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Closing Tape, Friday October 30, 2026: SPY ETF fell 1.77% from the prior close

US large-cap ETFs finished lower: the SPY ETF fell 1.77%, the QQQ ETF fell 3.47% and the DIA ETF fell 1.07% from the prior close; Bitcoin fell 2.57% over 24 hours.

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Index performance

As of Oct 30, 20:00 UTC, US ETF proxies closed, with moves given from the prior close: the SPY ETF $755.72 fell 1.77% from the prior close; the QQQ ETF $690.49 fell 3.47% from the prior close; the DIA ETF $517.13 fell 1.07% from the prior close; the IWM ETF $279.33 fell 1.65% from the prior close. Five-session changes ranged from the QQQ ETF +1.54% to the DIA ETF -0.98%.

Instrument Last Change Basis As of Source
S&P 500 (via SPY ETF) $755.72 -1.77% vs prior close Oct 30, 20:00 UTC Finnhub
Nasdaq 100 (via QQQ ETF) $690.49 -3.47% vs prior close Oct 30, 20:00 UTC Finnhub
Dow Jones Industrial Average (via DIA ETF) $517.13 -1.07% vs prior close Oct 30, 20:00 UTC Finnhub
Russell 2000 (via IWM ETF) $279.33 -1.65% vs prior close Oct 30, 20:00 UTC Finnhub
CBOE Volatility Index (via VIXY ETF) $18.41 +10.50% vs prior close Oct 30, 20:00 UTC Finnhub

Leaders and laggards

The strongest name in the table was the VIXY ETF $18.41, which rose 10.50% from the prior close. The weakest was the SLV ETF $44.60, which fell 5.67% from the prior close. No verified catalyst was found in the linked sources for these specific moves.

Company Last Change Linked source
Tesla (TSLA) $399.81 -0.87% No verified catalyst in our sources
Apple (AAPL) $344.63 -1.23% No verified catalyst in our sources
Alphabet (GOOGL) $279.84 -1.40% No verified catalyst in our sources
Amazon (AMZN) $240.35 -1.41% No verified catalyst in our sources
Meta Platforms (META) $614.99 -1.53% No verified catalyst in our sources
Microsoft (MSFT) $521.91 -1.55% No verified catalyst in our sources
JPMorgan Chase (JPM) $337.04 -1.90% No verified catalyst in our sources
NVIDIA (NVDA) $204.64 -4.22% No verified catalyst in our sources

Rates, dollar, oil, gold and crypto

Rates and dollar: US 2-year Treasury yield was 4.61% (daily change -6 bp) and the US 10-year Treasury yield was 4.98% (daily change -7 bp), both as of Thu Oct 29; the Fed broad trade-weighted dollar index was 121.32 (observationDate Fri Oct 23, marked stale). As of Oct 30, 20:00 UTC, the UUP ETF $29.00 fell 0.14% from the prior close; commodities: the GLD ETF $355.78 fell 3.47% from the prior close, the SLV ETF $44.60 fell 5.67% from the prior close, the USO ETF $168.83 rose 0.38% from the prior close and the BNO ETF $71.39 rose 0.89% from the prior close. As of Oct 30, 21:00 UTC, Bitcoin $76,875.00 fell 2.57% over 24 hours and Ether $2,237.12 fell 0.94% over 24 hours.

Instrument Last Change Basis As of Source
US Dollar Index (via UUP ETF) $29.00 -0.14% vs prior close Oct 30, 20:00 UTC Finnhub
EUR/USD 1.1172 +0.38% vs prior fix Oct 30, 15:00 UTC European Central Bank (euro reference rates)
USD/JPY 157.25 -0.51% vs prior fix Oct 30, 15:00 UTC European Central Bank (euro reference rates)
WTI Crude Oil (via USO ETF) $168.83 +0.38% vs prior close Oct 30, 20:00 UTC Finnhub
Brent Crude (via BNO ETF) $71.39 +0.89% vs prior close Oct 30, 20:00 UTC Finnhub
Gold (via GLD ETF) $355.78 -3.47% vs prior close Oct 30, 20:00 UTC Finnhub
Bitcoin $76,875.00 -2.57% 24h Oct 30, 21:00 UTC CoinGecko
Ether $2,237.12 -0.94% 24h Oct 30, 21:00 UTC CoinGecko
Series Latest Daily change Observation date Source
US 2-year Treasury yield 4.61% -6 bp 2026-10-29 U.S. Treasury via FRED
US 10-year Treasury yield 4.98% -7 bp 2026-10-29 U.S. Treasury via FRED
Fed broad trade-weighted dollar index 121.32 -0.03% 2026-10-23 (stale) Federal Reserve Board via FRED

Scheduled for the next session

The items scheduled for the next session are all due to occur in the coming days. BRK.A Q3 2026 earnings is scheduled Mon Nov 2 (time not confirmed); EPS estimate 9253.77 (finnhub). AES Q3 2026 earnings is scheduled Mon Nov 2 (time not confirmed); EPS estimate 0.74 (finnhub). ETR Q3 2026 earnings is scheduled Mon Nov 2 (before the open); EPS estimate 1.72 (finnhub). Bank of England rate decision and Monetary Policy Report is scheduled Thu Nov 5, 12:00 UTC (bankofengland). Employment Situation is scheduled Fri Nov 6, 13:30 UTC (bls). Consumer Price Index is scheduled Tue Nov 10, 13:30 UTC (bls). Retail sales (Census) is scheduled Tue Nov 17 (time not confirmed) (fred). FOMC rate decision and Summary of Economic Projections is scheduled Wed Dec 9, 19:00 UTC (federalreserve).

Sources and data

Market data as of Oct 30, 21:00 UTC; report generated Oct 30, 21:16 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.

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Sources & data

  1. CNBC (secondary, retrieved Oct 30, 2026, 09:16 PM UTC)
  2. Finnhub (market-data, retrieved Oct 30, 2026, 09:16 PM UTC)
  3. CoinGecko (market-data, retrieved Oct 30, 2026, 09:16 PM UTC)
  4. European Central Bank (euro reference rates) (primary, retrieved Oct 30, 2026, 09:16 PM UTC)
  5. U.S. Treasury and Federal Reserve Board via FRED (primary, retrieved Oct 30, 2026, 09:16 PM UTC)
  6. Bank of England (primary, retrieved Oct 30, 2026, 09:16 PM UTC)
  7. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (primary, retrieved Oct 30, 2026, 09:16 PM UTC)
  8. U.S. Energy Information Administration via FRED (primary, retrieved Oct 30, 2026, 09:16 PM UTC)
  9. Federal Reserve (primary, retrieved Oct 30, 2026, 09:16 PM UTC)
  10. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (primary, retrieved Oct 30, 2026, 09:16 PM UTC)
  11. European Central Bank (primary, retrieved Oct 30, 2026, 09:16 PM UTC)
  12. CoinDesk (secondary, retrieved Oct 30, 2026, 09:16 PM UTC)

Market data as of Oct 30, 2026, 09:00 PM UTC.

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