Oil held above $106 a barrel while semiconductor weakness pulled the Nasdaq lower and the Dow finished higher.
CAMS Closing Market Recap.
Monday, October 12, 2026.
Good evening.
Oil held above $106 a barrel while semiconductor weakness pulled the Nasdaq lower and the Dow finished higher.
The S and P 500 closed at 7,807.24, down about 0.1%.
The Nasdaq Composite closed at 27,245.90, down 0.44%.
The Dow closed at 51,850.55, up 0.38%.
The Russell 2000 slipped 0.45%.
Intraday breadth was split: New York Stock Exchange advancers were narrowly ahead, while Nasdaq decliners led.
Energy gained 1.43%.
Consumer staples rose 1.17%.
Communication services added 0.97%.
Technology lost 1.22%.
The semiconductor fund fell 2.05%.
November West Texas Intermediate crude was $93.21 a barrel, up 1.48%.
December Brent was $106.03 a barrel, up 1.25%.
The Treasury cash market was closed for Columbus Day.
Friday's last 10-year Treasury yield was 5.242%.
The dollar index rose 0.38% to 102.603.
The V I X finished at 15.21, up 2.49%.
December gold fell 0.57% to $4,192.40 an ounce.
Microsoft gained 1.14% after announcing plans for a major deployment of its own artificial-intelligence chips.
Advanced Micro Devices introduced Helion and expects ecosystem-partner configurations in November 2026.
Reports of attacks near key Middle East transport routes kept supply risk in view, but the operational effect remains unconfirmed.
Major bank earnings begin Tuesday, and the consumer-price report is due Wednesday.
The close was mixed rather than broadly risk-off: energy and the Dow were firm, while chips and the Nasdaq carried the pressure.
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