Stock Market Today — Friday, October 23, 2026: Indices, Sectors, Commodities & Crypto

A real-time snapshot of global markets on Friday, October 23, 2026, from Nexqual as of October 23, 2026 at 06:31 UTC. Full day summary with movers, earnings and insider trades: nexqual.com/markets/today.

Major Indices

NameLevel / PriceChange
S&P 5007,663.43▼ 1.21%
NASDAQ26,008.86▼ 2.6%
Dow Jones52,867.98▲ 0.02%
Russell 20002,784.03▲ 0.11%
VIX19.03▲ 14.09%

Sectors (US GICS via SPDR ETFs)

NameLevel / PriceChange
Technology182.34▼ 3.29%
Financials56.65▲ 1.09%
Healthcare181.3▲ 1.32%
Consumer Cyclical115.01▼ 0.45%
Communications107.42▼ 1.42%
Industrials166.73▼ 0.94%
Consumer Defensive89.99▲ 3.31%
Energy67.57▼ 0.87%
Utilities42.87▲ 2.07%
Real Estate42.52▲ 1.09%
Materials51.69▲ 0.72%

Global Indices

NameLevel / PriceChange
FTSE 100 (UK)10,725.03▼ 0.26%
DAX (Germany)25,371.75▼ 1.07%
Nikkei 225 (Japan)62,722.77▼ 0.29%
Shanghai (China)3,680▲ 0.6%

Commodities

NameLevel / PriceChange
Gold4,033.9▼ 0.65%
Crude Oil100.8▲ 1.34%
Copper6.47▲ 1.2%

Cryptocurrencies

NameLevel / PriceChange
Bitcoin81,781.42▼ 0.75%
Ethereum2,403.34▼ 1.12%

Source: Nexqual real-time market data, October 23, 2026 at 06:31 UTC.

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