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SEP 10, 2026S&P 500 lower at the close (-0.58%) as small caps lagS&P 500 -0.58%, Nasdaq -0.65%, Russell 2000 -1.04% at the close — the desk's close read on the tape.^GSPC→SEP 10, 2026S&P 500 lower at midday (-0.51%) as small caps lagS&P 500 -0.51%, Nasdaq -0.46%, Russell 2000 -0.98% at midday — the desk's midday read on the tape.^GSPC→SEP 9, 2026S&P 500 lower at the close (-0.47%) as small caps lagS&P 500 -0.47%, Nasdaq -0.63%, Russell 2000 -1.32% at the close — the desk's close read on the tape.^GSPC→SEP 9, 2026S&P 500 lower at midday (-0.37%) as small caps lagS&P 500 -0.37%, Nasdaq -0.56%, Russell 2000 -1.17% at midday — the desk's midday read on the tape.^GSPC→SEP 8, 2026S&P 500 lower at the close (-0.58%) as small caps leadS&P 500 -0.58%, Nasdaq -0.31%, Russell 2000 -0.52% at the close — the desk's close read on the tape.^GSPC→SEP 8, 2026S&P 500 lower at midday (-0.33%) as small caps leadS&P 500 -0.33%, Nasdaq -0.12%, Russell 2000 -0.06% at midday — the desk's midday read on the tape.^GSPC→SEP 4, 2026S&P 500 lower at the close (-0.39%) as small caps leadS&P 500 -0.39%, Nasdaq -0.29%, Russell 2000 +0.25% at the close — the desk's close read on the tape.^GSPC→SEP 4, 2026S&P 500 lower at midday (-0.50%) as small caps leadS&P 500 -0.50%, Nasdaq -0.48%, Russell 2000 +0.00% at midday — the desk's midday read on the tape.^GSPC→SEP 3, 2026S&P 500 higher at the close (+1.07%) as small caps lagS&P 500 +1.07%, Nasdaq +1.40%, Russell 2000 +0.51% at the close — the desk's close read on the tape.^GSPC→SEP 3, 2026S&P 500 higher at midday (+1.14%) as small caps lagS&P 500 +1.14%, Nasdaq +1.56%, Russell 2000 +0.50% at midday — the desk's midday read on the tape.^GSPC→SEP 2, 2026S&P 500 higher at the close (+0.47%) as small caps leadS&P 500 +0.47%, Nasdaq +0.44%, Russell 2000 +1.13% at the close — the desk's close read on the tape.^GSPC→SEP 2, 2026S&P 500 higher at midday (+0.49%) as small caps leadS&P 500 +0.49%, Nasdaq +0.40%, Russell 2000 +1.11% at midday — the desk's midday read on the tape.^GSPC→SEP 1, 2026S&P 500 lower at the close (-0.70%) as small caps lagS&P 500 -0.70%, Nasdaq -1.03%, Russell 2000 -1.23% at the close — the desk's close read on the tape.^GSPC→SEP 1, 2026S&P 500 lower at midday (-0.68%) as small caps lagS&P 500 -0.68%, Nasdaq -0.98%, Russell 2000 -1.10% at midday — the desk's midday read on the tape.^GSPC→SEP 1, 2026S&P 500 lower at the open (-0.41%) as small caps lagS&P 500 -0.41%, Nasdaq -0.69%, Russell 2000 -0.56% at the open — the desk's open read on the tape.^GSPC→AUG 31, 2026S&P 500 lower at the close (-0.35%) as small caps lagS&P 500 -0.35%, Nasdaq -0.12%, Russell 2000 -0.54% at the close — the desk's close read on the tape.^GSPC→AUG 31, 2026S&P 500 lower at midday (-0.41%) as small caps lagS&P 500 -0.41%, Nasdaq -0.34%, Russell 2000 -0.88% at midday — the desk's midday read on the tape.^GSPC→AUG 31, 2026S&P 500 lower at the open (-0.50%) as small caps lagS&P 500 -0.50%, Nasdaq -0.46%, Russell 2000 -0.78% at the open — the desk's open read on the tape.^GSPC→AUG 28, 2026S&P 500 lower at the close (-0.27%) as small caps lagS&P 500 -0.27%, Nasdaq -0.52%, Russell 2000 -1.39% at the close — the desk's close read on the tape.