How major US stock indexes fared Wednesday 10/7/2026 The Associated Press Wed, October 7, 2026 at 4:17 PM EDT 1 min read ^GSPC -0.22% ^DJI -0.66% ^RUT -1.31% ^IXIC -0.22% U.S. stocks pulled back from their record.
The S&P 500 fell 0.2% Wednesday, a day after topping its prior all-time high set in August. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 0.7%, and the Nasdaq composite fell 0.2%.
Stocks felt pressure as yields climb worldwide because of high inflation, rising debt loads for governments and other concerns. That's in turn pushing downward on prices for all kinds of investments.
France has been home to some large demonstrations because of its budget issues, and its stock index fell 1.2% for one of the world's sharper losses.
The S&P 500 fell 17.16 points, or 0.2%, to 7,801.77.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 341.41 points, or 0.7%, to 51,179.87.
The Nasdaq composite fell 61.20 points, or 0.2%, to 27,538.69.
The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies fell 37.09 points, or 1.3%, to 2,793.20.
