The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index, known as the SOX, closed Monday, October 26, at 10,779.464. This was the largest percentage increase among the major global indices reported by the Associated Press at 5:30:00 PM.
In the United States, the Nasdaq Composite also advanced, closing at 25,955.342. The S&P 500 finished the session at 7,676.77. The Dow Jones 30 Industrials index added to close at 52,361.58. Conversely, the Dow Jones 15 Utilities index was the only U.S. group to decline, dropping to a close of 1,096.91. The Dow Jones 20 Transportation index rose.
European markets also moved higher on Monday. The FT-100 index in London closed at 10,767.33. In Milan, the MIB index gained to finish at 49,857.18. The SMI index in Zurich closed at 14,462.36.