Morgan Stanley Drops 6% in a Single Session, Erasing Billions
As seen on the 24/7 Wall St. homepage on November 5, 2026.
A 6% slide to $184.64 takes roughly $17 billion off the $289 billion bank in a single session, an outsized move for a name this large. Keep an eye on whether it holds above the open of $196.35 on any bounce.
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Morgan Stanley slid to $184.64 during regular trading, a nearly 6% single-day decline that is unusually large for a financial institution of this scale.
The sell-off stripped roughly $17 billion from the firm's market value in one session. Moves of this magnitude are rare for a bank of this size and tend to draw sustained attention from institutional investors reassessing their positions.
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Selling was persistent and broad-based, with no meaningful stabilization attempt from the open and a session low near $183.17 before the snapshot was taken.
The level to watch now is whether the stock can reclaim ground above the opening price on any recovery attempt. A failure to close that gap would suggest the session's damage carries lasting weight.
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Mentioned: MS