Closing Tape, Friday October 9, 2026: US ETFs finish higher

Index performance

US index proxies closed higher from the prior close. The SPY ETF, which tracks the S&P 500, rose 0.60% from the prior close to $778.57; the QQQ ETF, which tracks the Nasdaq 100, rose 0.49% from the prior close to $751.27; the DIA ETF, which tracks the Dow Jones Industrial Average, rose 0.87% from the prior close to $516.11; and the IWM ETF, which tracks the Russell 2000, rose 0.49% from the prior close to $278.94. All prices are as of Oct 9, 20:00 UTC.

Leaders and laggards

Among tracked stocks, Amazon was the strongest name, rising 3.29% from the prior close to $262.43; Microsoft and Tesla also posted notable gains. The weakest name in the table was Apple, which fell 1.11% from the prior close to $336.64. No verified catalyst for those moves was found in linked sources.

Rates, dollar, oil, gold and crypto

Short-term yields were lower as of Thu Oct 8: the US 2-year Treasury yield was 4.75% (down 2 bp) and the US 10-year Treasury yield was 5.22% (down 6 bp). Major FX pairs are shown against the ECB fixing as of Oct 9, 14:00 UTC: EUR/USD 1.1206 (rose 0.18% from the prior ECB fixing), USD/JPY 158.25 (was little changed from the prior ECB fixing), GBP/USD 1.3220 (rose 0.10% from the prior ECB fixing). Commodity proxies as of Oct 9, 20:00 UTC included the GLD ETF at $384.58 (rose 1.57% from the prior close), the SLV ETF at $54.78 (rose 2.49% from the prior close) and the USO ETF at $148.20 (rose 0.42% from the prior close). Crypto prices are shown over 24 hours as of Oct 9, 21:00 UTC: Bitcoin $82,443.00 (rose 0.89% over 24 hours) and Ether $2,480.88 (rose 0.32% over 24 hours).

Scheduled for the next session

Scheduled items for the coming sessions will include several high‑profile earnings and macro releases. On Tue Oct 13 (before the open) C Q3 2026 earnings will be reported (earnings; EPS estimate 2.73; source: finnhub), and UNH Q3 2026 earnings will be reported (earnings; EPS estimate 4.19; source: finnhub), along with WFC Q3 2026 earnings (earnings; EPS estimate 1.88; source: finnhub). On Wed Oct 14, 12:30 UTC the US Consumer Price Index will be released (macro; source: bls). Other upcoming items include Retail sales on Thu Oct 15 (Census), the FOMC rate decision on Wed Oct 28, 18:00 UTC, US GDP on Thu Oct 29, and the ECB monetary policy decision on Thu Oct 29, 13:15 UTC; the Bank of England rate decision and Monetary Policy Report is scheduled for Thu Nov 5, 12:00 UTC. All events are scheduled and have not yet occurred.

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
• U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (primary source) — SEC Proposes Expanding Securities Eligible for Cross Trading by Registered Funds
• financefeeds.com (secondary source) — Global FX Summary 9 Oct 2026: Mideast Risk, Yields, Gold
• economictimes.indiatimes.com (secondary source) — Global Market: Foreign investors pull $23.5 billion from Asian equities in September as US yields surge
• cnbc.com (secondary source) — Jim Cramer sets a Starbucks buy level — plus his take on 3 stocks we just bought

Market data as of Oct 9, 21:00 UTC; report generated Oct 9, 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.