Overnight Market Brief – 5 October 2026

Major US stock indexes finished the week ended 2 October mixed, as a sharply weaker September jobs report drove a broad Friday rally. The Nasdaq Composite gained 0.45%, while the S&P 500 fell 0.27% and the Dow declined 1.25%. The probability of an interest rate hike from the Federal Reserve at its upcoming October meeting has fallen to 22.1%, from near-even odds a fortnight earlier.

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