Markets this week
Markets this week: charts and data
Global scoreboard
Weekly, monthly and year-to-date changes to Fri 30 Oct 2026. For bond yields the change is in percentage points. The line shows the last three months.
| Market | Latest | 1 week | 1 month | Year to date | 3 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FTSE 100UK shares | 10,730 | +0.37% | +2.56% | +8.04% | |
| FTSE 250UK shares | 24,453 | +0.89% | +1.07% | +8.82% | |
| S&P 500US shares | $755.72 ETF | -0.56% | -1.81% | +10.82% | |
| Nasdaq CompositeUS shares | 25,437 | -2.00% | -6.45% | +9.44% | |
| Euro Stoxx 50Europe | 6,127 | +0.92% | -2.09% | +5.71% | |
| Nikkei 225Japan | 63,290 | +0.95% | -7.35% | +25.73% | |
| Nifty 50India | 23,053 | +2.00% | +2.81% | -11.77% | |
| Emerging marketsEmerging markets | $61.04 ETF | -1.56% | -9.80% | +11.57% | |
| MSCI WorldGlobal shares | $204.64 ETF | -0.25% | -1.39% | +10.16% | |
| GoldCommodities | $3,898.90 | -2.72% | -6.33% | -10.19% | |
| Brent crude oilCommodities | $113.43 | -2.82% | +10.93% | +86.41% | |
| Pound vs US dollarCurrency | 1.3387 | +0.12% | +1.13% | -0.51% | |
| US dollar indexCurrency | 101.88 | +0.07% | -0.05% | +3.66% | |
| US 10-year Treasury yieldBonds | 4.93% | -0.06 pts | -0.35 pts | +0.77 pts |
S&P 500 map
Four weeks to Fri 30 Oct 2026. Index (cap-weighted) +0.22%. Open the full-size map and sector table.
How far from the high
How far each market is below its highest level of the last 52 weeks.
Breadth and concentration
Over the four weeks to Fri 30 Oct 2026, the S&P 500 (cap-weighted) moved +0.22%. The 10 largest companies contributed -1.40% of that and the other 486 contributed +1.62%. The average company (equal-weighted) moved +4.37%.
Valuation by sector
Trailing price-to-earnings ratio: total market value divided by total profits over the last four reported quarters. The whole S&P 500 is on 24.4x.
| Sector | P/E | 1 month | Companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Healthcare | 36.9x | +12.01% | 59 |
| Real Estate | 36.1x | +5.80% | 30 |
| Technology | 31.8x | -4.83% | 78 |
| Consumer Cyclical | 28.4x | +3.53% | 48 |
| Basic Materials | 28.3x | +5.54% | 22 |
| Consumer Defensive | 28.0x | +10.43% | 29 |
| Industrials | 27.0x | +0.11% | 73 |
| Utilities | 19.1x | +9.11% | 31 |
| Financial Services | 16.4x | +5.84% | 70 |
| Energy | 15.7x | +11.78% | 21 |
| Communication Services | 15.4x | -14.40% | 17 |
Biggest weekly movers
S&P 500 companies worth $20bn or more, week to Fri 30 Oct 2026.
