The Dow gained 1.08% as health care led, while the Nasdaq edged up 0.08% and chip shares lost 1.04%.
CAMS Closing Market Recap.
Thursday, October 15, 2026.
Good afternoon.
The Dow gained 1.08% as health care led, while the Nasdaq edged up 0.08% and chip shares lost 1.04%.
The S and P 500 closed near 7,744, up 0.33%.
Eight of eleven tracked sector funds finished higher.
Health care gained 1.86% and materials gained 1.79%, while technology lost 0.65%.
The semiconductor fund traded 13.9 million shares as it fell 1.04%.
The 10-year Treasury yield eased to about 5.1%, and the dollar index fell 0.52%.
The V I X finished at 16.46, down 2.43%.
West Texas Intermediate crude reached $97.68 per barrel, up 2.72%.
December gold reached $4,193.80 per ounce, up 2.09%.
September producer prices rose 1.3% for the month and 6.3% from a year earlier.
September retail sales rose 0.8% from August and 6.3% from a year earlier.
The Federal Reserve's next scheduled policy meeting is October 27 and 28.
T S M C reported third-quarter revenue of $46.72 billion, above its prior guidance range.
It guided fourth-quarter revenue to a range of $52.3 billion to $54.3 billion.
The I E A said renewed Gulf attacks left the supply recovery fragile and regional product shipments below half of prewar levels.
The close was broadly positive, but technology and semiconductor weakness kept leadership split.
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