Was October 23, 2026 the stock market down in Eastern Time?
KINDA
Maybe — Wall Street opens at 9:30 a.m. ET, and Dow futures are already down 0.6%.
Why
- Dow E-minis down 308 points (-0.58%) at 6:09 a.m. ET
- S&P 500 E-minis -0.2%, Nasdaq 100 E-minis roughly flat
- Thursday close: S&P 500 -1.2%, Nasdaq -2.6%, Dow +0.02%