Session brief · Thursday, October 29, 2026 close
Stocks edged lower. 2,958 rose, 2,000 fell — and healthcare bucked the tape.
10 of 11 sectors finished higher. Healthcare led at +2.71%; Technology lagged at -2.75%.
The biggest liquid gainer was Katapult Holdings (KPLT), up 37.6% in industrials.
Among benchmarks, IWM (Russell 2000) did best at +0.97% and QQQ (Nasdaq-100) did worst at -1.42%.
Market breadth
5,094 common stocks · previous-session close▲ 2,958 advancing (58.1%)136 unchanged▼ 2,000 declining (39.3%)
Sectors, cap-weighted
| Sector | Change | Rising | Falling |
|---|---|---|---|
| Healthcare | +2.71% | 432 | 388 |
| Real Estate | +2.24% | 174 | 45 |
| Utilities | +1.72% | 88 | 30 |
| Consumer Staples | +1.55% | 71 | 40 |
| Industrials | +1.53% | 290 | 109 |
| Communication Services | +1.37% | 84 | 37 |
| Financials | +1.10% | 535 | 197 |
| Materials | +1.07% | 135 | 117 |
| Consumer Discretionary | +0.45% | 398 | 137 |
| Energy | +0.17% | 46 | 77 |
| Technology | −2.75% | 267 | 347 |
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Common stocks · $2+ · 500K+ shares · $100M+ market cap · previous-session close. Changes compare the Oct 29, 2026 close with Oct 28, 2026; stocks with unexplained price jumps are excluded.