Nasdaq rose 0.6%
The Nasdaq Composite closed 0.64% higher at 27366.17 on 2026-10-09, leaving it within one percent of its record. Its 52-week high is 27599.79, so the index finished 0.85% below that peak, still near the top of its range.
Over the past week it is up 0.64%, over the month 4.92% and over three months 5.77%, and it has gained 17.74% so far this year. It trades above both its 50-day moving average of 26562.98 and its 200-day moving average of 24837.73, and it stands 31.6% above its 52-week low of 20794.64. A moving average is the average closing level over the stated number of sessions; a level above it is read as an uptrend.
The US benchmarks moved together. The S&P 500 rose 0.59% and the Dow 0.83%, both on 2026-10-09. The overseas dates differ: the FTSE 100 eased 0.16%, the DAX 1.18% and the CAC 40 0.51% on 2026-10-08, while the Nikkei fell 1.42%, the Hang Seng 1.43%, the Shanghai index 0.79%, the KOSPI 2.62% and the TAIEX 0.99% on the same 2026-10-08 date. The ASX 200 gained 0.64% on 2026-10-09, and the Sensex lost 1.44% with the Nifty 50 down 1.64%, both on 2026-10-08. Those are each market's most recent close, not one shared session.
The news context was mixed. TradingKey reported US stocks rising as the Dow gained over 400 points, with tech and pharma leading and Palantir jumping 5% to a record high. Marketscreener described the Nasdaq Composite rising 1.2 percent on Friday. A Benzinga headline, dated a day earlier, referred to futures declining as the Pentagon prepared for a potential military move. These are the headlines' accounts, not established causes.
The data shows the index advanced and sits close to its high. It does not identify a single reason for the move.
The numbers
- Level 27,366.17, +0.64% on the day (as of 2026-10-09)
- 1-week +0.64% · 1-month +4.92% · 3-month +5.77% · YTD +17.74%
- 52-week range 20,794.64 – 27,599.79, 0.8% below the high
- Trading above its 50-day average and above its 200-day average
Around the world (same session)
- S&P 500 +0.59%
- Dow +0.83%
- FTSE 100 -0.16%
- DAX -1.18%
- CAC 40 -0.51%
- Euro Stoxx 50 -0.87%
- Nikkei -1.42%
- Hang Seng -1.43%
- Shanghai -0.79%
- KOSPI -2.62%
- TAIEX -0.99%
- ASX 200 +0.64%
- Sensex -1.44%
- Nifty 50 -1.64%
Recent headlines
- How has the Nasdaq performed so far in 2026? — Chase Bank (5h ago)
- US Stocks Rise as Dow Gains Over 400 Points; Tech and Pharma Lead; Palantir Jumps 5% to Record High — TradingKey (4h ago)
- Nasdaq 100: Tech Stocks Find Buyers as Dow Holds Firm Premarket — FXEmpire (16h ago)
- Stock markets overview - Nasdaq Composite index rose 1.2 percent on Friday — marketscreener.com (4d ago)
- Nasdaq Composite Index (.IXIC) — Moomoo (3d ago)
- Understanding the Nasdaq-100 Index — Nasdaq (53d ago)
- Why Is Moderna Stock Rising Sharply? What Investors Should Know — https://ascendants.in/ (9h ago)
- Stock Market Today: S&P 500, Dow Jones, Nasdaq 100 Futures Decline as Pentagon Prepares for Potential Mil — Benzinga (1d ago)
Sources
- How has the Nasdaq performed so far in 2026? — Chase Bank
- US Stocks Rise as Dow Gains Over 400 Points; Tech and Pharma Lead; Palantir Jumps 5% to Record High — TradingKey
- Nasdaq 100: Tech Stocks Find Buyers as Dow Holds Firm Premarket — FXEmpire
- Stock markets overview - Nasdaq Composite index rose 1.2 percent on Friday — marketscreener.com
- Nasdaq Composite Index (.IXIC) — Moomoo
- Understanding the Nasdaq-100 Index — Nasdaq
- Why Is Moderna Stock Rising Sharply? What Investors Should Know — https://ascendants.in/
- Stock Market Today: S&P 500, Dow Jones, Nasdaq 100 Futures Decline as Pentagon Prepares for Potential Mil — Benzinga
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