Session closedFri Sep 26, 2025, 4:00 pm ET

Stock market close on Friday, September 26, 2025

The S&P 500 rose 0.59% to 6,643.70 on Friday, September 26, 2025. It closed 0.75% below its record of 6,693.75, set on September 22, 2025. The Nasdaq Composite rose 0.44% to 22,484.07, the Dow rose 299.97 points, or 0.65%, to 46,247.29 and the Russell 2000 rose 0.97% to 2,434.32.

S&P 5006,643.70+38.98+0.59%Dow Jones46,247.29+299.97+0.65%Nasdaq Composite22,484.07+99.37+0.44%Russell 20002,434.32+23.28+0.97%

What stands out on Sep 26, 2025

computed from closes since 1995

S&P 500 vs record−0.75%record 6,693.75 on Sep 22, 2025

Small caps vs large+0.38 ptsRussell 2000 +0.97% vs S&P 500 +0.59%

VIX15.29−1.45 on the day

10-year yield4.187%+0.015 pts on the day

The Sep 26, 2025 close in its quarter

before · after

Jun 27 – Oct 27 · daily closes

6,760.026,524.116,288.21what came next →Sep 26 · 6,643.70

The week of Sep 22

S&P 500, day by day

Returns to this close

as of Sep 26, 2025

S&P 500, Dow, Nasdaq Composite and Russell 2000: close and returns as of Sep 26, 2025
Index	Close	Day	Week	Month	Year to date	1 year
S&P 500	6,643.70	+0.59%	−0.31%	+2.84%	+12.96%	+15.64%
Dow Jones	46,247.29	+0.65%	−0.15%	+1.54%	+8.70%	+9.66%
Nasdaq Composite	22,484.07	+0.44%	−0.65%	+4.79%	+16.43%	+23.60%
Russell 2000	2,434.32	+0.97%	−0.59%	+2.87%	+9.15%	+10.16%

After the Sep 26, 2025 close

S&P 500 from 6,643.70

Next session+0.26%6,661.21 on Sep 29, 2025 A week later+1.09%6,715.79 on Oct 3, 2025 A month later+3.48%6,875.16 on Oct 27, 2025 Three months later+4.31%6,929.94 on Dec 26, 2025

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The Sep 26, 2025 close: what people ask

How did the stock market close on September 26, 2025?

On Friday, September 26, 2025, the S&P 500 at 6,643.70 (+0.59%), the Dow Jones Industrial Average at 46,247.29 (+0.65%, +299.97 points), the Nasdaq Composite at 22,484.07 (+0.44%) and the Russell 2000 at 2,434.32 (+0.97%), each from its previous close.

Was September 26, 2025 a record close for the S&P 500?

No. It closed 0.75% below the record of 6,693.75 set on September 22, 2025, one of 28 record closes in 2025 up to that day.

How much was the S&P 500 up for the year on September 26, 2025?

It was up 12.96% from its last close of 2024; the Nasdaq Composite was up 16.43%.

How did the stock market do the week of September 22, 2025?

In the week ending Friday, September 26, 2025, the S&P 500 fell 0.31%, the Nasdaq Composite fell 0.65% and the Dow fell 0.15%, from the previous week's last close.

What were the VIX and the 10-year Treasury yield on September 26, 2025?

On Friday, September 26, 2025, the VIX closed at 15.29 (−1.45) and the 10-year Treasury yield at 4.187% (+0.015 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 September 26, 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.