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How major US stock indexes fared Friday 10/23/2026
Wall Street stocks declined on Friday; rising oil prices placed significant pressure on major market indices
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Stocks fell on Wall Street under increasing pressure from rising oil prices.
The S&P 500 lost 0.5% Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gave back 1.2%. The Nasdaq composite slipped 0.2% after giving up a modest gain.
The price of Brent crude oil, the international standard, rose 3.1% above $116 a barrel, its highest level since June 2022. European markets closed mostly lower. France’s main index fell 0.4%, though yields on French government bonds eased a bit. The yield on the 10-year Treasury rose to 4.99%.
On Friday:
The S&P 500 fell 39.75 points, or 0.5%, to 7,623.68.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 652.82 points, or 1.2%, to 52,215.16.
The Nasdaq composite fell 53.52 points, or 0.2%, to 25,955.34.
The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies fell 8.13 points, or 0.3%, to 2,775.90.
For the week:
The S&P 500 is down 35.76 points, or 0.5%.
The Dow is up 212.75 points, or 0.4%.
The Nasdaq is down 184.69 points, or 0.7%.
The Russell 2000 is up 54.53 points, or 2%.
For the year:
The S&P 500 is up 778.18 points, or 11.4%.
The Dow is up 4,151.87 points, or 8.6%.
The Nasdaq is up 2,713.35 points, or 11.7%.
The Russell 2000 is up 293.99 points, or 11.8%.
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