American Express Drops 3.5%, Shedding About $8 Billion in One Session
As seen on the 24/7 Wall St. homepage on November 5, 2026.
A 3.54% fade to $327.71 from a $339.75 open takes roughly $8 billion off a $220 billion blue chip in a single session, an unusually sharp day for a name that rarely moves like this. Whether it holds the low into the close is the thing to watch.
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American Express sold off almost immediately from its open, with the steepest portion of the decline landing in the first two hours of regular trading before the stock found a temporary floor.
A move of this magnitude is unusual for a blue chip with a market value near $220 billion. Single-day swings of roughly 3.5% are more characteristic of smaller, more volatile names, which is part of what makes today's session stand out for investors who follow the stock.
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A brief mid-session stabilization attempt failed to hold, leaving sellers in control for the rest of the day.
A close near the day's low would leave American Express in a noticeably weaker technical position heading into the next session, which matters for traders and longer-term holders alike.
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