Nasdaq Leads Mixed Market as Dow Slips on Nov. 3, 2026

U.S. stocks ended mixed on Nov. 3, with the Nasdaq Composite leading the major indexes, rising 0.83% to 25,372.01. The S&P 500 gained 0.36% to 7,568.92, while the Russell 2000 added 0.30% to 2,814.2559. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 0.38% to 51,786.72. The VIX fell 1.66% to 20.8.

Top Movers

NCPLW topped the listed gainers, surging 151.61% to $0.078. RDAC climbed 121.57% to $11.30, and VEEAW advanced 114.34% to $0.0598. RDACU rose 89.47% to $10.80, while MERC gained 68.25% to $0.212.

CENN was the session’s steepest listed decliner, tumbling 85% to $0.2977. AMPGZ fell 67.93% to $0.0186, ABTS lost 61.9% to $0.40, HPAIW dropped 49.25% to $0.0102, and ALVOW declined 49.14% to $0.1501.

Most Active

MERC led the most-active list by volume, with 600,664,914 shares traded, followed by HUBC at 386,272,317. GRAB recorded 152,910,136 shares, while INTC and NVD saw volumes of 143,091,076 and 140,640,383, respectively.

Most Talked About

MS drew the most news attention, with 10 mentions: five positive, two negative, and three neutral. MSFT and CRWD each had five mentions, split three positive and two neutral. HSBC and MPC also received five mentions apiece, with two positive, one negative, and two neutral for each. Among tickers with four mentions, CVX had four positive mentions; BNP had one positive, one negative, and two neutral; and WMT had three positive and one neutral.

Earnings Watch

Companies were scheduled to report earnings today. The figures below are analyst EPS estimates, not reported results; actual EPS was not provided, so no conclusion about a beat or miss can be drawn. Today’s share-price moves were:

• SPCX: $0.11 estimate; shares rose 3.62%.
• ANET: $0.99; up 3.5%.
• AMGN: $5.74; down 0.9%.
• SHOP: $0.33; down 8.74%.
• BKNG: $4.48; up 1.25%.
• SPOT: $3.24; up 1.03%.
• ITUB: $0.22; down 2.23%.
• MPC: $25.74; down 0.64%.
• APO: $2.04; down 4.91%.
• RACE: $2.66; up 2.82%.

Market Sentiment

Of 1,479 articles, 681 were neutral, 631 positive, and 167 negative. Neutral coverage was the largest category, while positive articles outnumbered negative ones by a wide margin. The counts point to a generally favorable tilt in the directional coverage, alongside a substantial volume of neutral reporting.

Looking ahead, the mixed index performance and varied reactions among companies scheduled to report earnings leave investors with several signals to weigh. News sentiment was more positive than negative, though neutral coverage remained prominent.