Market wrap · Wednesday, October 21, 2026
S&P 500 Rises 0.6% as NVIDIA Adds $133B in Value
The S&P 500 rose 0.58% to 7,757.17 on October 21, 2026, while the Nasdaq Composite rose 1.05%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.69% and the Russell 2000 rose 0.27%.
7 of 11 S&P 500 sectors finished higher. Technology led (+1.67% for the XLK fund), while Communication Services lagged (−1.11%). The S&P 500 is up 13% so far this year.
The 51 largest US companies added a combined $242 billion in market value, with 28 of them higher. NVIDIA gained the most ($133 billion, to $5.36 trillion), while Alphabet lost the most ($67.4 billion, to $4.09 trillion).
The 10-year Treasury yield rose 3 basis points to 5.15%. US crude oil fell 0.1% to $97.71 a barrel, gold rose 0.4% to $4,159.50 an ounce and bitcoin gained 2.3% to $84,747. The Cboe Volatility Index fell 3.6% to 16.68.
Among the 241 large stocks Stock Pulse 247 tracks, Super Micro Computer (SMCI) rose the most, +9.55%, and AT&T (T) fell the most, −6.45%.
Sectors
- Technology+1.67%
- Industrials+0.91%
- Financials+0.57%
- Utilities+0.29%
- Energy+0.28%
- Materials+0.18%
- Consumer Discretionary+0.03%
- Health Care−0.49%
- Consumer Staples−0.73%
- Real Estate−0.76%
- Communication Services−1.11%
Biggest market-value moves
The 51 largest US companies: +$241.8B net, 28 higher.
| NVIDIANVDA | +$132.8B | to $5.36T |
|---|---|---|
| AppleAAPL | +$65.5B | to $5.02T |
| TeslaTSLA | +$50.4B | to $1.53T |
| AlphabetGOOGL | −$67.4B | to $4.09T |
| NetflixNFLX | −$15.2B | to $271B |
| Eli Lilly andLLY | −$11.5B | to $1.13T |
Rates, commodities & crypto
| 10-year Treasury yield | 5.15% | +3 bp |
|---|---|---|
| WTI crude oil | $97.71 | −0.11% |
| Gold | $4,159.50 | +0.41% |
| Bitcoin | $84,747 | +2.26% |
| Cboe Volatility Index | 16.68 | −3.64% |
Top gainers
| Super Micro ComputerSMCI | $35.57 | +9.55% |
|---|---|---|
| StrategyMSTR | $153.48 | +7.54% |
| OktaOKTA | $208.64 | +7.54% |
| MongoDBMDB | $390.75 | +6.71% |
| DatadogDDOG | $273.09 | +6.50% |
Top decliners
| AT&TT | $21.91 | −6.45% |
|---|---|---|
| XPengXPEV | $9.36 | −5.55% |
| NetflixNFLX | $65.04 | −5.31% |
| Chipotle Mexican GrillCMG | $28.12 | −5.16% |
| Alibaba Group Holding LimitedBABA | $104.41 | −3.87% |
Closing figures for the October 21, 2026 US session; text is generated from the numbers and describes what moved, not why. More: live market overview · market news · AI stock forecasts · market data API (SectorAPI).