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73 stocks · cap-weighted, ETF-derived weights · Oct 9, 2026 close
198.78
+1.00 (+0.51%)
XLK 198.78 · +1.0 pts (+0.51%) 1D
200.13199.45198.77198.08197.40prev close 197.78EW +1.01%H 199.14 · 09:30L 197.57 · 09:50
open11:0512:4514:2016:00
5-minute bars · index reconstructed live from member prices
Breadth
49 / 73
stocks rose with the index
Concentration
98%
of the gain from MSFT, PLTR, PANW
Biggest driver
MSFT +0.53
MICROSOFT CORP, +2.38%
Biggest drag
AAPL −0.33
APPLE INC, −1.11%
Context
60th pctile
of the past year's sessions by daily move

What drove it

73 members · drivers first · 1D · residual 3.0bp within 60bp gate

The XLK rose 0.51% (+1.00 pts) on the day, and 98% of that gain came from just three stocks: MSFT, PLTR, PANW.

Read the latest market-close note: Goldman and Microsoft Push the Dow to a Large Gain While Telecoms Sink Communication Services

+2.2 pts from 49 gainers−1.2 pts from 24 losers
net +1.0 pts · gainers outweigh losers 1.8 to 1
Stock
Points
Return
XLKsum of all 73 stocks
+1.0
100%
+0.51%
MSFTMICROSOFT CORP
+0.5
53%
+2.38%
PLTRPALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC A
+0.3
27%
+5.17%
PANWPALO ALTO NETWORKS INC
+0.2
19%
+5.09%
CSCOCISCO SYSTEMS INC
+0.2
16%
+3.05%
CRWDCROWDSTRIKE HOLDINGS INC A
+0.1
14%
+4.57%
ORCLORACLE CORP
+0.1
11%
+4.30%
DDOGDATADOG INC CLASS A
+0.1
7%
+7.11%
ANETARISTA NETWORKS INC
+0.1
7%
+2.75%
LITELUMENTUM HOLDINGS INC
+0.1
5%
+5.22%
APHAMPHENOL CORP CL A
+0.1
5%
+2.19%
DELLDELL TECHNOLOGIES C
+0.0
4%
+2.03%
FTNTFORTINET INC
+0.0
4%
+2.99%
AVGOBROADCOM INC
+0.0
4%
+0.39%
CIENCIENA CORP
+0.0
4%
+5.58%
HPEHEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE
+0.0
4%
+3.41%
43 othersclick to expand the full index
+0.3
32%
·
ONON SEMICONDUCTOR
−0.0
−1%
−2.37%
FICOFAIR ISAAC CORP
−0.0
−1%
−5.61%
NXPINXP SEMICONDUCTORS NV
−0.0
−1%
−1.54%
SWKSSKYWORKS SOLUTIONS INC
−0.0
−1%
−5.45%
KLACKLA CORP
−0.0
−2%
−0.58%
AMATAPPLIED MATERIALS INC
−0.0
−2%
−0.50%
HPQHP INC
−0.0
−3%
−6.91%
LRCXLAM RESEARCH CORP
−0.0
−3%
−0.55%
SNDKSANDISK CORP
−0.0
−5%
−1.72%
TXNTEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC
−0.0
−5%
−1.55%
MUMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC
−0.1
−6%
−0.66%
INTCINTEL CORP
−0.1
−14%
−2.22%
NVDANVIDIA CORP
−0.2
−17%
−0.52%
AMDADVANCED MICRO DEVICES
−0.2
−22%
−2.03%
AAPLAPPLE INC
−0.3
−33%
−1.11%
Cap weighting, illustrated

MICROSOFT CORP and JABIL INC moved almost identically (+2.38% vs +2.38%), yet MSFT moved the XLK 53.1× as much. In a cap-weighted index, the bigger company's weight turns the same percentage move into far more points.

Attribution map

slicing the +1.00 pt move · cell size = points contributed · color = direction, intensity = return
MSFT+0.5 pts(+2.4%)
AAPL−0.3 pts(−1.1%)
PLTR+0.3 pts(+5.2%)
AMD−0.2 pts(−2.0%)
PANW+0.2 pts(+5.1%)
NVDA−0.2 pts(−0.5%)
CSCO+0.2 pts(+3.0%)
INTC−0.1 pts
CRWD+0.1 pts(+4.6%)
ORCL+0.1 pts
DDOG+0.1 pts(+7.1%)
ANET+0.1 pts(+2.7%)
MU−0.1 pts
LITE
APH+0.1 pts
TXN−0.0 pts
SNDK−0.0 pts
DELL+0.0 pts
AVGO
CIEN
HPE
LRCX−0.0 pts
HPQ−0.0 pts
AMAT
COHR
STX
FLEX
KLAC
TWLO
SWKS
FFIV
FICO
AKAM

Concentration curve

cumulative share of the +1.00 pt move · sorted by contribution
0%50%100%18375573stocks:3 stocks = 98%100% covered at 4

When they drove it

cumulative points through the period
0MSFT +0.53PLTR +0.27PANW +0.19AAPL −0.33AMD −0.22NVDA −0.17Oct 8Oct 9

Breadth

member returns, this period
−8%−4%0%+4%
From −6.91% (HPQ) to +7.11% (DDOG). Equal-weight, the XLK would be +1.01% vs the actual +0.51%; the gap is what cap weighting did.

By sector

point contribution · sums to +1.00 pts
-73
+1.0

The year, session by session

every trading day of 2026 · hover for the move
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