Up most
- VRT Vertiv Holdings Co +19.65%
- CVNA Carvana Co. +18.13%
- GPN Global Payments Inc. +16.93%
- CMG Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. +15.88%
- REGN Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. +15.26%
- GM General Motors Company +15.12%
- PWR Quanta Services, Inc. +13.60%
- FLEX Flex Ltd. +12.97%
- LLY Eli Lilly and Company +11.31%
- LITE Lumentum Holdings Inc. +11.18%
Down most
- NOW ServiceNow, Inc. -33.87%
- FTNT Fortinet, Inc. -24.40%
- INTC Intel Corp. -24.38%
- TWLO Twilio Inc. -21.68%
- XYL Xylem Inc. -15.03%
- HPQ HP Inc. -14.45%
- MRVL Marvell Technology, Inc. -14.05%
- DDOG Datadog, Inc. -12.75%
- COIN Coinbase Global, Inc. -12.72%
- GOOGL Alphabet Inc. -12.61%
Earnings
This week
138 S&P 500 companies are scheduled to report in the week from Mon 2 Nov 2026. The largest each day (US Eastern times):
Monday 2 November
- AAPL Apple Inc. 17:00 ET
- PLTR Palantir Technologies Inc. 17:00 ET
- VRTX Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated 16:30 ET
- MAR Marriott International, Inc. 08:00 ET
- O Realty Income Corporation 17:00 ET
- IDXX IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. 08:30 ET
- ETR Entergy Corporation 11:00 ET
- EL The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. 08:30 ET
Tuesday 3 November
- AMD Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 17:00 ET
- AMGN Amgen Inc. 16:30 ET
- ANET Arista Networks, Inc. 16:30 ET
- PFE Pfizer Inc. 10:00 ET
- ETN Eaton Corporation plc 11:00 ET
- PGR The Progressive Corporation 09:30 ET
- MPC Marathon Petroleum Corporation 11:00 ET
- BKNG Booking Holdings Inc. 16:30 ET
Wednesday 4 November
- MCD McDonald's Corporation 08:30 ET
- QCOM QUALCOMM Incorporated 16:45 ET
- UBER Uber Technologies, Inc. 08:00 ET
- MCK McKesson Corporation 16:30 ET
- CVS CVS Health Corp. 08:00 ET
- EMR Emerson Electric Co. 08:30 ET
- MSI Motorola Solutions, Inc. 17:00 ET
- DDOG Datadog, Inc. 08:00 ET
Thursday 5 November
- COP ConocoPhillips 12:00 ET
- PH Parker-Hannifin Corporation 11:00 ET
- SO The Southern Company 13:00 ET
- ABNB Airbnb, Inc. 17:00 ET
- DUK Duke Energy Corporation 10:00 ET
- MNST Monster Beverage Corporation 17:00 ET
- CI Cigna Corporation 08:30 ET
- SPG Simon Property Group, Inc. 17:00 ET
Friday 6 November
- MRNA Moderna, Inc. 08:00 ET
- EOG EOG Resources, Inc. 10:00 ET
- DVN Devon Energy Corporation 11:00 ET
- HUM Humana Inc. 08:00 ET
- VST Vistra Corp. 10:00 ET
- MTD Mettler-Toledo International Inc. 08:30 ET
- AEE Ameren Corporation 10:00 ET
- PPL PPL Corporation 11:00 ET
Last week
172 S&P 500 companies reported. 76% beat analysts’ earnings-per-share forecasts (131 beat, 37 missed) and 74% beat revenue forecasts. The largest, with the share-price move the day after:
| Company | EPS | Forecast | Result | Next-day move |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSFT Microsoft Corporation | 4.89 | 4.71 | Beat | -0.2% |
| GOOGL Alphabet Inc. | 2.12 | 2.94 | Missed | -12.6% |
| AMZN Amazon.com, Inc. | 1.89 | 2.01 | Missed | -1.4% |
| LLY Eli Lilly and Company | 7.48 | 5.38 | Beat | +6.6% |
| V Visa Inc. | 3.48 | 3.43 | Beat | -0.3% |
| XOM Exxonmobil Holdings Corporation | 4.23 | 3.90 | Beat | +2.2% |
| MA Mastercard Incorporated | 5.31 | 5.14 | Beat | +4.2% |
| ABBV AbbVie Inc. | 3.82 | 3.74 | Beat | +1.4% |
| CVX Chevron Corporation | 5.28 | 4.87 | Beat | +0.0% |
| KO The Coca-Cola Company | 0.91 | 0.87 | Beat | -1.6% |
| INTC Intel Corp. | 0.52 | 0.39 | Beat | -28.6% |
| CAT Caterpillar Inc. | 7.20 | 7.06 | Beat | +0.0% |
What analysts say
Consensus ratings and average 12-month price targets for the 30 largest S&P 500 companies, compared with the latest price. Analysts are often wrong, and price targets change frequently.
