### One market, three different storiesOn Friday, October 30, 2026, American stocks fell — but they did not fall together. The Nasdaq Composite dropped 2.86% to 25,437, its biggest daily percentage fall since June. The S&P 500 fell 1.82% to 7,580.07. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 1.09% to 51,770.31. And the Nasdaq-100 fell further than all of them, down 3.46% to 28,384.85. A...
Wall Street closed October 2026 with a rout. On Friday, October 30, the Nasdaq Composite fell 2.86% to 25,437.00, its lowest finish since July 31, while the S&P 500 dropped 1.82% to 7,580.07 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1.09% to 51,770.31. The Nasdaq-100 fell harder still, down 3.46% to 28,384.85, and the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index plunged 7.20%. It was the market's worst...