What Happened Today, Monday October 19, 2026, 5:00 PM ET close
AI Stocks Lead a Rebound While Oil Tops $103
Tech bounced after its worst week since June, while oil and yields moved higher.
ES and NQ at the close
NQ, Nasdaq 100 futures
29,722.50
+1.13% on the day
Day range 29,226.00 to 29,983.50
ES, S&P 500 futures
7,734.50
+0.39% on the day
Day range 7,677.00 to 7,773.25
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The story
Tech bounced back on Monday. The Nasdaq rose 1.11% to 26,430 and the S&P 500 gained 0.41% to 7,690, while the Dow slipped 0.07% to 51,966. AI stocks led the rebound after last week's selloff. US crude futures rose 2.22% to $103.66 after Houthi claims of attacks on Saudi facilities, and the 10 year Treasury yield rose to 5.14%. Builder confidence fell to 29, its lowest since June 2012.
The MAG7 and the megacaps
The biggest tech and AI names led the bounce after a rough week. CoreWeave was upgraded to Buy at Goldman Sachs, though the stock had fallen 24% over five days on credit worries. Datadog was upgraded at Bernstein on strong demand from AI labs.
After the bell
AI rebound
AI and chip stocks bounced after the Nasdaq's 4.48% drop last week, lifting the index 1.11%.
Oil above $103
US crude futures rose 2.22% to $103.66 after Houthi claims of attacks on Saudi facilities. Brent was little changed near $109.55.
Homebuilders gloomy
The builder confidence index fell to 29 in October from 32, its lowest since June 2012, as high rates keep buyers away.
Earnings movers
Cleveland-Cliffs jumped after beating profit estimates. EyePoint fell after a late stage eye treatment trial failed.
Crypto
Bitcoin data for this session was not available in our feed, so we are not quoting a price.
Into the night
Saudi Arabia postponed a major investor conference to 2027 as Houthi attacks on the kingdom escalated. Indonesian stocks fell to a six year low on fears of an MSCI downgrade. Russia's president reportedly proposed a summit with the US and China on the Ukraine war.
What is coming next
Earnings
This week
Netflix, SpaceX, Meta and Tesla report.
US crude
$103.66
Monday's close, back above $100.
10 year yield
5.14%
Rising yields keep mortgage rates high.
A busy earnings week starts Tuesday with Netflix and SpaceX after the close. The items above are things to watch, not predictions.
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