S&P 500 Closes Up 0.46% as Nasdaq Leads the Market Higher
As seen on the 24/7 Wall St. homepage on October 21, 2026.
- S&P 500+0.46%
- Dow Jones Industrial Average+0.66%
- Nasdaq Composite+0.94%
Tech is still carrying this market: the Nasdaq's 0.94% gain doubled the S&P 500's advance. Breadth like that keeps the record-chasing trade intact heading into the next earnings wave.
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Technology is carrying this market: the Nasdaq Composite gained 0.94%, more than double the S&P 500's advance.
Both indexes opened in the red before buyers stepped in around midday, and the S&P 500 closed near its session highs.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished up 0.66%, lagging the Nasdaq by a wide margin and pointing to conviction from growth-oriented investors.
With the S&P 500 pressing record levels, any disappointment from major tech names in the next earnings wave carries outsized risk. The momentum is intact, and so is the concentration.