October 20, 2026
Before the Bell, Oct 20: U.S. housing starts: out at 8:30 a.m. ET
Futures right now
S&P 500 futures
7,732.75
▼ -0.02%Nasdaq futures
29,629.75
▼ -0.31%Dow futures
52,299
▲ +0.22%Mixed so far. Dow futures leads at +0.22%
How Wall Street closed
S&P 500
7,690.73
▲ +0.41%Nasdaq
26,430.89
▲ +1.11%Dow
51,966.03
▼ -0.07%Russell 2000
2,728.3
▲ +0.25%A mixed day. Nasdaq did best at +1.11%
Europe and Asia
STOXX 600
634.84
▼ -0.74%DAX
25,083.66
▼ -0.93%FTSE 100
10,684.4
▼ -0.75%Nikkei 225
64,075.42
▼ -1.30%Hang Seng
23,867.74
▼ -1.32%Red across the board so far
Rates, dollar and oil
10Y Treasury
5.14%
▲ +0.04 ptsDollar Index
101.84
▼ -0.14%WTI Crude
$100.48
▼ -3.07%Gold
$4,131.3
▼ -0.69%Bitcoin
$81,454.85
▼ -0.49%VIX
18.75
▲ +1.68%U.S. housing starts: out at 8:30 a.m. ET
- These are the September numbers.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Netflix reports after the bell
- Analysts expect $0.82 a share, vs $0.59 a year ago.
- Also reporting: GE Aerospace and RTX before the bell.
Source: Nasdaq earnings calendar