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Closing brief · Friday, November 6, 2026

Mixed close as tech leads, Dow slips

S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 closed higher while the Dow ended lower. Technology led sector gains and consumer staples lagged.

Published 4:31 PM ET · Data as of 4:00 PM ET

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Today's economic calendar

Time (ET)	Event	Impact	Actual	Forecast	Previous
8:30 AM ET	Non Farm Payrolls (Oct. 2026)	High	165K	65K	60K
8:30 AM ET	Unemployment Rate (Oct. 2026)	High	4.1%	4.2%	4.2%
8:30 AM ET	CA Unemployment Rate (Oct. 2026)	High	6.7%	6.5%	6.5%
8:30 AM ET	Average Hourly Earnings MoM (Oct. 2026)	Medium	0.4%	0.3%	0.3%
8:30 AM ET	Average Hourly Earnings YoY (Oct. 2026)	Medium	3.1%	2.9%	3.2%
8:30 AM ET	Participation Rate (Oct. 2026)	Medium	61.9%	–	61.8%
10:00 AM ET	Michigan Consumer Sentiment Prel (Nov. 2026)	High	51	48	46.3
10:00 AM ET	CA Ivey PMI (Oct. 2026)	High	56.4	–	61.9
10:00 AM ET	CA Ivey PMI s.a (Oct. 2026)	High	58.3	–	58.2
2:00 PM ET	Baker Hughes Gas Rig Count (w/o Nov. 2, 2026)	Medium	131	–	130

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

Earnings today

Before the open

ENB Enbridge Inc.
MRNA Moderna, Inc.
BAM Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. Class A
HUM Humana Inc.
VST Vistra Corp.
BIP Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P.
CHTRP Charter Communications, Inc. Cum Red Pfd Shs Series A
BEN Franklin Templeton, Inc.
PAA Plains All American Pipeline, L.P.
EMA Emera Incorporated

After the close

–

Time not confirmed: PPL, FRHC

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

The close

The S&P 500 closed 7,374.85, up +0.29%, inside a range of 7,369.55 to 7,444.20. The Nasdaq 100 closed 26,977.31, up +1.30%, while the Dow closed 51,271.58, down −0.49%. The Russell 2000 closed 2,753.65, up +0.87%. The VIX closed 25.56, down −7.36%. Technology was the best sector at +1.45% and consumer staples the worst at −1.28%. Advancers numbered 3,041 against 2,487 decliners.

Movers

NVDA led large caps at +2.78% while TSLA gained +4.23%. AAPL fell −0.52% and MSFT dropped −0.99%. Top gainers included KRMN at +42.13% and FLY at +36.80%. Top decliners included IRTC at −30.70% and AMN at −23.68%. Most active names were NVDA at +2.78% and INTC at +7.71%.

After hours

After-hours gainers included AMPL at +10.78% and NOMD at +6.38%. After-hours decliners included FTAI at −7.35% and HAYW at −6.40%.

Next session

Earnings due include KKR/PD, CEG, B, OXY, FERG, SKYD, TTWO, RKLB, ROIV, and BAP. Economic events include Balance of Trade at 2:00 AM ET, NY Fed Inflation Expectation at 11:00 AM ET, bill auctions at 11:30 AM ET and 11:30 AM ET, and note auctions at 1:00 PM ET. SPX focus levels are pivot 7,396.20, resistance 7,422.85, and support 7,348.20. NDX focus levels are pivot 27,060.45, resistance 27,232.84, and support 26,804.91.

Closing moves

Change since the prior session's close; the range covers today's regular session up to the time shown. Data as of 4:00 PM ET.

Indices

Index	Close	Chg	Chg %	Day range
SPX500 (S&P 500 index)	7,374.85	+21.12	+0.29%	7,369.55 – 7,444.20
NAS100 (Nasdaq 100 index)	26,977.31	+347.50	+1.30%	26,888.05 – 27,315.99
Dow Jones Industrial Average	51,271.58	−251.48	−0.49%	50,992.61 – 51,662.26
Russell 2000 index	2,753.65	+23.76	+0.87%	2,721.00 – 2,761.58

Index futures & volatility

Instrument	Last	Chg	Chg %	Range
S&P 500 futures (ES)	7,400.25	+19.00	+0.26%	7,392.00 – 7,469.00
Nasdaq 100 futures (NQ)	27,076.50	+332.50	+1.24%	26,988.50 – 27,425.00
Dow futures (YM)	51,376	−224	−0.43%	51,021 – 51,754
Russell 2000 futures (RTY)	2,760.10	+25.10	+0.92%	2,726.10 – 2,769.40
VIX	25.56	−2.03	−7.36%	23.47 – 26.62

Commodities & crypto

Instrument	Last	Chg	Chg %	Range
Gold futures	$4,074.90	−$34.10	−0.83%	$4,039.30 – $4,088.20
WTI crude futures	$90.59	−$0.12	−0.13%	$89.55 – $91.18
Bitcoin	$75,756	−$314	−0.41%	$74,767 – $76,027

