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Midday brief · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Mixed US Session as Tech Leads and Dow Lags

The Nasdaq 100 and Russell 2000 trade higher while the Dow Jones Industrial Average declines. The S&P 500 remains above its opening range but below the prior-day high.

Published · Data as of 12:30 PM ET
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Today's economic calendar

Time (ET)EventImpactActualForecastPrevious
10:00 AM ETJOLTs Job Openings (Sep. 2026)High7.523M7.1M7.19M
10:00 AM ETDurable Goods Orders Excluding Transportation (Sep. 2026)Medium0.5%–0.3%
10:00 AM ETFactory Orders MoM (Sep. 2026)Medium1.8%1.2%0.3%
4:30 PM ETAPI Crude Oil Stock Change (w/o Oct. 26, 2026)Medium–2.1M-2.031M

Calendar times are ET and come from TradingView's public calendar, an unofficial feed; times and figures can change.

Earnings today

Before the open

  • SHOP Shopify, Inc. Class A
  • PFE Pfizer Inc.
  • ETN Eaton Corp. Plc
  • MPC Marathon Petroleum Corporation
  • RACE Ferrari NV
  • ET/PI Energy Transfer LP Fixed Rate Perp Pfd Units Series I
  • APO Apollo Global Management Inc
  • MPLX MPLX LP
  • AME AMETEK, Inc.
  • TEVA Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited

After the close

  • AMD Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
  • AMGN Amgen Inc.
  • ANET Arista Networks Inc
  • BKNG Booking Holdings Inc.
  • SU Suncor Energy Inc.
  • XYZ Block, Inc. Class A
  • AIG American International Group, Inc.
  • ALAB Astera Labs, Inc.
  • PFH Prudential Financial, Inc. 4.125 % Notes 2020-01.09.60 Global
  • CPNG Coupang, Inc. Class A

Time not confirmed: BRK.B, UI, MOG.A, TECH, GSAT, AES

US-listed companies over $10B market cap, largest first. Report dates and times come from TradingView (unofficial feed) and can change.

Session so far

The S&P 500 is +0.53% at 7,581.08, trading above the opening range. The Nasdaq 100 is +0.96% at 28,258.21, also above the opening range. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is −0.42% at 51,765.71, inside the opening range. The Russell 2000 is +0.77% at 2,827.60, above the opening range. The VIX is −3.39% at 20.81.

Levels

The S&P 500 stayed below the prior-day high and stayed above the prior-day low. The Nasdaq 100 stayed below the prior-day high and stayed above the prior-day low. The Dow Jones Industrial Average stayed below the prior-day high and took out the prior-day low. The Russell 2000 stayed below the prior-day high and stayed above the prior-day low.

Movers

Top gainers include IBTA at +27.84%, AEHR at +23.37%, and EVER at +19.86%. Top decliners include STVN at −24.62%, ADEA at −15.46%, and XPRO at −14.30%. Most active stocks are GRAB at 87.16M shares, INTC at 70.44M shares, and ORCL at 42.11M shares.

Sectors

Technology +1.61% leads, followed by Communication Services +1.12% and Industrials +1.08%. Consumer Staples −1.79% and Materials −1.74% are the laggards.

Still to come

The calendar includes API Crude Oil Stock Change at 4:30 PM ET.

Session so far

Change since the prior session's close; the range covers today's regular session up to the time shown. Data as of 12:30 PM ET.

Indices

IndexLastChgChg %Day range
SPX500 (S&P 500 index)7,581.08+39.68+0.53%7,545.39 – 7,588.70
NAS100 (Nasdaq 100 index)28,258.21+268.39+0.96%28,098.07 – 28,305.56
Dow Jones Industrial Average51,765.71−218.27−0.42%51,593.16 – 51,932.63
Russell 2000 index2,827.60+21.72+0.77%2,812.37 – 2,836.80

Index futures & volatility

InstrumentLastChgChg %Range
S&P 500 futures (ES)7,604.25+28.00+0.37%7,576.50 – 7,618.25
Nasdaq 100 futures (NQ)28,380.25+241.50+0.86%28,215.75 – 28,443.50
Dow futures (YM)51,855−287−0.55%51,711 – 52,031
Russell 2000 futures (RTY)2,834.90+16.20+0.57%2,819.80 – 2,847.00
VIX20.81−0.73−3.39%20.29 – 21.04

Commodities & crypto

InstrumentLastChgChg %Range
Gold futures$3,939.80−$15.90−0.40%$3,933.00 – $3,959.20
WTI crude futures$95.92+$0.05+0.05%$95.54 – $96.73
Bitcoin$77,588+$948+1.24%$77,005 – $77,705

Dollar, FX & yields

InstrumentLastChgChg %Range
US Dollar Index (DXY)101.83+0.07+0.07%101.76 – 101.94
EUR/USD1.1198+0.0001+0.01%1.1179 – 1.1201
GBP/USD1.3421+0.0008+0.06%1.3408 – 1.3432
USD/JPY158.52+0.61+0.38%158.23 – 158.60
US 10-year yield4.954%+6.0 bp+1.23%4.912% – 4.968%

Movers

US-listed stocks above $2 and a $1B market cap with at least 500K shares traded.

