Equities desk · Evening edition · Friday, October 30, 2026
Nasdaq fell 2.86% on October 30, 4.3 times its typical daily move. The S&P 500 closed at 7,580, below its 50-day average of 7,697 and above its 200-day average of 7,310.
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Nasdaq fell 1.38% on October 29, 2.1 times its typical daily move. The S&P 500 closed at 7,720, above its 50-day average of 7,698 and above its 200-day average of 7,306.
The picture on the morning edition's share card, drawn from the numbers stored with that edition, written Oct 30, 2026, 9:34 AM EDT. The evening edition above replaced it as this day's latest edition.
The sell-off got worse after the open, and it stayed in big tech. Technology closed far weaker than any other sector, while Energy, Staples and Utilities rose. The equal-weight S&P lost less than half of what the cap-weighted index did, so a few heavy names did most of the damage. The jumped, which is the part that has changed since this morning. Small caps also turned down, so the earlier small-cap strength is gone.
was the clear drag among tracked names, down 4.22% and sitting near the bottom of its three-week range. Nothing given says why it fell beyond the AI-spending worry in CNBC's and Intel coverage. lost nearly half a trillion dollars of value this week, per CNBC. On the other side, ExxonMobil rose 2.16% and Hershey rose 3.33%. CNBC reported BP's quarterly profit nearly quadrupled on refining margins, though BP shares barely moved.
Don't trust the breadth read too far. Only three of eleven tracked names rose, and the roster is large names, not the index. was estimated to report today, and no result is in our data. Exxon is estimated to report next week, so the energy move has a test ahead. CNBC also cited St. Louis Fed's Musalem calling for tighter policy soon. If the equal-weight S&P keeps falling toward the cap-weighted index, this is no longer a few names.
Nvidia closed at its lowest level in this window, extending a slide that began early in October.
Hershey bounced from a three-week low as Staples gained, though it remains below its October 22 high.
ExxonMobil closed at the highest level in this window as Energy led the session.
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2 of 8 tracked indices above their 50-day average
Counted over ^GSPC, ^IXIC, ^DJI, ^RUT, ^FTSE, ^N225, ^GDAXI, 000001.SS. This is a reading across whole market indices, not a count of the companies inside any one of them.
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Moved 29.2%, at or above the 3% floor for this strip
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Moved 28.6%, at or above the 3% floor for this strip
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Moved 19.3%, at or above the 3% floor for this strip
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Moved 15.2%, at or above the 3% floor for this strip
Read for this move: the stored stories naming Twist Bioscience, its filings and corporate actions, over the 7 days to 2026-10-30.
Moved 11.9%, at or above the 3% floor for this strip
Read for this move: the stored stories naming Qualcomm Inc/De, its filings and corporate actions, over the 7 days to 2026-10-30.
Moved 11.1%, at or above the 3% floor for this strip
Moved 10.9%, at or above the 3% floor for this strip
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