Session brief · Friday, October 30, 2026 close

Stocks sold off. 3,646 fell, 1,320 rose — and energy bucked the tape.

6 of 11 sectors finished lower. Energy led at +2.14%; Technology lagged at -3.63%.

The biggest liquid gainer was Grid Dynamics Holdings (GDYN), up 40.8% in technology.

Among benchmarks, DIA (Dow 30) did best at -1.07% and QQQ (Nasdaq-100) did worst at -3.47%.

Written from 5,087 common stocksSource: Massive / Polygon daily aggregatesHow the brief is written
Market breadth
5,087 common stocks · previous-session close
▲ 1,320 advancing (25.9%)121 unchanged▼ 3,646 declining (71.7%)

Sectors, cap-weighted

SectorChangeRisingFalling
Energy+2.14%7251
Communication Services+1.36%5370
Consumer Staples+1.29%6944
Utilities+0.54%6654
Healthcare+0.12%159672
Real Estate−0.10%62158
Consumer Discretionary−0.48%176364
Industrials−0.53%124282
Financials−1.11%165550
Materials−1.59%75174
Technology−3.63%112506

Benchmarks

FundCloseChange
SPYS&P 500755.72−1.77%
QQQNasdaq-100690.49−3.47%
IWMRussell 2000279.33−1.65%
DIADow 30517.13−1.07%

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Common stocks · $2+ · 500K+ shares · $100M+ market cap · previous-session close. Changes compare the Oct 30, 2026 close with Oct 29, 2026; stocks with unexplained price jumps are excluded.