Dollar, FX & yields

Instrument	Last	Chg	Chg %	Range
US Dollar Index (DXY)	102.28	+0.69	+0.68%	102.10 – 102.35
EUR/USD	1.1146	−0.0076	−0.68%	1.1136 – 1.1162
GBP/USD	1.3350	−0.0102	−0.76%	1.3347 – 1.3378
USD/JPY	158.48	+0.68	+0.43%	157.99 – 158.54
US 10-year yield	4.859%	+2.2 bp	+0.45%	4.814% – 4.888%

Movers

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

Top gainers

Ticker	Price	Chg %	Volume
KRMN Karman Holdings Inc.	$45.61	+42.13%	10.15M
FLY Firefly Aerospace, Inc.	$20.76	+36.80%	13.17M
FROG JFrog Ltd.	$100.98	+35.33%	7.01M
LASR nLIGHT, Inc.	$38.02	+29.58%	2.63M
LYNX Lyntris Inc	$14.59	+28.66%	1.65M
TMDX TransMedics Group, Inc.	$88.24	+27.92%	3.95M
QNT Quantinuum Inc. Class A	$37.57	+25.99%	5.00M
IONQ IonQ, Inc.	$32.62	+23.42%	42.23M

Top decliners

Ticker	Price	Chg %	Volume
IRTC iRhythm Holdings, Inc.	$90.22	−30.70%	5.66M
AMN AMN Healthcare Services,	$36.19	−23.68%	1.85M
BL BlackLine, Inc.	$25.89	−23.11%	2.63M
DKNG DraftKings, Inc. Class A	$18.51	−21.30%	69.71M
HLIO Helios Technologies, Inc	$47.44	−21.05%	2.04M
TILE Interface, Inc.	$30.74	−18.72%	1.86M
AXON Axon Enterprise Inc	$313.00	−18.18%	5.15M
FIVN Five9, Inc.	$28.12	−17.63%	6.55M

Most active

Ticker	Price	Chg %	Volume	% of avg day
NVDA NVIDIA Corporation	$186.64	+2.78%	178.08M	131%
INTC Intel Corporation	$56.28	+7.71%	172.51M	92%
SPCX Space Exploration Techno	$134.27	+8.62%	114.09M	106%
IREN IREN Limited	$21.64	+20.02%	110.80M	161%
WULF TeraWulf Inc.	$11.37	+12.80%	105.62M	178%
GRAB Grab Holdings Limited Cl	$3.41	−2.01%	97.07M	114%
PLUG Plug Power Inc.	$1.45	+7.41%	86.79M	147%
CIFR Cipher Digital Inc.	$6.55	+17.93%	81.38M	128%

Market breadth

Advancing stocks	Declining stocks
3,041	2,487

After-hours movers

After-hours gainers

Ticker	Price	Chg %	Volume
AMPL Amplitude Inc Class A	$18.50	+10.78%	305.5K
NOMD Nomad Foods Ltd.	$12.50	+6.38%	119.0K
TPB Turning Point Brands Inc	$68.57	+4.08%	99.3K
HE Hawaiian Electric Indust	$8.73	+3.68%	591.1K
VRDN Viridian Therapeutics, I	$29.38	+3.12%	377.0K
HPQ HP Inc.	$29.25	+2.77%	2.56M

After-hours decliners

Ticker	Price	Chg %	Volume
FTAI FTAI Aviation Ltd.	$167.02	−7.35%	215.5K
HAYW Hayward Holdings, Inc.	$15.20	−6.40%	733.7K
ELVN Enliven Therapeutics, In	$46.74	−5.44%	117.2K
TIC TIC Solutions, Inc.	$9.90	−4.53%	270.8K
BETA BETA Technologies, Inc.	$26.07	−3.86%	262.1K
SSRM SSR Mining Inc	$27.50	−3.09%	256.8K

Sectors

SPDR sector ETFs, % change today.

Sector	ETF	Chg %
Technology	XLK	+1.45%
Communication Services	XLC	+0.43%
Industrials	XLI	+0.12%
Energy	XLE	−0.02%
Consumer Discretionary	XLY	−0.05%
Health Care	XLV	−0.06%
Utilities	XLU	−0.39%
Financials	XLF	−0.59%
Real Estate	XLRE	−0.68%
Materials	XLB	−0.73%
Consumer Staples	XLP	−1.28%

Large caps

Stock	Close	Chg %	Day range	Prior high	Prior low
Apple (AAPL)	342.37	−0.52%	338.30 – 345.79	–	–
Microsoft (MSFT)	530.61	−0.99%	524.47 – 538.33	–	–
Nvidia (NVDA)	186.64	+2.78%	185.22 – 194.90	–	–
Amazon (AMZN)	259.30	−0.35%	258.53 – 264.18	–	–
Tesla (TSLA)	358.22	+4.23%	347.60 – 363.84	–	–
Meta (META)	610.15	+0.84%	606.66 – 625.60	–	–
Alphabet (GOOGL)	284.78	+0.78%	284.59 – 290.49	–	–

Large-cap earnings next session

KKR/PD KKR & Co Inc 6.25% Mandatory Conv Pfd Registered Shs Series D · CEG Constellation Energy Corporation · B Barrick Mining Corporation · OXY Occidental Petroleum Corporation · FERG Ferguson Enterprises Inc. · SKYD Skydance Corporation Class B · TTWO Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. · RKLB Rocket Lab Corporation · ROIV Roivant Sciences Ltd. · BAP Credicorp Ltd.

