U.S. Stocks Advance as Russell 2000 Leads Gains — Oct. 29, 2026

U.S. stocks ended higher on Oct. 29, with gains across all four major indexes. The S&P 500 rose 0.28% to 7,743.98, the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.19% to 52,475.1, and the Nasdaq Composite advanced 0.27% to 26,549.852. The Russell 2000 led, gaining 0.41% to 2,830.5093. The VIX fell 3.48% to 16.91.

Top Movers

ULBI surged 145.44% to $15.61, the largest gain among the listed stocks. AIOK climbed 109.69% to $28.14, while KPTI rose 73.35% to $0.8321. TRAD.RT gained 68.55% to $0.3199, and HUBCZ advanced 61.04% to $0.0124.

On the downside, JDZG plunged 75.41% to $1.50 and PLCE fell 54.34% to $0.4703. AIMDW lost 47.32% to $0.0305, BCAX dropped 44.16% to $9.76, and HUHU declined 43.05% to $0.5695.

Most Active

DVLT was the most heavily traded stock by volume, with 388,401,503 shares. RCT followed at 361,798,706, ahead of CDT with 155,319,046. NVD recorded 124,276,673 shares, and STLA had 119,525,302.

Most Talked About

GS led news mentions with nine articles: three positive, two negative, and four neutral. BLK, AMZN, UBER, and NVDA each drew five mentions. BLK’s coverage included two positive and three neutral articles; AMZN and NVDA each had three positive and two neutral mentions, while UBER had two positive and three neutral. Among tickers with four mentions, META’s coverage split evenly between positive and negative, while ORCL had three positive and one negative mention. STAN had one positive and three neutral mentions.

Earnings Watch

The scheduled earnings list included ten companies. Analyst EPS estimates and each stock’s move today were: AMZN, $2.01, up 0.59%; MA, $5.14, up 0.08%; INTC, $0.28, up 1.91%; SHEL, $3.54, up 0.39%; LIN, $4.52, down 0.1%; TTE, $4.11, up 0.57%; SNDK, $45.22, up 7.66%; BUD, $1.14, down 0.48%; GILD, $2.17, up 0.08%; and BMY, $1.28, down 1.59%. These figures are analyst estimates and same-day price reactions; actual reported EPS was not provided, so no comparison with estimates can be made.

Market Sentiment

Of 1,749 articles tracked today, 809 were positive, 208 negative, and 732 neutral. Positive coverage led, while neutral articles also made up a substantial share; negative sentiment was the smallest category.

With every major index higher and the VIX lower, the session closed on a broadly positive note. Attention now turns to the scheduled earnings reports and whether the data available after publication adds further context to the day’s company-level moves.