S&P 500 Closes 0.4% Higher as Nasdaq Advances Before Earnings

Enna Lee

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S&P 500 Closes 0.4% Higher as Nasdaq Advances Before Earnings

Technology shares rose as investors returned to stocks after the previous week’s decline, with major company earnings due this week.

By Enna Lee

Published Oct 19, 2026, 11:27 PM EDT

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U.S. stocks finished mostly higher Monday, Oct. 19, as the S&P 500 gained 0.4% and the Nasdaq advanced, with technology shares rising before major company earnings this week.

Investors returned to stocks after a decline the previous week. An earlier Monday trading update showed a split session, with the Nasdaq ahead of the S&P 500 while the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell.

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