Stocks Slip on Nov. 12, 2026, as Russell 2000 Falls 1.65%

U.S. stocks finished lower on Nov. 12, with the S&P 500 down 0.35% to 7,592.4, the Dow Jones Industrial Average off 0.36% to 52,297.09 and the Nasdaq Composite lower by 0.39% to 25,366.094. The Russell 2000 underperformed, falling 1.65% to 2,799.431. The VIX rose 7.39% to 18.79.

Top Movers

Among the biggest gainers, POAS climbed 234.18% to $3.01, GP rose 174.43% to $1.23, and RNAQW advanced 124% to $0.56. PLCE gained 123.68% to $0.444, while AIMD added 118.65% to $1.06.

Losses were steep among the session’s biggest decliners. CDNL dropped 62.37% to $5.64, SMX fell 56.75% to $4.84, and MRNOW slid 55.32% to $0.0021. ADIG lost 49.85% to $9.82, while VWAV declined 46.53% to $0.5561.

Most Active

PARA led the most-active list by volume, with 773,138,696 shares traded. NVDA followed at 735,493,452, while PLCE recorded 332,198,661 shares. SHFS traded 295,389,756 shares and GOVT 222,816,821.

Most Talked About

META, AMD and SPGI each drew five news mentions. META’s coverage included three positive, one negative and one neutral mention; all five AMD mentions were positive. SPGI had three positive and two neutral mentions. Four-mention tickers included IRES (one negative, three neutral), HSBC (two positive, one negative, one neutral), MSFT (two positive, two neutral), STAN (two positive, two neutral) and MU (one positive, one negative, two neutral).

Earnings Watch

The scheduled earnings list included a range of estimated EPS figures and same-day stock moves. CSCO had an estimate of $1.15 and rose 1.24%; AMAT’s $4.06 estimate accompanied a 3.58% decline. BN, with an estimate of $0.72, fell 0.97%, while NU’s $0.22 estimate coincided with a 4.26% drop. NBIS had an estimated loss of $0.61 per share and fell 16.84%; CBRS, estimated at a loss of $0.13, declined 3.29%.

ASND’s $1.13 estimate came alongside a 3% gain, while ARWR, estimated at a loss of $1.59 per share, fell 4.48%. BNT declined 0.88%, with no EPS estimate listed, and FPS fell 9.79% against an estimate of $0.18. Actual reported EPS was not provided, so these figures reflect estimates and price reactions only.

Market Sentiment

Of 1,217 articles tracked, 592 were positive, 149 negative and 476 neutral. Positive coverage outnumbered negative coverage, though neutral articles made up a substantial share of the total.

With all four major indexes lower and the VIX higher, the session ended on a cautious note. The contrast between broadly positive news sentiment and declines in equities marked a mixed backdrop for investors.