U.S. Market Daily: Reference ETFs Mixed as Decliners Outnumber Advancers
On September 16, 2026, SPY and DIA declined while QQQ was nearly unchanged. Decliners outnumbered advancers across the NYSE, American Stock Exchange and Nasdaq-listed stocks. NVDA and MU led the selected high-turnover names, while SPCX, DELL and INTC were selected as issue stocks based on turnover, volume and price movement.
Market at a glance
The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY), which tracks the S&P 500, closed at $754.05, down 0.44%, on turnover of $44.65 billion. The Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ), which tracks the Nasdaq-100, closed at $704.72, up 0.03%, with $25.15 billion in turnover. The SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust (DIA), which tracks the Dow Jones Industrial Average, closed at $515.22, down 1.15%, with $2.93 billion in turnover.
Breadth was negative on all three reported exchanges. On the NYSE, 1,064 stocks advanced, 1,609 declined and 178 were unchanged. On the American Stock Exchange, 1,269 advanced, 3,238 declined and 197 were unchanged. Among Nasdaq-listed stocks, 1,784 advanced, 2,843 declined and 615 were unchanged.
Market leaders
NVDA closed at $213.90, up 0.82%, on 96.56 million shares and $20.65 billion in turnover. MU closed at $926.55, down 0.11%, on 20.21 million shares and $18.73 billion in turnover. Both were selected as market leaders based on turnover.
Issue stocks
SPCX closed at $150.88, up 5.15%, on 108.77 million shares. Its volume was 1.42 times its 20-day average, with turnover of $16.41 billion.
DELL closed at $563.29, up 3.64%, on 13.11 million shares. Its volume was 1.41 times its 20-day average, with turnover of $7.38 billion.
INTC closed at $101.05, up 4.03%, on 119.92 million shares. Its volume was 1.31 times its 20-day average, with turnover of $12.12 billion. These companies were selected as issue stocks based on the supplied turnover, volume and price-movement criteria.
Notable SEC filings
Dell Technologies Inc. submitted an 8-K filing dated September 15, 2026, with report date September 14, 2026. The filing lists Items 1.01, 2.03 and 9.01. Filing URL: View SEC filing
Dell Technologies Inc. also submitted an 8-K filing dated September 10, 2026, with report date September 8, 2026. The filing lists Items 8.01 and 9.01. Filing URL: View SEC filing
Next Trading Day Checkpoints
- Track whether the reported NYSE, American Stock Exchange and Nasdaq-listed breadth remains negative or changes in the next completed session.
- Monitor the next closing moves and trading activity for NVDA, MU, SPCX, DELL and INTC.
- Check the next session’s moves in SPY, QQQ and DIA as market-reference ETFs.
This article reports supplied market and filing facts for September 16, 2026. The selected market leaders and issue stocks are not recommendations, and this is not investment advice.