S&P 500 Up 1.3% at Midday While the Dow Lags Behind
As seen on the 24/7 Wall St. homepage on November 11, 2026.
- S&P 500+1.32%
- Dow Jones Industrial Average+0.10%
- Nasdaq Composite+1.98%
The Nasdaq is up nearly 2% at midday while the Dow sits essentially flat, so if you are not holding tech you are watching this rally from the sidelines.
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The S&P 500 is trading at 7,620 at midday, and the session's trajectory has been almost entirely one-directional, with the index adding to gains through the first half of trading.
The Nasdaq Composite is up nearly 2% on the day, more than doubling the S&P 500's advance, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average is essentially flat. That gap tells you precisely where the buying pressure is concentrated.
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If you are not carrying meaningful tech exposure today, you are participating in a materially smaller version of this move. The Dow's near-zero gain while the broader index climbs 1.3% signals that growth and technology names are doing the heaviest lifting.
The midday read is not the final word, and the second half of a session reasserts or unwinds morning momentum. What matters right now is that the S&P 500 has held and extended its gains, which keeps the pressure on investors sitting in cash or defensives to decide whether to act before the close.