Was October 23, 2026 the stock market up?
NO
No — the S&P 500 is down about 0.5% early Friday, with the Dow off 1.1%.
Why
- S&P 500 down 0.47% at 7,628 shortly after the open
- Dow Jones down roughly 600 points, about 1.1%
- Nasdaq off 0.2%, after Thursday's 2.6% plunge