2026-10-14
Markets Today: S&P 500 down 1.11% | Wednesday, October 14, 2026
Daily market summary for Wednesday, October 14, 2026: major indices, sector performance, biggest S&P 500 movers, crypto, Treasury yields, the dollar, gold and oil.
The numbers
Top 10, 2025
| # | Country | 2025 | 2015 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 1.46 billion | 1.33 billion | +10.2% |
| 2 | China | 1.41 billion | 1.38 billion | +1.9% |
| 3 | United States | 342 million | 322 million | +6.2% |
| 4 | Indonesia | 286 million | 262 million | +9.1% |
| 5 | Pakistan | 255 million | 217 million | +17.5% |
| 6 | Nigeria | 238 million | 191 million | +24.6% |
| 7 | Brazil | 213 million | 202 million | +5.5% |
| 8 | Bangladesh | 176 million | 159 million | +10.2% |
| 9 | Russia | 144 million | 145 million | -0.8% |
| 10 | Ethiopia | 135 million | 104 million | +30.4% |
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Narration
Wednesday was a down day for most U.S. stocks. The S&P 500 closed at 7,718.94, a loss of 1.11%. Technology shares weighed the most, while health care moved the other way. Here are the numbers.
The Nasdaq dropped 1.88% to finish at 26,692.87. The Dow Jones held up better, slipping just 0.09% to 51,621.48. Small caps had the weakest session, with the Russell 2000 down 1.93% at 2,729.53. The VIX volatility index climbed 10.48% to 16.87. Across the S&P 500, decliners outnumbered advancers, 262 to 241.
Only Health Care, Consumer Staples and Energy closed in positive territory. Health Care was the strongest, gaining 2.53%, with Consumer Staples up 2.22%. At the bottom, Technology fell 2.98%. Communication Services also lost ground, down 1.3%.
UnitedHealth Group topped the S&P 500, rising 4.73% to 395.62. Dollar Tree gained 4.71%, and Moderna was up 4.65%. On the downside, Skydance Corporation fell 23.84% to 7.06. Dell Technologies dropped 11.27%, and Ciena declined 10.19%.
Crypto prices were lower as well. Bitcoin was at 81,076 dollars, down 2.79% over 24 hours. Ethereum fell 5.5% to 2,367 dollars, and is down 7.99% over seven days. XRP lost 4.76%, trading at 1.31 dollars.
In the latest Treasury data, the 10-year yield eased 3 basis points to 5.21%. The 2-year yield edged down 1 basis point to 4.79%.
The dollar index firmed 0.36% to 102.55. The euro was at 1.12 dollars, and the yen traded at 158.32 per dollar. Gold moved lower, down 1.66% to 4,107.90 dollars an ounce. Oil went the other direction, with WTI crude up 1.01% at 95.09 dollars a barrel.
Data for this summary comes from Yahoo Finance, CoinGecko and the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. It is an automated data summary, not financial advice. Subscribe to catch tomorrow's brief.
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