Stocks Rise as Nasdaq Leads Gains on Nov. 11, 2026

U.S. stocks finished higher on Nov. 11, with the Nasdaq Composite leading the major indexes, up 1.60%. The S&P 500 gained 1.31%, the Russell 2000 rose 0.87% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.49%. The CBOE Volatility Index fell 9.98% to 17.51.

Top Movers

Among the biggest gainers, NXXT surged 811.53% to $1.70. WHLR climbed 133.36% to $0.7491, while MRNOW rose 95.83% to $0.0047. SCKT advanced 84.91% to $0.4643, and NCT gained 76.08% to $0.72.

Losses were sharp among the session’s biggest decliners. ENGS dropped 86.15% to $0.6869, followed by BMGL, down 64.56% to $0.684, and STAK, which fell 61.75% to $1.88. CORD lost 49.57% to $3.24, while CDTTW declined 48.53% to $0.0035.

Most Active

SHFS led the most-active list with volume of 2.17 billion shares. RCT followed with 440.2 million shares, while NVDA traded 267.4 million. SCKT recorded 222.6 million shares and SOXL had 219.3 million. SCKT appeared on both the most-active and top-gainers lists.

Most Talked About

JPM, CVX and UBS each drew five news mentions. JPM’s coverage included one positive, two negative and two neutral items; CVX had three positive and two neutral mentions, while UBS had two positive and three neutral mentions. HCA, E, AMD, AAPL and SCT each received four mentions. Sentiment was positive for HCA (three positive, one neutral), AMD (three positive, one neutral) and SCT (three positive, one neutral). E had one positive and three neutral mentions; AAPL had one positive, one negative and two neutral.

Earnings Watch

Companies scheduled to report earnings included VYLR, with an estimated EPS of -$0.44 and shares down 0.56%, and CTVA, estimated at $0.09, down 0.49%. GIB’s estimate was $1.64 as the stock fell 1.80%; TECH’s was $0.40, with shares down 0.03%. TTEK was estimated at $0.47 and fell 7.48%, while CAE, estimated at $0.19, declined 1.23%. ENS had an estimate of $3.19 and dropped 2.49%. ERAS, estimated at -$0.14, rose 8.53%; ORKA, estimated at -$0.68, fell 2.13%; and OR, estimated at $0.27, declined 2.20%. Actual reported EPS was not provided, so these figures reflect estimates and the day’s share-price moves only.

Market Sentiment

Across 1,189 articles, 503 were positive, 166 negative and 520 neutral. Neutral coverage was the largest category, narrowly ahead of positive coverage, while negative articles were less numerous.

With all four major indexes higher and the VIX lower, the session’s broad market measures pointed to a positive close. Individual movers and earnings-related stock reactions varied considerably, while news coverage leaned neutral to positive.