Daily Market Updates: You can’t rely on the S&P 500 as much as you may think

S&P 5007,722.60▲0.6% Nasdaq26,477.81▲1.2% Dow52,377.57▲0.0% Russell 2K2,818.87▲1.2% 10-Yr4.99%+1bp VIX17.52−0.87 WTI$100.46▼1.3% Gold$4,079.60▲1.0% EUR/USD1.113▼0.4% BTC$80,871▼0.5% Nikkei64,131▲3.1%

At close · Wed, Oct 28, 2026

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You can’t rely on the S&P 500 as much as you may think

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The index’s weakness may surprise a generation of investors raised on the cult of “stocks always go up.”

Latest closeS&P 500 7,722.60 ▲0.6%

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