Session closedWed Oct 15, 2025, 4:00 pm ET

Stock market close on Wednesday, October 15, 2025

The S&P 500 rose 0.40% to 6,671.06 on Wednesday, October 15, 2025. It closed 1.22% below its record of 6,753.72, set on October 8, 2025. The Nasdaq Composite rose 0.66% to 22,670.08, the Dow fell 17.15 points, or 0.04%, to 46,253.31 and the Russell 2000 rose 0.97% to a record 2,519.75.

S&P 5006,671.06+26.75+0.40%Dow Jones46,253.31−17.15−0.04%Nasdaq Composite22,670.08+148.38+0.66%Russell 2000Record2,519.75+24.25+0.97%

What stands out on Oct 15, 2025

computed from closes since 1995

S&P 500 vs record−1.22%record 6,753.72 on Oct 8, 2025

Small caps vs large+0.57 ptsRussell 2000 +0.97% vs S&P 500 +0.40%

VIX20.64−0.17 on the day

10-year yield4.046%+0.024 pts on the day

The Oct 15, 2025 close in its quarter

before · after

Jul 17 – Nov 13 · daily closes

6,783.826,564.456,345.08what came next →Oct 15 · 6,671.06

The week of Oct 13

S&P 500, day by day

Returns to this close

as of Oct 15, 2025

S&P 500, Dow, Nasdaq Composite and Russell 2000: close and returns as of Oct 15, 2025
Index	Close	Day	Week	Month	Year to date	1 year
S&P 500	6,671.06	+0.40%	+1.81%	−0.26%	+13.42%	+14.72%
Dow Jones	46,253.31	−0.04%	+1.70%	−0.31%	+8.72%	+8.22%
Nasdaq Composite	22,670.08	+0.66%	+2.10%	+0.04%	+17.40%	+23.77%
Russell 2000	2,519.75	+0.97%	+5.23%	+3.42%	+12.99%	+12.00%

After the Oct 15, 2025 close

S&P 500 from 6,671.06

Next session−0.63%6,629.07 on Oct 16, 2025 A week later+0.42%6,699.40 on Oct 22, 2025 A month later+1.00%6,737.49 on Nov 13, 2025 Three months later+4.10%6,944.47 on Jan 15, 2026

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The Oct 15, 2025 close: what people ask

How did the stock market close on October 15, 2025?

On Wednesday, October 15, 2025, the S&P 500 at 6,671.06 (+0.40%), the Dow Jones Industrial Average at 46,253.31 (−0.04%, −17.15 points), the Nasdaq Composite at 22,670.08 (+0.66%) and the Russell 2000 at 2,519.75 (+0.97%), each from its previous close.

Was October 15, 2025 a record close for the S&P 500?

No. It closed 1.22% below the record of 6,753.72 set on October 8, 2025, one of 33 record closes in 2025 up to that day.

How much was the S&P 500 up for the year on October 15, 2025?

It was up 13.42% from its last close of 2024; the Nasdaq Composite was up 17.40%.

How did the stock market do the week of October 13, 2025?

Through Wednesday, October 15, 2025, the S&P 500 was up 1.81%, the Nasdaq Composite was up 2.10% and the Dow was up 1.70%, from the previous week's last close.

What were the VIX and the 10-year Treasury yield on October 15, 2025?

On Wednesday, October 15, 2025, the VIX closed at 20.64 (−0.17) and the 10-year Treasury yield at 4.046% (+0.024 pts).

Source and method

S&P 500 (^GSPC), Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI), Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC), Russell 2000 (^RUT), VIX (^VIX) and 10-year Treasury yield (^TNX) daily closes via Yahoo Finance, from January 1995. Records, streaks, "since" dates and returns are computed by Portfolio Terminal from those closes as of October 15, 2025; a record means the highest close since 1995. The week runs from the previous Friday's close, the month from the previous month's last close, one year from the close 365 days earlier. "After" figures count finished sessions only. Not investment advice.