Stock Market Today: Thursday, October 1

Stock Market Today: Thursday, October 1

NEW YORK – October 1, 2026 (STL.News) Stock Market Today – U.S. stocks recovered from a sharp intraday decline Thursday and finished modestly higher as Treasury yields retreated from their highest levels in more than two decades, helping Wall Street start October and the fourth quarter on a positive note. The relatively quiet closing numbers concealed an unusually volatile trading session. The S&P 500 gained 17.28 points, or 0.23%, to close at 7,668.82. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 29.84 points, or 0.06%, to 50,935.89, while the Nasdaq Composite advanced 17.73 points, or 0.07%, to 26,871.60, according to Reuters’

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