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Friday close · October 2, 2026

Weak Jobs. Record Nasdaq.

September payrolls grew by just 29,000 — far below the 90,000 expected — but traders read it as a labor market cooling just enough to keep the Fed on hold in October. The Nasdaq 100 closed at a record high while Treasury yields whipsawed.

The close in one lineBad news was good news — until the bond market disagreed.

S&P 500

7,722.72+0.73%

Nasdaq 100

30,807.93+1.00%

Dow Jones

51,176.96+0.49%

Russell 2000

2,832.89+0.94%

Close figures: market dataData snapshot · Oct 2, 2026

01 / TAPE

A jobs miss the market could love

The S&P 500 rose 0.73% to 7,722.72, the Nasdaq 100 gained 1.00% to 30,807.93 — a record close — the Dow added 0.49% to 51,176.96, and the Russell 2000 climbed 0.94% to 2,832.89. For the week, the Nasdaq rose 0.5% for its third straight weekly gain, while the Dow fell 1.3% and the S&P 500 slipped 0.3%.

The September jobs report showed just 29,000 new payrolls versus 90,000 expected, with August revised down to 133,000 and July turning negative at −10,000. The unemployment rate ticked up to 4.2% as more people entered the workforce, and traders cut October hike odds to 23% from 64% a week ago.

Bonds whipsawed: the 10-year yield plunged to 5.16% right after the report, then climbed back toward 5.30% as traders decided the data wasn’t weak enough to rule out a December hike. Oil fell hard — WTI dropped about 4% to $89.22 — as the G7 agreed to release up to 100 million barrels over four months and Hormuz tanker traffic recovered.

01 · JOBS

29,000 payrolls took October off the table

October hike odds fell to 23%. But with CPI due October 14, December is still live.

02 · TECH

Tesla’s beat powered a Nasdaq 100 record

TSLA jumped about 5% on 486,532 Q3 deliveries vs 462K expected. But Seagate and Western Digital each fell 10% on Toshiba’s plan to double HDD capacity.

03 · ENERGY

G7 opened the taps; crude fell 4%

Up to 100M barrels over four months. Saudi Arabia is weighing strikes on the Houthis to secure Red Sea shipping (Reuters).

02 / CHARTS

The day in two views

Major indices

One-day percentage change

Source: market data

Every benchmark finished higher; the Nasdaq 100 set a record close.

Standout movers

One-day percentage change

Source: market data, company announcements

Tesla’s delivery beat vs. the HDD selloff on Toshiba’s expansion plans.

03 / MACRO

Yields dove, then thought better of it

Treasury yields

Closing yield, percent

Source: market data

The 10-year dove to 5.16% after the jobs report, then rebounded toward 5.30%.

WTI crude

Down about 4% as the G7 agreed to release up to 100M barrels.

$89.22

Gold

Slipped as yields rebounded late in the session.

$4,172.1

Dollar index

Eased from Thursday’s 102.008.

101.923

Why bonds didn’t celebrate the weak jobs report

The 10-year initially plunged to 5.16% — then traders decided 29,000 jobs wasn’t weak enough to kill a December hike. With CPI landing October 14, the bond market isn’t ready to declare victory.

Source: market data

04 / VOICES

What the pros are saying

This is a disappointing jobs report and a reminder that the low-hire, low-fire labor market never went away. Weak job growth, a slightly higher unemployment rate, contained wage gains and downward revisions give the Fed little reason to keep an October rate hike on the table.

Olu SonolaFitch Ratings

The market is taking stock of a distinctly mixed set of signals this week. After a disruptive Thursday, traders were simply taking a breather.

Tim WatererKCM Trade

I want to play on the NY Yankees. Doesn’t mean it is going to happen.

Jordan KleinMizuho — on Toshiba’s HDD expansion

05 / NEXT

On deck next week

Economic data

OPEC+ meetingSunday, Oct 4

September CPIWednesday, Oct 14 · high importance

Retail salesWeek of Oct 12

Events

OpenAI DevDay 2026Tuesday, Oct 6

Q3 earnings seasonBanks kick off next week

Fed speakersThrough the week

Sources & links

• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — September employment situation (+29K payrolls, 4.2% unemployment)
• Reuters — September jobs report analysis; Tesla Q3 deliveries; oil market
• CME FedWatch — October rate-hike odds (23%)
• Investopedia — Friday market recap; weekly index performance
• Barron’s — Seagate/Western Digital selloff on Toshiba report; WTI weekly close
• Tesla, Inc. — Q3 2026 production and delivery report (486,532 deliveries)
• Dow Jones Newswires — Oracle/Point Beach nuclear power agreement
• The Wall Street Journal — stocks to watch (Nike −3.6%)
• Market data — index closes, Treasury yields, commodities

Reading the figures. All index levels, yields, and economic readings reflect the October 2, 2026 U.S. market close. Times shown in MST (America/Phoenix).

Not financial advice. Do your own research.

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