| Company | Consensus | Analysts | Positive | Average target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAPL Apple Inc. | Buy | 9 | 67% | $349.67 | +1.5% |
| NVDA NVIDIA Corporation | Strong buy | 11 | 100% | $331.82 | +62.1% |
| MSFT Microsoft Corporation | Strong buy | 15 | 100% | $649.13 | +24.4% |
| GOOGL Alphabet Inc. | Strong buy | 13 | 77% | $373.38 | +33.4% |
| AMZN Amazon.com, Inc. | Strong buy | 15 | 93% | $325.40 | +35.4% |
| TSLA Tesla, Inc. | Buy | 14 | 57% | $416.92 | +4.3% |
| AVGO Broadcom Inc. | Strong buy | 11 | 91% | $508.00 | +55.8% |
| META Meta Platforms, Inc. | Strong buy | 14 | 86% | $850.71 | +38.3% |
| LLY Eli Lilly and Company | Strong buy | 11 | 100% | $1,573.09 | +11.0% |
| BRK-B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. | Strong buy | 1 | 100% | $628.00 | – |
| WMT Walmart Inc. | Strong buy | 15 | 100% | $130.60 | +5.7% |
| MU Micron Technology, Inc. | Strong buy | 10 | 100% | $1,717.00 | +94.1% |
| JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co. | Buy | 11 | 54% | $377.27 | +11.9% |
| V Visa Inc. | Strong buy | 15 | 93% | $455.00 | +10.0% |
| AMD Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | Strong buy | 11 | 91% | $666.91 | +32.1% |
| XOM Exxonmobil Holdings Corporation | Buy | 9 | 56% | $183.78 | -1.9% |
| JNJ Johnson & Johnson | Strong buy | 10 | 90% | $291.10 | +6.6% |
| MA Mastercard Incorporated | Strong buy | 15 | 93% | $724.13 | +13.5% |
| ABBV AbbVie Inc. | Strong buy | 11 | 82% | $323.36 | +9.7% |
| COST Costco Wholesale Corporation | Buy | 13 | 62% | $1,043.69 | +3.1% |
| CVX Chevron Corporation | Strong buy | 9 | 78% | $245.56 | +4.3% |
| KO The Coca-Cola Company | Strong buy | 11 | 91% | $99.73 | +6.0% |
| PLTR Palantir Technologies Inc. | Strong buy | 8 | 88% | $241.00 | +30.9% |
| CSCO Cisco Systems, Inc. | Buy | 10 | 70% | $138.10 | +32.1% |
| PG The Procter & Gamble Company | Buy | 11 | 73% | $178.00 | +10.2% |
| MRK Merck & Co., Inc. | Buy | 11 | 73% | $166.00 | +11.0% |
| ORCL Oracle Corporation | Strong buy | 14 | 93% | $232.00 | +77.5% |
| UNH UnitedHealth Group Incorporated | Strong buy | 10 | 80% | $481.30 | +18.3% |
| BAC Bank of America Corporation | Strong buy | 12 | 92% | $61.04 | +22.1% |
| HD The Home Depot, Inc. | Buy | 10 | 70% | $379.30 | +15.2% |
Recent upgrades and downgrades
- ORCL Stephens & Co. upgraded from Equal-Weight to Overweight, target $213 Mon 2 Nov 2026
- AVGO DA Davidson upgraded from Neutral to Buy, target $400 Tue 27 Oct 2026
- TSLA Barclays upgraded from Equal-Weight to Overweight, target $450 Mon 26 Oct 2026
- TSLA CLSA upgraded from Underperform to Hold, target $400 Thu 22 Oct 2026
- TSLA BNP Paribas upgraded from Underperform to Neutral, target $420 Thu 22 Oct 2026
- AAPL Loop Capital downgraded from Buy to Hold, target $330 Tue 20 Oct 2026
- WMT Deutsche Bank upgraded from Hold to Buy, target $136 Thu 15 Oct 2026
- BAC Baird upgraded from Neutral to Outperform, target $62 Thu 15 Oct 2026
Directors’ dealings
Open-market share purchases and sales reported by directors and senior officers of the 60 largest S&P 500 companies over the last month (US Form 4 filings). Sales are often routine, for example to pay tax or under pre-arranged plans. Total bought: $23.7m. Total sold: $455.3m.
