Closing Tape, Tuesday October 6, 2026: SPY ETF rose 0.55%

Index performance

As of Oct 6, 20:00 UTC, index prices and moves are reported from the prior close. The SPY ETF traded at $779.09 and rose 0.55% from the prior close. The QQQ ETF traded at $759.66 and rose 0.46% from the prior close. The DIA ETF traded at $514.56 and rose 0.48% from the prior close. The IWM ETF traded at $281.34 and fell 0.72% from the prior close. EWG ETF was $41.49 (rose 0.58%), EWU ETF was $46.37 (rose 0.39%), EWJ ETF was $99.32 (was little changed), and the VIXY ETF was $16.10 (fell 2.66% from the prior close).

Leaders and laggards

The strongest tracked name in today’s table was Amazon, which traded at $256.29 and rose 1.95% from the prior close. The weakest tracked name was the VIXY ETF, which traded at $16.10 and fell 2.66% from the prior close. No verified catalyst for these specific moves was provided in the linked sources in this edition.

Rates, dollar, oil, gold and crypto

Key rates and FX: the US 2-year Treasury yield was 4.84% (+1 bp) and the US 10-year was 5.31% (+3 bp), observation date Mon Oct 5; the Fed broad trade-weighted dollar index was 121.38, observation date Fri Oct 2. In FX, EUR/USD was 1.1269 (rose 0.58% from the prior ECB fixing) and GBP/USD was 1.3276 (rose 0.39%) as of Oct 6, 14:00 UTC. Commodities and other assets as of Oct 6, 20:00 UTC: the GLD ETF was $382.27 (rose 0.72% from the prior close) and the USO ETF was $144.91 (rose 0.64% from the prior close). Crypto as of Oct 6, 20:58 UTC: Bitcoin was $85,598.00 (fell 0.21% over 24 hours) and Ether was $2,697.89 (fell 0.53% over 24 hours).

Scheduled for the next session

The following events are scheduled for upcoming sessions. LEVI Q3 2026 earnings is due Wed Oct 7 (after the close) with an EPS estimate of 0.36. PEP Q3 2026 earnings is scheduled Thu Oct 8 (before the open) with an EPS estimate of 2.32; DAL Q3 2026 earnings is scheduled Fri Oct 9 (before the open) with an EPS estimate of 1.99. JPM Q3 2026 earnings is scheduled Tue Oct 13 (time not confirmed) with an EPS estimate of 5.92. Major macro events are scheduled later this month, including Consumer Price Index on Wed Oct 14, 12:30 UTC, Retail sales on Thu Oct 15 (time not confirmed), the FOMC rate decision on Wed Oct 28, 18:00 UTC, Personal income and outlays / PCE on Thu Oct 29, and the ECB monetary policy decision on Thu Oct 29, 13:15 UTC; the Bank of England decision and report is scheduled Thu Nov 5, 12:00 UTC.

• Wed Oct 7 (after the close) — LEVI Q3 2026 earnings · EPS estimate 0.36
• Thu Oct 8 (before the open) — PEP Q3 2026 earnings · EPS estimate 2.32
• Fri Oct 9 (before the open) — DAL Q3 2026 earnings · EPS estimate 1.99

Sources and data

• Finnhub (market data) — market data
• CoinGecko (market data) — market data
• European Central Bank (euro reference rates) (primary source) — market data
• U.S. Treasury and Federal Reserve Board via FRED (primary source) — Yields and dollar index
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (primary source) — calendar
• U.S. Energy Information Administration via FRED (primary source) — calendar
• Federal Reserve (primary source) — calendar
• Bank of England (primary source) — calendar
• European Central Bank (primary source) — Piero Cipollone: Money in the digital age: digital euro, tokenisation and the role of central banks
• U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (primary source) — SEC to Host Virtual National Compliance Outreach Seminar for Investment Companies and Investment Advisers
• cnbc.com (secondary source) — What Marvell's rosy long-term guidance means for our AI chip stocks

Market data as of Oct 6, 20:58 UTC; report generated Oct 6, 21:15 UTC. All times are UTC. Each table row shows its own timestamp and provider.

This report was produced by the MarketAlleys Research Desk using automated data processing and language tools from the sources listed above, and checked against our automated-content validation rules. It is for information only and is not investment advice.