Market Brief 9 November, 2026

Good evening, esteemed investor.

The market is experiencing a robust uptrend today, with the S&P 500 Index (GSPC) climbing by 2.42% to reach 7,557.35, and the Nasdaq 100 Index (NDX) showing even stronger performance, up 3.58% to 27,931.75. This positive sentiment is reflected across many individual stocks, with several companies reporting earnings that have influenced their share prices. Notably, EquipmentShare.com Inc Class A Common Stock (EQPT) saw a significant jump of 10.47% following its earnings release. Conversely, Hims Hers Health Inc (HIMS) experienced a notable decline of 11.68% after its earnings announcement. In other market activity, several companies have announced stock splits, including Steakholder Foods Ltd (STKH) and MFS Multimarket Income Trust (MMT), which both had split factors of 0.2 and 0.25 respectively. Additionally, a number of companies have distributed dividends, with notable payments from UPM-Kymmene Oyj (UPMKF) and British American Tobacco p.l.c (BTAFF). Billionaire investor Marvin & Palmer has been active, notably buying shares of Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD) while divesting from companies like Morgan Stanley (MWD) and Merck & Company Inc (MRK).