Why Is the Stock Market Up or Down Today?
Is the stock market up or down today? As of Nov 5, 6:45 PM ET, S&P 500 7,353.73 (-4.36%); Nasdaq 100 26,629.81 (-6.36%); Dow Jones 51,523.06 (-3.44%); Russell 2000 2,729.89 (-4.45%); VIX 28.18 (+69.66%).
Changes are from the prior close. Quotes may be delayed. Outside market hours, retained readings keep their original dates and times.
A price move shows what changed. A scheduled event on the same day does not establish why prices moved.
Index moves
As of Nov 5, 6:45 PM ET
| Index | Level | Change |
|---|---|---|
| S&P 500 | 7,353.73 | -4.36% |
| Nasdaq 100 | 26,629.81 | -6.36% |
| Dow Jones | 51,523.06 | -3.44% |
| Russell 2000 | 2,729.89 | -4.45% |
| VIX | 28.18 | +69.66% |
Biggest stock movers
Newest regular-session trade as of Nov 5, 6:30 PM ET. Quotes read Nov 5, 6:45 PM ET.
Percent change of the regular session on Thu, Nov 5, from the prior close. Extended-hours changes are shown beside a name, labelled, and never used for ranking.
In the regular session dated 2026-11-05, 19 tracked stocks and ETFs rose, 185 fell and 0 were unchanged, out of 204. This count covers the tracked group, rather than the whole market. Leveraged and inverse funds are excluded.
Gainers
| Symbol | Price | Change |
|---|---|---|
| APP | 356.10 | +31.04% |
| U | 48.80 | +14.93% |
| WU | 7.02 | +6.53% |
| GRAB | 3.48 | +3.57% |
| BR | 193.92 | +2.45% |
| CBOE | 353.07 | +2.28% |
| TTWO | 213.36 | +2.13% |
| BDX | 213.55 | +2.08% |
| COST | 1,065.59 | +1.83% |
| KWEB | 24.76 | +1.81% |
Decliners
| Symbol | Price | Change |
|---|---|---|
| SNDK | 806.43 | -22.26% |
| MU | 656.39 | -17.46% |
| AMD | 404.40 | -17.26% |
| NBIS | 120.37 | -14.94% |
| SMR | 4.37 | -14.81% |
| ROK | 381.05 | -14.15% |
| SNAP | 5.09 | -14.02% |
| AMAT | 319.25 | -13.58% |
| EWY | 131.65 | -13.46% |
| ARM | 166.72 | -13.08% |
Sector moves
Sector scan as of Nov 5, 6:45 PM ET
Each sector uses its fund's change where recorded, otherwise the average of quoted holdings, labelled below. A separate as-of time marks an earlier fund reading.
- Communication Services (XLC): -0.59%
- Consumer Staples (XLP): -0.75%
- Health Care (XLV): -2.50%
- Financials (XLF): -2.87%
- Energy (XLE): -2.98%
- Consumer Discretionary (XLY): -3.83%
- Industrials (XLI): -4.12%
- Technology (XLK): -8.00%
Scheduled events today (2026-11-05)
Earnings schedule as of Oct 18, 12:00 PM ET
The event list covers only dates in the recorded schedules. An empty list does not establish that no events are scheduled.
- ABNB earnings: after the close. Schedule checked 2026-10-12.
- AFRM earnings: after the close. Schedule checked 2026-10-12.
- COP earnings: before the open. Schedule checked 2026-10-12.
- DVN earnings: after the close. Schedule checked 2026-10-12.
- TEAM earnings: after the close. Schedule checked 2026-10-07.