News desk · Evening edition · Thursday, October 29, 2026
Equities remain near record territory and the broader bull regime is intact, though risk appetite is still fragile underneath. ServiceNow's 24% plunge, its worst day ever, left the Nasdaq Composite down 1.38% while the Russell 2000 rose 1.01%. Ten sectors besides Technology and Communication Services gained, led by Health Care at 2.40%, and the 10-year yield sat at 4.99.
From September 18 to October 29, Health Care led at +9.71% and Communication Services lagged at -8.36%; 1 of 5 rose.
Drawn from the numbers stored with this edition; the same picture is on its share card.
Over the 126 sessions to October 28, Nasdaq Composite rose 6.66%, Communication Services fell 11.25% and 10Y Treasury Yield rose 0.66 percentage points.
The picture on the morning edition's share card, drawn from the numbers stored with that edition, written Oct 29, 2026, 9:35 AM EDT. The evening edition above replaced it as this day's latest edition.
- ServiceNow shares plunge 24% in their worst day ever after weak third-quarter results revive AI fears
- reports third-quarter earnings after the close with AI spending under investor scrutiny
- FTC and states sue Toast over hidden fees and subscription practices
- Health Care rises 2.40% and Real Estate 2.21% while Communication Services falls 1.87%
- Industrials rise 0.97% and Materials 1.29%, both stronger than at the morning edition
- Energy leads the month with a 11.72% gain
- Polymarket halts trading after an outage on its international exchange
- Fed Chair Warsh leans toward higher rates but keeps options open
- The 10-year Treasury yield is 4.99, down 1.11% on the day
The Nasdaq fell 1.38% to 26184.72 as ServiceNow's plunge and Alphabet's drop hit tech, giving back its prior two-day gain.
The DAX rose 1.31% to 26039.68, its highest close in this window, after the ECB held rates.
The Nikkei closed at 63954.19 on October 28, rebounding for a second day but still well below early-October highs.