Stock Market Today — Thursday, October 29, 2026: Indices, Futures, Sectors, Commodities & Crypto

A real-time snapshot of global markets on Thursday, October 29, 2026, from Nexqual as of October 29, 2026 at 14:50 UTC. Full day summary with movers, earnings and insider trades: nexqual.com/markets/today.

Why stocks moved today

All 80 stocks that moved 5% or more, with the SEC filings, results and analyst changes behind each: nexqual.com/moves/2026-10-29.

US stocks are trading as of October 29, 2026 at 14:50 UTC: the S&P 500 down 0.45% at 7,708.84, the Nasdaq Composite down 1.53% at 26,142.69 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.35% at 52,290.51.

US stock index futures as of October 29, 2026 at 14:40 UTC: Nasdaq 100 futures (NQ) down 1.31% at 29,587.25, S&P 500 futures (ES) down 0.34% at 7,757, Dow futures (YM) down 0.35% at 52,510, Russell 2000 futures (RTY) up 1.07% at 2,870 (CME E-mini contracts; quotes may be delayed).

Major Indices

NameLevel / PriceChange
S&P 5007,708.84▼ 0.45%
NASDAQ26,142.69▼ 1.53%
Dow Jones52,290.51▼ 0.35%
Russell 20002,860.14▲ 1.05%
VIX16.5▼ 2.43%

US Index Futures (CME E-mini, delayed)

NameLevel / PriceChange
Nasdaq 100 futures (NQ)29,587.25▼ 1.31%
S&P 500 futures (ES)7,757▼ 0.34%
Dow futures (YM)52,510▼ 0.35%
Russell 2000 futures (RTY)2,870▲ 1.07%

Sectors (US GICS via SPDR ETFs)

NameLevel / PriceChange
Technology188.24▼ 1.45%
Financials57.07▲ 1.67%
Healthcare183.63▲ 2.18%
Consumer Cyclical116.26▲ 0.81%
Communications101.16▼ 1.92%
Industrials169.93▲ 0.85%
Consumer Defensive87.71▲ 1%
Energy68.62▲ 0.25%
Utilities43.16▲ 1.58%
Real Estate42.88▲ 1.78%
Materials52.27▲ 0.79%

Global Indices

NameLevel / PriceChange
FTSE 100 (UK)10,743.08▲ 0.45%
DAX (Germany)26,039.56▲ 1.31%
Nikkei 225 (Japan)64,659.47▲ 1.1%
Shanghai (China)3,651.43▼ 0.82%

Commodities

NameLevel / PriceChange
Gold4,042.1▼ 0.23%
Crude Oil100.64▼ 2.08%
Copper6.59▼ 1.24%

Cryptocurrencies

NameLevel / PriceChange
Bitcoin80,880.46▲ 0.5%
Ethereum2,337.7▲ 0.33%

Source: Nexqual real-time market data, October 29, 2026 at 14:50 UTC.

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