^GSPC→AUG 28, 2026S&P 500 lower at midday (-0.36%) as small caps lagS&P 500 -0.36%, Nasdaq -0.65%, Russell 2000 -1.28% at midday — the desk's midday read on the tape.^GSPC→AUG 27, 2026S&P 500 higher at the close (+0.71%) as small caps lagS&P 500 +0.71%, Nasdaq +1.57%, Russell 2000 +0.28% at the close — the desk's close read on the tape.^GSPC→AUG 27, 2026S&P 500 higher at midday (+0.59%) as small caps lagS&P 500 +0.59%, Nasdaq +1.24%, Russell 2000 +0.29% at midday — the desk's midday read on the tape.^GSPC→AUG 26, 2026S&P 500 little changed at the close (-0.04%) as small caps lagS&P 500 -0.04%, Nasdaq -0.08%, Russell 2000 -0.14% at the close — the desk's close read on the tape.^GSPC→AUG 26, 2026S&P 500 little changed at midday (+0.00%) as small caps lagS&P 500 +0.00%, Nasdaq -0.11%, Russell 2000 -0.05% at midday — the desk's midday read on the tape.^GSPC→AUG 25, 2026S&P 500 higher at the close (+0.30%) as small caps leadS&P 500 +0.30%, Nasdaq +0.66%, Russell 2000 +0.50% at the close — the desk's close read on the tape.^GSPC→AUG 25, 2026S&P 500 higher at midday (+0.21%) as small caps leadS&P 500 +0.21%, Nasdaq +0.48%, Russell 2000 +0.32% at midday — the desk's midday read on the tape.^GSPC→AUG 25, 2026S&P 500 edges higher at the open as small caps leadS&P 500 +0.12%, Nasdaq +0.36%, Russell 2000 +0.40% at the open — the desk's open read on the tape.^GSPC→AUG 24, 2026S&P 500 closes lower (-0.28%) as small caps lagS&P 500 -0.28%, Nasdaq -0.76%, Russell 2000 -0.76% at the close — the desk's close read on the tape.^GSPC→AUG 24, 2026S&P 500 lower at midday (-0.31%) as small caps lagS&P 500 -0.31%, Nasdaq -0.64%, Russell 2000 -0.87% at midday — the desk's midday read on the tape.^GSPC→AUG 24, 2026S&P 500 opens lower (-0.26%) as small caps lagS&P 500 -0.26%, Nasdaq -0.60%, Russell 2000 -0.48% at the open — the desk's open read on the tape.^GSPC→AUG 18, 2026Reddit wakes up in the S&P 500 — most of the pop is already goneRDDT trades as an index member for the first time today after Monday's 7.6% rebalance-day fade. It kept about 3.5% of the announcement pop — on a morning the whole tape is red.RDDT→AUG 18, 2026S&P 500 opens lower (-0.48%) on a risk-off morningS&P 500 -0.48%, Nasdaq -1.07%, Russell 2000 -0.51% at the open — the desk's open read on the tape.^GSPC→AUG 15, 2026Reddit joins the S&P 500 on Tuesday — the stock popped 12.6% on the callS&P Dow Jones Indices is adding Reddit to the benchmark before Tuesday's open, replacing AvalonBay. RDDT closed Friday at $177.97, up 12.6%, after trading as much as 16% higher intraday.RDDT→AUG 15, 2026Berkshire makes Alphabet a top-three holding — a $37.9 billion bet on GoogleFriday's Q2 13F shows Berkshire holding roughly 106 million Alphabet shares worth $37.9 billion at quarter-end — up 83% in three months, now behind only Apple and American Express.GOOGL→AUG 14, 2026A quiet open: small caps lead and gold clears $400The S&P holds near 7,800 early Friday while the Russell 2000 outperforms. Tesla pushes 3% higher, gold's GLD trades through $400, and bitcoin cools off.^GSPC→AUG 14, 2026Welcome to the WallStreetStocks NewsroomAnnouncements, market notes, and calls from the desk — published here, alongside the wire.→