Economic calendar for the next session

Monday, November 9, 2026

Time (ET)	Event	Impact	Actual	Forecast	Previous
2:00 AM ET	DE Balance of Trade (Sep. 2026)	High	–	19.6B €	19.5B €
11:00 AM ET	United States-NY Fed Consumer Expectation-NY Fed Inflation Expectation 1yr (Oct. 2026)	Medium	–	–	3.9%
11:30 AM ET	3-Month Bill Auction Allotted at High (Nov. 9, 2026)	Medium	–	–	–
11:30 AM ET	3-Month Bill Auction Bid-to-Cover (Nov. 9, 2026)	Medium	–	–	–
11:30 AM ET	3-Month Bill Auction Total Accepted (Nov. 9, 2026)	Medium	–	–	–
11:30 AM ET	6-Month Bill Auction Allotted at High (Nov. 9, 2026)	Medium	–	–	–
11:30 AM ET	6-Month Bill Auction Bid-to-Cover (Nov. 9, 2026)	Medium	–	–	–
11:30 AM ET	6-Month Bill Auction Total Accepted (Nov. 9, 2026)	Medium	–	–	–
1:00 PM ET	3-Year Note Auction Allotted at High (Nov. 9, 2026)	Medium	–	–	–
1:00 PM ET	3-Year Note Auction Bid-to-Cover (Nov. 9, 2026)	Medium	–	–	–
1:00 PM ET	3-Year Note Auction Total Accepted (Nov. 9, 2026)	Medium	–	–	–
7:30 PM ET	AU NAB Business Confidence (Oct. 2026)	High	–	–	-13
10:00 PM ET	CN Exports YoY (Oct. 2026)	High	–	33%	36.3%
10:00 PM ET	CN Imports YoY (Oct. 2026)	High	–	33%	31%
10:00 PM ET	CN Balance of Trade (Oct. 2026)	High	–	125B $	133.53B $

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.

Index	Opening range	vs opening range	Prior high	Prior low
SPX500 (S&P 500 index)	7,369.55 – 7,444.20	inside the opening range	7,681.29 stayed below the prior-day high	7,350.35 stayed above the prior-day low
NAS100 (Nasdaq 100 index)	26,953.10 – 27,315.99	inside the opening range	28,078.19 stayed below the prior-day high	26,606.43 stayed above the prior-day low
Dow Jones Industrial Average	50,992.61 – 51,506.97	inside the opening range	53,710.61 stayed below the prior-day high	51,486.82 took out the prior-day low
Russell 2000 index	2,721.00 – 2,741.63	above the opening range	2,855.25 stayed below the prior-day high	2,723.93 took out the prior-day low

Levels for the next session

Classic floor pivots calculated from today's high, low and close.

Instrument	R1	Pivot	S1	Prior high	Prior low
SPX500 (S&P 500 index)	7,422.85	7,396.20	7,348.20	7,444.20	7,369.55
NAS100 (Nasdaq 100 index)	27,232.84	27,060.45	26,804.91	27,315.99	26,888.05
Dow Jones Industrial Average	51,625.02	51,308.82	50,955.37	51,662.26	50,992.61
Russell 2000 index	2,769.82	2,745.41	2,729.24	2,761.58	2,721.00
Apple (AAPL)	346.01	342.15	338.52	345.79	338.30
Microsoft (MSFT)	537.80	531.14	523.94	538.33	524.47
Nvidia (NVDA)	192.62	188.92	182.94	194.90	185.22
Amazon (AMZN)	262.81	260.67	257.16	264.18	258.53
Tesla (TSLA)	365.51	356.55	349.27	363.84	347.60
Meta (META)	621.61	614.14	602.67	625.60	606.66
Alphabet (GOOGL)	288.65	286.62	282.75	290.49	284.59

Movers, sectors and breadth: snapshot at 4:30 PM ET.

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

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Mixed close as tech leads, Dow slips

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Earnings today

Before the open

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The close

Movers

After hours

Next session

Closing moves

Indices

Index futures & volatility

Commodities & crypto

Dollar, FX & yields

Movers

Top gainers

Top decliners

Most active

Market breadth

After-hours movers

After-hours gainers

After-hours decliners

Sectors

Large caps

Large-cap earnings next session

Economic calendar for the next session

Levels to watch

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