Session closedTue Oct 28, 2025, 4:00 pm ETRecord close4 gains in a row

Stock market close on Tuesday, October 28, 2025

The S&P 500 rose 0.23% to 6,890.89 on Tuesday, October 28, 2025, its fourth gain in a row. It was a record close, the S&P 500's 36th of 2025. The Nasdaq Composite rose 0.80% to a record 23,827.49, the Dow rose 161.78 points, or 0.34%, to a record 47,706.37 and the Russell 2000 fell 0.55% to 2,506.65.

S&P 500Record6,890.89+15.73+0.23%Dow JonesRecord47,706.37+161.78+0.34%Nasdaq CompositeRecord23,827.49+190.03+0.80%Russell 20002,506.65−13.79−0.55%

What stands out on Oct 28, 2025

computed from closes since 1995

S&P 500 vs recordRecord36 record closes in 2025 so far

Streak4 upS&P 500 sessions in a row

Small caps vs large−0.78 ptsRussell 2000 −0.55% vs S&P 500 +0.23%

VIX16.42+0.63 on the day

10-year yield3.983%−0.014 pts on the day

The Oct 28, 2025 close in its quarter

before · after

Jul 30 – Nov 26 · daily closes

6,783.826,564.456,345.08what came next →Oct 28 · 6,890.89

The week of Oct 27

S&P 500, day by day

Returns to this close

as of Oct 28, 2025

S&P 500, Dow, Nasdaq Composite and Russell 2000: close and returns as of Oct 28, 2025
Index	Close	Day	Week	Month	Year to date	1 year
S&P 500	6,890.89	+0.23%	+1.46%	+3.03%	+17.16%	+18.33%
Dow Jones	47,706.37	+0.34%	+1.06%	+2.82%	+12.13%	+12.55%
Nasdaq Composite	23,827.49	+0.80%	+2.68%	+5.15%	+23.39%	+28.33%
Russell 2000	2,506.65	−0.55%	−0.27%	+2.88%	+12.40%	+11.70%

After the Oct 28, 2025 close

S&P 500 from 6,890.89

Next session0.00%6,890.59 on Oct 29, 2025 A week later−1.73%6,771.55 on Nov 4, 2025 A month later−1.14%6,812.61 on Nov 26, 2025 Three months later+1.13%6,969.01 on Jan 29, 2026

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The Oct 28, 2025 close: what people ask

How did the stock market close on October 28, 2025?

On Tuesday, October 28, 2025, the S&P 500 at 6,890.89 (+0.23%), the Dow Jones Industrial Average at 47,706.37 (+0.34%, +161.78 points), the Nasdaq Composite at 23,827.49 (+0.80%) and the Russell 2000 at 2,506.65 (−0.55%), each from its previous close.

Was October 28, 2025 a record close for the S&P 500?

Yes. 6,890.89 was a record close, the 36th of 2025.

How much was the S&P 500 up for the year on October 28, 2025?

It was up 17.16% from its last close of 2024; the Nasdaq Composite was up 23.39%.

How did the stock market do the week of October 27, 2025?

Through Tuesday, October 28, 2025, the S&P 500 was up 1.46%, the Nasdaq Composite was up 2.68% and the Dow was up 1.06%, from the previous week's last close.

What were the VIX and the 10-year Treasury yield on October 28, 2025?

On Tuesday, October 28, 2025, the VIX closed at 16.42 (+0.63) and the 10-year Treasury yield at 3.983% (−0.014 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 28, 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.