| Company | Bought | Sold |
|---|---|---|
| DELL Dell Technologies Inc. | – | $145.9m |
| ANET Arista Networks, Inc. | – | $139.3m |
| CRWD CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. | – | $45.4m |
| MU Micron Technology, Inc. | – | $31.6m |
| PEP PepsiCo, Inc. | $23.7m | $4.1m |
| GS The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | – | $11.4m |
| CVX Chevron Corporation | – | $9.8m |
| AMD Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | – | $9.3m |
| PG The Procter & Gamble Company | – | $8.3m |
| PLTR Palantir Technologies Inc. | – | $8.0m |
| LRCX Lam Research Corporation | – | $7.1m |
| TXN Texas Instruments Incorporated | – | $6.4m |
Purchases
- PEP Pohlad Robert C bought $10.8m Wed 14 Oct 2026
- PEP Pohlad Robert C bought $5.8m Wed 14 Oct 2026
- PEP Pohlad Robert C bought $5.8m Wed 14 Oct 2026
- PEP Pohlad Robert C bought $1.3m Wed 14 Oct 2026
Politicians’ trades
The latest share trades disclosed by members of the US Congress. They must report within 45 days, so these are often weeks old, and amounts are disclosed only in ranges.
| Trade date | Politician | Ticker | Type | Amount | Reported after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 30 Sep 2026 | Thomas Kean | SYK | Sell | $1,001 - $15,000 | 33 days |
| Wed 30 Sep 2026 | Thomas Kean | JNJ | Sell | $1,001 - $15,000 | 33 days |
| Tue 29 Sep 2026 | Carol Devine Miller | HONA | Sell | $710.52 | 34 days |
| Tue 29 Sep 2026 | Thomas Kean | ESAB | Buy | $1,001 - $15,000 | 34 days |
| Thu 1 Oct 2026 | Nicholas Begich III | MU | Buy | $1,001 - $15,000 | 31 days |
| Thu 15 Oct 2026 | David Taylor | PLD | Buy | $1,001 - $15,000 | 15 days |
| Thu 15 Oct 2026 | David Taylor | PLD | Buy | $1,001 - $15,000 | 15 days |
| Thu 15 Oct 2026 | David Taylor | MPC | Sell | $1,001 - $15,000 | 15 days |
| Thu 15 Oct 2026 | David Taylor | MPC | Sell | $1,001 - $15,000 | 15 days |
| Thu 15 Oct 2026 | David Taylor | LRCX | Buy | $1,001 - $15,000 | 15 days |
| Thu 15 Oct 2026 | David Taylor | T | Buy | $1,001 - $15,000 | 15 days |
| Thu 15 Oct 2026 | David Taylor | V | Sell | $1,001 - $15,000 | 15 days |
| Thu 15 Oct 2026 | David Taylor | RPM | Buy | $1,001 - $15,000 | 15 days |
| Fri 23 Oct 2026 | Kevin Hern | STX | Sell | $15,001 - $50,000 | 6 days |
The UK and US economy
Inflation, interest rates, jobs and borrowing costs since 2021: the numbers that drive pensions, savings and mortgages. Official figures are monthly, so some charts change less often than weekly.
Inflation, UK and US
Central bank interest rates
Unemployment rate
UK mortgage rates and US 10-year yield
Data: Perplexity Finance (market prices, S&P 500 constituents, company financials, earnings, analyst ratings, SEC Form 4 and congressional disclosures) and official statistics via Perplexity Finance (ONS, Bank of England, US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Reserve). S&P 500, emerging markets and MSCI World figures use index-tracking ETFs. Price changes exclude dividends. Education only, not financial advice. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future results.