A late-week rally was not enough to pull the DJIA and S&P 500 from the negative column as crude oil and Treasury yields remain at elevated levels. Instead, investors bid up mega-cap technology stocks, pushing the NASDAQ 100 (NDX) to fresh highs to end the week.
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The technical condition of the market remains mixed as the period came to a close. Despite record highs from the NASDAQ and NDX 100, underlying breadth remains extremely weak. Fresh record highs in the tech heavy indexes were accompanied by more new 52-lows than new highs, a divergence that has occurred only twice before in market history...
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Market Recap - 10/02/2026
Index
Close
Day Change
Day % Change
YTD % Change
NASDAQ COMPOSITE
27190.86
319.26
1.19%
16.99%
DJ UTILITIES
1018.02
4.93
0.49%
-4.69%
DJ TRANSPORT
20009.75
405.24
2.07%
15.28%
DJ INDUSTRIALS
51176.96
250.4
0.49%
6.48%
NYSE COMPOSITE
23654.31
127.47
0.54%
7.5%
S & P 100 INDEX
3854.68
32.73
0.86%
12.3%
RUSSELL 2000
2832.9
26.27
0.94%
14.14%
S&P 500
7722.72
56.27
0.73%
12.81%
CBOE MKT VOLATILITY
15.31
-1.08
-6.59%
2.41%
AMEX COMPOSITE
8303.18
83.5
1.02%
20.92%
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| Index | Close | Day Change | Day % Change | YTD % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NASDAQ COMPOSITE | 27190.86 | 319.26 | 1.19% | 16.99% |
| DJ UTILITIES | 1018.02 | 4.93 | 0.49% | -4.69% |
| DJ TRANSPORT | 20009.75 | 405.24 | 2.07% | 15.28% |
| DJ INDUSTRIALS | 51176.96 | 250.4 | 0.49% | 6.48% |
| NYSE COMPOSITE | 23654.31 | 127.47 | 0.54% | 7.5% |
| S & P 100 INDEX | 3854.68 | 32.73 | 0.86% | 12.3% |
| RUSSELL 2000 | 2832.9 | 26.27 | 0.94% | 14.14% |
| S&P 500 | 7722.72 | 56.27 | 0.73% | 12.81% |
| CBOE MKT VOLATILITY | 15.31 | -1.08 | -6.59% | 2.41% |
| AMEX COMPOSITE | 8303.18 | 83.5 | 1.02% | 20.92% |
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