Stock Market Today: S&P 500 Rises 0.36% as Tech Outperforms
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq climbed on Tuesday behind tech gains, while the Dow slipped and broader market breadth leaned negative.
- S&P 500 advanced 0.36% to 7,568.92, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 0.83% to 25,372.01.
- Declining stocks led advancers 943 to 551 across the S&P Composite 1500.
- The 10-year Treasury yield climbed 1.19% to close at 4.95%.
Tech Strength Lifts S&P 500 and Nasdaq
US stocks closed mixed on Tuesday as gains in technology shares supported the broader market. The S&P 500 gained 27.52 points, or 0.36%, to finish at 7,568.92, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite rose 207.70 points, or 0.83%, to 25,372.01. The Russell 2000 also finished higher, adding 0.23% to 2,812.45. In contrast, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 197.26 points, or 0.38%, closing at 51,786.72.
Sector Performance Diverges
Only four of the eleven S&P sectors finished in positive territory. Information Technology led the gainers with a 1.31% advance, followed by Communication Services with a 1.18% rise and Industrials up 0.95%. Consumer Staples and Materials were the weakest groups, sliding 2.07% and 2.01%, respectively.
Market Breadth Remains Negative
Despite gains in major indexes, declining issues outpaced advancers across the S&P Composite 1500, with 943 decliners against 551 advancers. Among index components, 60.00% closed above their 50-day moving average and 56.00% remained above their 200-day moving average. The universe recorded 36 new 52-week highs and 16 new 52-week lows.
Notable Corporate Movers
Graphic Packaging surged 21.22% to $11.31, leading individual gainers alongside Fabrinet, which jumped 15.45% to $363.33. On the downside, Dynatrace slumped 14.69% to $47.03, while Gartner fell 13.19% to $204.22. Pfizer touched a new 52-week high before ending lower by 2.18% at $30.00 after releasing a filing reporting third-quarter revenues of $16.6 billion and raising full-year guidance.
What to Watch Next Session
Investors head into Wednesday, November 4, 2026, with an active corporate earnings calendar. Before the opening bell, McDonald's, Uber Technologies, CVS Health, and Emerson Electric are scheduled to report their results. After the close, releases are expected from Arm Holdings, Qualcomm, McKesson, and MercadoLibre.
Written with AI (Google Gemini) from the closing data in the tables on this page; every figure in the text was checked against that data before publishing. Prices are end-of-day. Not investment advice.