# S&P 500 Closes 0.4% Higher as Nasdaq Advances Before Earnings By Enna Lee Canonical URL: https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/35265 Published: 2026-10-20T03:27:08.000Z Updated: 2026-10-20T03:27:08.000Z Section: Investing > Technology shares rose as investors returned to stocks after the previous week’s decline, with major company earnings due this week. 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. ## Links in this article - [Monday trading update](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/34944)