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%.

Written from 5,094 common stocksSource: Massive / Polygon daily aggregatesHow the brief is written
Market breadth
5,094 common stocks · previous-session close
▲ 2,958 advancing (58.1%)136 unchanged▼ 2,000 declining (39.3%)

Sectors, cap-weighted

SectorChangeRisingFalling
Healthcare+2.71%432388
Real Estate+2.24%17445
Utilities+1.72%8830
Consumer Staples+1.55%7140
Industrials+1.53%290109
Communication Services+1.37%8437
Financials+1.10%535197
Materials+1.07%135117
Consumer Discretionary+0.45%398137
Energy+0.17%4677
Technology−2.75%267347

Benchmarks

FundCloseChange
SPYS&P 500769.36−0.38%
QQQNasdaq-100715.34−1.42%
IWMRussell 2000284.01+0.97%
DIADow 30522.73−0.37%

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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.