Stock Market Update
19-Oct-26 15:30 ET
Major averages higher ahead of earnings
Dow +49.15
at 52051.77,
Nasdaq +355.33
at 26515.81,
S&P +48.03
at 7707.54
[BRIEFING.COM] The S&P 500 (+0.6%), Nasdaq Composite (+1.3%), and DJIA (+0.1%) are holding on to their gains late in the session.
Investors will receive a modest batch of earnings after the close today, including results from S&P 500 components Steel Dynamics (STLD 243.88, +3.34, +1.39%) and W.R. Berkley (WRB 74.00, -1.42, -1.89%). Earnings season will continue to gain momentum tomorrow, with several notable S&P 500 and Dow components, including 3M (MMM 162.92, -1.83, -1.11%), GE Aerospace (GE 313.44, -0.40, -0.13%), and Halliburton (HAL 33.06, -0.44, -1.33%), reporting before the open, followed by the start of mega-cap earnings with SpaceX (SPCX 147.16, +1.13, +0.77%) after the close.
