−0.03%228178
Consumer Discretionary−0.03%271263
Consumer Staples−0.21%4865
Real Estate−0.49%75146
Communication Services−0.49%6556
Utilities−0.66%4375

Benchmarks

FundCloseChange
SPYS&P 500772.31+0.34%
QQQNasdaq-100725.61+0.60%
IWMRussell 2000281.29+0.40%
DIADow 30524.68+0.27%

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Common stocks · $2+ · 500K+ shares · $100M+ market cap · previous-session close. Changes compare the Oct 28, 2026 close with Oct 27, 2026; stocks with unexplained price jumps are excluded.