Near midday, the Nasdaq Composite was down about 2.6% as technology stocks led the selloff.
CAMS Midday Market Check.
Friday, October 30, 2026.
Good afternoon.
Near midday, the Nasdaq Composite was down about 2.6% as technology stocks led the selloff.
The S and P 500 was down 1.61%, and the Dow was down 0.74%.
The Russell 2000 was down 1.59%.
Q Q Q fell 3.11%, while the technology sector fund X L K lost 4.65%.
Intel fell 28.77% after its weaker fourth-quarter outlook, while Amazon was down 1.94%.
Advanced Micro Devices lost 9.83%, and Nvidia fell 3.76%.
Five of 11 sector funds rose: consumer staples, health care, energy, utilities and real estate.
Consumer staples gained 1.46%, and energy gained 1.29%.
The 10-year Treasury yield was near 4.95%.
The V I X rose to 20.15.
W T I crude traded near $103 a barrel after the Strait of Hormuz tanker attack.
The attack was not attributed, and reports did not establish a Strait closure or a sustained disruption to oil flows.
B L S said civilian compensation costs rose 0.8% in the third quarter.
Those costs were up 3.4% from a year earlier.
Chevron gained 1.63%, and Exxon gained 1.19% after both companies beat third-quarter profit estimates.
The afternoon test is whether defensive and energy strength can hold if technology selling continues.
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