S&P 500 Slips at Midday While the Dow Bears the Brunt
As seen on the 24/7 Wall St. homepage on October 7, 2026.
MIDDAY
U.S. Markets
- S&P 500-0.43%
- Dow Jones Industrial Average-1.06%
- Nasdaq Composite-0.75%
The Dow is carrying the damage today, off 544 points while the S&P 500 gives up less than half a percent. Old-economy blue chips are setting the tone into the afternoon.
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The session's real pressure sits in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, off more than 1% at midday while the S&P 500 slips far less.
The Dow's steeper drop signals that old-economy blue chips are leading the selling, well ahead of the Nasdaq Composite's decline.
The S&P 500 has recovered some ground into the afternoon while the Dow stays under heavier pressure.
That gap points to concentrated stress in industrials and heavyweight blue chips, which shapes how the rest of the session trades.