Stock Market Update
26-Oct-26 15:00 ET
Major averages stable late in the session
Dow +82.71
at 52298.08,
Nasdaq +205.66
at 26181.44,
S&P +47.48
at 7671.23
[BRIEFING.COM] The S&P 500 (+0.7%), Nasdaq Composite (+0.9%), and DJIA (+0.2%) remain little changed from previous levels as the market enters the final hour of the session.
The energy sector (+0.5%) is one of six S&P 500 sectors that holds a gain, though the sector has experienced some choppiness amid fluctuating oil prices today. WTI crude oil futures settled today's session $1.41 lower (-1.4%) at $101.76 per barrel.
Meanwhile, the defensive consumer staples (-0.4%), health care (-0.4%), and utilities (-0.1%) sectors trade lower amid a relatively strong session for tech and mega-cap stocks.
Meta Platforms (META 632.72, -9.90, -1.54%) and Alphabet (GOOG 313.64, -3.64, -1.15%) are exceptions to the trend, weighing on the communication services sector (-1.5%) which faces several other notable stock-specific declines.