Top gainers

TickerPriceChg %Volume
IBTA Ibotta, Inc. Class A$64.01+27.84%808.2K
AEHR Aehr Test Systems$63.50+23.37%5.32M
EVER EverQuote, Inc. Class A$29.09+19.86%590.4K
GPK Graphic Packaging Holdin$11.13+19.24%8.14M
HUT Hut 8 Corp.$63.71+15.83%3.89M
RIOT Riot Platforms, Inc.$13.66+15.33%17.61M
NBIX Neurocrine Biosciences, $167.42+15.18%1.95M
BETA BETA Technologies, Inc. $23.46+15.11%2.17M

Top decliners

TickerPriceChg %Volume
STVN Stevanato Group SpA$14.88−24.62%2.63M
ADEA Adeia Inc.$17.48−15.46%2.42M
XPRO Expro Ltd$13.60−14.30%798.2K
XIFR XPLR Infrastructure, LP$8.29−14.09%3.16M
IT Gartner, Inc.$205.31−12.73%1.53M
CVI CVR Energy, Inc.$49.62−11.27%1.25M
DRVN Driven Brands Holdings, $11.29−11.24%1.10M
DT Dynatrace, Inc.$49.18−10.79%11.15M

Most active

TickerPriceChg %Volume% of avg day
GRAB Grab Holdings Limited Cl$3.18+11.33%87.16M151%
INTC Intel Corporation$60.89+1.53%70.44M49%
ORCL Oracle Corporation$126.44+6.05%42.11M107%
NVDA NVIDIA Corporation$208.54+3.21%41.57M43%
SPCX Space Exploration Techno$141.55+3.80%38.92M34%
PLTR Palantir Technologies In$174.74−2.02%32.67M138%
AAPL Apple Inc.$331.55−2.00%31.69M71%
NU Nu Holdings Ltd. Class A$11.57−0.47%30.26M30%

Sectors

SPDR sector ETFs, % change today.

SectorETFChg %
TechnologyXLK+1.61%
Communication ServicesXLC+1.12%
IndustrialsXLI+1.08%
Health CareXLV+0.12%
EnergyXLE−0.25%
UtilitiesXLU−0.27%
Real EstateXLRE−0.32%
FinancialsXLF−0.69%
Consumer DiscretionaryXLY−0.99%
MaterialsXLB−1.74%
Consumer StaplesXLP−1.79%

Large caps

StockLastChg %Day rangePrior highPrior low
Apple (AAPL)331.55−2.00%325.33 – 334.50343.80335.82
Microsoft (MSFT)516.72+1.89%507.82 – 517.14529.63504.96
Nvidia (NVDA)208.54+3.21%205.93 – 209.14209.98201.66
Amazon (AMZN)248.24+1.06%245.88 – 249.82253.81242.28
Tesla (TSLA)398.06−1.43%397.36 – 406.50414.23397.61
Meta (META)623.59+2.78%610.10 – 623.59621.69606.41
Alphabet (GOOGL)279.60+0.22%277.20 – 281.36287.00278.80

Levels to watch

The opening range is the first 30 minutes of the session. Breaks compare today's high and low with the prior-day high and low.

IndexOpening rangevs opening rangePrior highPrior low
SPX500 (S&P 500 index)7,545.39 – 7,570.37above the opening range7,662.23 stayed below the prior-day high7,539.38 stayed above the prior-day low
NAS100 (Nasdaq 100 index)28,098.07 – 28,251.73above the opening range28,753.39 stayed below the prior-day high27,967.44 stayed above the prior-day low
Dow Jones Industrial Average51,593.16 – 51,932.63inside the opening range52,424.91 stayed below the prior-day high51,981.66 took out the prior-day low
Russell 2000 index2,812.37 – 2,822.85above the opening range2,846.03 stayed below the prior-day high2,805.11 stayed above the prior-day low

Sources: Yahoo Finance, TradingView. Data may be delayed.

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