S&P 500 Opens Up 0.8% as Nasdaq Surges and Dow Lags
As seen on the 24/7 Wall St. homepage on November 11, 2026.
- S&P 500+0.78%
- Dow Jones Industrial Average-0.14%
- Nasdaq Composite+1.31%
Money is moving in one direction this morning, and it is tech: the Nasdaq opened up 1.31% while the Dow slipped into the red. Owning the index average hides how lopsided this session already is.
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The opening bell on November 11, 2026 delivered a tech-driven lift rather than a broad rally. The S&P 500 opened at 7,579.67, and that index-level gain masks a session that is already running on a narrow set of winners.
The Nasdaq Composite is doing the heavy lifting, opening up 1.31%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped into negative territory, down 0.14%. That kind of divergence means investors rotating into large-cap technology are pulling the S&P higher even as more economically sensitive, blue-chip names sit out the move.
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The index touched a low around 7,353 in the recent period before bouncing, and today's open extends that recovery attempt. Whether the rebound has staying power depends on whether tech's leadership broadens out as the session develops.
A morning where one corner of the market carries the weight of the entire index is a session where the headline number flatters the underlying picture. Investors tracking sector breadth will get a truer read on how much conviction is actually behind this open.