News desk · Evening edition · Tuesday, October 27, 2026
Equities remain near record territory and the broader bull regime is intact, though risk appetite is still fragile underneath. Technology led a broad rebound, with the Nasdaq up 1.18%, the Russell 2000 up 1.16% and the S&P 500 up 0.60%, while energy fell 2.05% on Iran diplomacy. Breadth above the 200-day average rose to 88% from 75%, and the VIX fell 4.24% to 17.61.
From September 16 to October 27, Energy led at +7.16% and Russell 2000 lagged at -1.40%; 4 of 6 rose.
Drawn from the numbers stored with this edition; the same picture is on its share card.
Over the last 60 sessions, S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite moved almost in step, with a correlation of 0.95.
The picture on the morning edition's share card, drawn from the numbers stored with that edition, written Oct 27, 2026, 9:35 AM EDT. The evening edition above replaced it as this day's latest edition.
- Honda warns a proposed 50% U.S. tariff on Canadian vehicles and parts would be catastrophic
- Oracle to integrate OpenAI's ChatGPT and Codex into its applications
- Lula's election win rattles Brazilian markets and sets up a fiscal test
- Technology rises 1.71% and Consumer Discretionary rises 1.04% on the session
- Energy falls 2.05%, the weakest sector, as oil eases on Iran diplomacy
- Materials rises 0.78% while Consumer Staples falls 0.92% and Real Estate falls 0.84%
- Ripple strikes a deal with Robinhood to expand distribution of its RLUSD stablecoin
- The 10-year Treasury yield is at 4.99%, up 0.14% on the day
- The Fed meeting this week is still expected to bring a hold, with no change in that expectation
The Nasdaq gained 1.18% today, extending a rebound from the 23 October low but still below early-October highs.
The Russell 2000 rose 1.16% to 2818.87, its highest close since 6 October.
The Nikkei is down about 11% from its 6 October peak, with the latest session 26 October.