Today's Recap · Friday, November 13, 2026

Technology Leads Stocks Lower

US stocks closed lower Friday. The S&P 500 fell 0.4% to 7,561.67 and the Nasdaq fell 0.9%. Dow Jones rose 0.1%; Russell 2000 fell 0.3%. Sector moves were split: 7 of 11 tracked groups advanced. Staples rose 1.4%, while tech fell 2.0%, the weakest sector.

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The big picture. US stocks closed lower Friday. The S&P 500 fell 0.4% to 7,561.67 and the Nasdaq fell 0.9%. Dow Jones rose 0.1%; Russell 2000 fell 0.3%.

Sector moves were split: 7 of 11 tracked groups advanced. Staples rose 1.4%, while tech fell 2.0%, the weakest sector.

The news backdrop included a report from CNBC Markets: AI risks are the biggest threat to the financial system, Fed survey finds.

In Treasuries, 10-Yr Treasury stood at 5.15%, while 30-Yr Treasury stood at 5.48%.

Across international indexes, Hang Seng fell 1.6%; Bovespa rose 0.7%.

Among commodities, Nat gas fell 3.3%; Solana fell 7.6%.

For the week, S&P 500 rose 2.5%; Nasdaq Comp. rose 2.3%; Dow Jones rose 2.1%; Russell 2000 rose 1.3%. Over the past month, the Nasdaq is down 5.9%.

The VIX rose 3.2% to 19.30 on Friday. It is down 24.7% for the week.

Chart of the day: S&P 500, today's session 9:30am to 4:00pm ET

Top moversAs of Friday, November 13, 2026 close

XLPStaples rose 1.4% on Friday.▲1.4%

XLCComm Svcs rose 1.1% on Friday.▲1.1%

XLEEnergy rose 1.0% on Friday.▲1.0%

XLIIndustrials fell 0.4% on Friday.▼0.4%

XLYDiscretionary fell 0.4% on Friday.▼0.4%

XLKTech fell 2.0% on Friday.▼2.0%

On deckFor Friday, November 13, 2026

EarningsALLR is scheduled for 2026-11-14.

EarningsPDD is scheduled for 2026-11-16.

EarningsBIDU is scheduled for 2026-11-16.

EarningsXPEV is scheduled for 2026-11-16.

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