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The US market this week: sectors and indices, Nov 2–6, 2026

Cumulative return through the US trading week, measured from the prior Friday's close, using the ETFs for the 11 S&P 500 sectors and the five major indices. Published automatically once a week from the same data that runs our scanner. For longer-term context, see stock market seasonality by month.

The 11 sectors vs. the S&P 500

US sector ETF performance, week of Nov 2–6, 2026

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SectorETFThis week
Communication ServicesXLC+4.89%
Consumer DiscretionaryXLY+1.91%
Real EstateXLRE+1.90%
FinancialsXLF+1.15%
Consumer StaplesXLP+0.75%
Health CareXLV-0.06%
UtilitiesXLU-0.66%
MaterialsXLB-1.48%
IndustrialsXLI-2.80%
TechnologyXLK-8.20%
EnergyXLE-11.97%

The indices

US index performance, week of Nov 2–6, 2026
IndexETFThis week
Dow JonesDIA-0.96%
S&P 500 Equal WeightRSP-1.05%
Russell 2000IWM-2.04%
S&P 500SPY-2.70%
Nasdaq-100QQQ-4.96%

The week in numbers

The strongest sector this week was Communication Services (XLC, +4.89%); the weakest was Energy (XLE, -11.97%). 5 of 11 sectors finished the week higher.

Defensive sectors (consumer staples, utilities, health care) outpaced the cyclicals (in relative terms — the S&P 500 itself fell), a risk-off tilt.

The indices: S&P 500 -2.70%, Nasdaq-100 -4.96%, Dow Jones -0.96%, Russell 2000 -2.04%, S&P 500 Equal Weight -1.05%.

The equal-weight S&P 500 beat the cap-weighted index: the average stock did better than the index, so the move was broad rather than carried by the megacaps.

Small caps (Russell 2000) beat big tech (Nasdaq-100).

This text is derived from the numbers alone and describes the week that was. It is not a forecast and not investment advice.

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