Nasdaq rose 1.2% to a 52-week high
The Nasdaq Composite rose 1.19 per cent to close at 27,190.86 on Friday, a level just 0.2 per cent short of its 52-week high of 27,244.28 and 30.76 per cent above its 52-week low of 20,794.64. The index finished the session above both its 50-day average of 26,306.47 and its 200-day average of 24,729.59.
The week was only marginally positive: the index added 0.45 per cent across the five sessions. It is 3.71 per cent higher over the past month, 4.1 per cent up over three months and 16.99 per cent higher so far this year.
Peer markets were mostly higher, with dates that differ between regions. In the same October 2 session as the Nasdaq, the S&P 500 rose 0.73 per cent and the Dow 0.49 per cent. The European closes carrying that date were also up: the DAX added 1.17 per cent, the Euro Stoxx 50 1.02 per cent, the CAC 40 0.79 per cent and the FTSE 100 0.32 per cent. The Nikkei's most recent close, dated October 5, was up 2.27 per cent, and the ASX 200 rose 0.44 per cent on the same date. Elsewhere in Asia, the Hang Seng fell 2.6 per cent on October 2, while the KOSPI and the TAIEX added 0.46 per cent and 0.25 per cent. India's Sensex and Nifty 50, on their October 1 close, fell 0.79 per cent and 0.88 per cent.
On the news, Investing.com reported that Moderna is set to join the Nasdaq-100 index on October 9, replacing Warner Bros. An Investopedia piece examined the stocks driving the index, a Motley Fool report described broad index gains after inflation data with the Dow not joining, and a Benzinga note looked ahead to the next session's futures.
What the data does not establish is a single driver for Friday's move. It records the closing level, where the index sits in its range, the returns over several horizons and how peers closed, but no index-level cause.
The numbers
- Level 27,190.86, +1.19% on the day (as of 2026-10-02)
- 1-week +0.45% · 1-month +3.71% · 3-month +4.10% · YTD +16.99%
- 52-week range 20,794.64 – 27,244.28, 0.2% below the high
- Trading above its 50-day average and above its 200-day average
Around the world (same session)
- S&P 500 +0.73%
- Dow +0.49%
- FTSE 100 +0.32%
- DAX +1.17%
- CAC 40 +0.79%
- Euro Stoxx 50 +1.02%
- Nikkei +2.27%
- Hang Seng -2.60%
- Shanghai +0.31%
- KOSPI +0.46%
- TAIEX +0.25%
- ASX 200 +0.44%
- Sensex -0.79%
- Nifty 50 -0.88%
Recent headlines
- Inside the Nasdaq 100: The Stocks Driving Innovation and Market Performance — Investopedia (4d ago)
- Moderna to join Nasdaq-100 index on Oct. 9, replacing Warner Bros. — Investing.com (3d ago)
- Nasdaq Composite Index (.IXIC) — Moomoo (12h ago)
- What is the Nasdaq-100? A Guide to One of the World's Most-Watched Indexes — Nasdaq (46d ago)
- Stock Market Today: S&P 500, Nasdaq 100, Dow Jones Futures Gain as Iran Receives US Proposal To Restore C — Benzinga (3d ago)
- Stock Market Indexes Rally on Inflation Data, Though the Dow Sat It Out — The Motley Fool (4d ago)
- How the Nasdaq-100 Is Built—and Why Its Rules Matter — Investopedia (4d ago)
- Understanding the Nasdaq-100 Index — Nasdaq (48d ago)
Sources
- Inside the Nasdaq 100: The Stocks Driving Innovation and Market Performance — Investopedia
- Moderna to join Nasdaq-100 index on Oct. 9, replacing Warner Bros. — Investing.com
- Nasdaq Composite Index (.IXIC) — Moomoo
- What is the Nasdaq-100? A Guide to One of the World's Most-Watched Indexes — Nasdaq
- Stock Market Today: S&P 500, Nasdaq 100, Dow Jones Futures Gain as Iran Receives US Proposal To Restore C — Benzinga
- Stock Market Indexes Rally on Inflation Data, Though the Dow Sat It Out — The Motley Fool
- How the Nasdaq-100 Is Built—and Why Its Rules Matter — Investopedia
- Understanding the Nasdaq-100 Index — Nasdaq
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