As of 9:40 AM ET Friday, S&P 500 and Dow futures are little changed, Nasdaq-100 futures are lower and Russell 2000 futures are slightly lower. Reporting today: Travelers Companies (before the open), Schlumberger (before the open), Truist Financial (before the open), M&T Bank (before the open) and Citizens Financial (before the open). Yesterday's session: Stocks fell early yesterday but recovered to close higher. The S&P 500 rose 0.3%, the Nasdaq-100 lost 0.1%, the Dow gained 1.1% and the Russell 2000 rose 1.4%. That leaves the S&P 500 down 0.9% this week and up 14.1% for the year. Gains were broad - 379 of 501 S&P 500 stocks rose. Health care (+1.9%) and materials (+1.8%) led, while energy (-1.6%) and technology (-0.7%) lagged. In the latest readings, the 10-year Treasury yield is 5.2%, the VIX is at 16.9 (+1.6) and oil is $101.9 a barrel. Macro headlines centered on inflation and the Fed.
| Equifax (EFX) The biggest one-day gain since April 22, 2025; down 25% this year; 30% below its 52-week high. Next report: Oct 20. | +7.2% |
| Reddit (RDDT) Down 31% this year; 38% below its 52-week high. Next report: Oct 28. | +7.2% |
| Fair Isaac (FICO) Down 54% this year; 58% below its 52-week high. Next report: Nov 3. | +7.0% |
| International Paper (IP) As Bloomberg reported “International Paper Jumps on Potential Multibillion-Dollar Bids | Closing Bell”1. Down 10% this year; 28% below its 52-week high. Next report: Oct 28. | +6.9% |
| AppLovin (APP) Down 59% this year; 62% below its 52-week high. Next report: Nov 3. | +6.5% |
| Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) As Yahoo Finance reported “Dell Falls 8%, Hewlett Packard Enterprise Drops 4% as Barclays Cuts Both to Hold; Super Micro…”2. Up 147% this year; 20% below its 52-week high. | -7.1% |
| Dell Technologies (DELL) After an analyst downgrade3. Up 280% this year; 20% below its 52-week high. Next report: Nov 23. | -6.8% |
| Everpure (P) Up 99% this year; 15% below its 52-week high. Next report: Nov 18. | -5.7% |
| Arista Networks (ANET) Up 42% this year; 14% below its 52-week high. Next report: Nov 2. | -5.0% |
| Williams Companies (WMB) The biggest one-day drop since October 23, 2025; up 18% this year; 12% below its 52-week high. Next report: Nov 2. | -4.9% |
Direction of the stock-index futures versus their last settlement, early this morning (words only).
| Market | Direction |
|---|---|
| S&P 500 futures | Little changed |
| Nasdaq-100 futures | Lower |
| Dow futures | Little changed |
| Russell 2000 futures | Slightly lower |
| Market | Move / level |
|---|---|
| S&P 500 | +0.3% |
| Nasdaq-100 | -0.1% |
| Dow | +1.1% |
| Russell 2000 | +1.4% |
| 10-yr | 5.2% |
| VIX | 16.9 |
| Oil | $101.9 |
A narrow market: the S&P 500 weights companies by size, so a few giants move it, while the average stock is the plain mean of all 500. Over these three months the 10 largest companies account for about 68% of the index's gain. Biggest contributors: Microsoft, Nvidia, Meta Platforms, Palantir Technologies, Apple Inc..
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