Daily market summary by region: Oct 20, 2026
Data as of Oct 20, 2026
Overall verdict: Fair.
Most unusual move of the day: Indonesia +7.2 %.
United States
- S&P 500 +0.3 %
- ▲ Participation: from Poor to Fair
- ▲ Investor fear: from Poor to Fair
Europe
- Euro Stoxx 50 −1.0 % (data of Oct 19, 2026)
- Switzerland +1.7 % (larger than on 92% of sessions in the last 10 years)
- ▼ Euro area: from Fair to Poor
- ▲ France: from Poor to Fair
- ▲ Greece: from Fair to Good
- ▼ Ireland: from Fair to Poor
- ▼ Spain: from Good to Fair
- ▲ Sweden: from Poor to Fair
- ▲ Norway: from Poor to Fair
Asia and emerging markets
- Nikkei 225 −0.6 % (data of Oct 19, 2026)
- Indonesia +7.2 % (larger than on 99% of sessions in the last 10 years)
Country funds trade in New York: Asian markets lag one session.
Coming up (Oct 22, 2026): Weekly jobless claims, Fed balance sheet.
Descriptive: what moved and how unusual the move was against the last 10 years. It does not explain causes or forecast.