No. 59

Latest close: Fri, Nov 6

DiurnaFinance

The daily record of markets & money

Markets

Markets at a glance

Closing levels for U.S. stocks, Treasury yields, currencies, commodities and bitcoin, updated several times each trading day. Latest session: Friday, November 6, 2026.

S&P 500Daily close, past year

Source: S&P Dow Jones Indices via FRED and exchange data.

10-year Treasury yieldDaily, past year

Source: U.S. Department of the Treasury.

Closing levels

InstrumentLastChg%YTD52-wk range
Stocks
S&P 500 7,376.86 +23.13 +0.31% +7.8%
Nasdaq Composite 24,579.42 +264.42 +1.09% +5.8%
Dow Jones Industrial Average 51,285.73 −237.33 −0.46% +6.7%
Russell 2000 2,754.11 +24.22 +0.89% +11.0%
Cboe Volatility Index 25.64 −2.54 −9.01% +71.5%
Treasury yields
3-month Treasury bill 4.19% +2 bp — +52 bp
2-year Treasury 4.51% +5 bp — +104 bp
5-year Treasury 4.64% +5 bp — +91 bp
10-year Treasury 4.86% +2 bp — +68 bp
30-year Treasury 5.26% +1 bp — +42 bp
Currencies
Euro (EUR/USD) $1.1165 −0.0059 −0.53% −5.0%
Japanese yen (USD/JPY) ¥158.33 −0.13 −0.08% +1.1%
British pound (GBP/USD) $1.3385 −0.0074 −0.55% −0.6%
Chinese yuan (USD/CNY) 6.6713 +0.0029 +0.04% −4.7%
Canadian dollar (USD/CAD) 1.4066 +0.0100 +0.72% +2.7%
Swiss franc (USD/CHF) 0.8189 +0.0010 +0.12% +3.3%
Australian dollar (AUD/USD) $0.6871 −0.0129 −1.85% +2.8%
Mexican peso (USD/MXN) 18.7040 +0.1135 +0.61% +4.1%
Commodities
WTI crude oil $90.83 +0.31 +0.34% +57.3%
Brent crude oil $98.32 +0.03 +0.03% +60.7%
Natural gas $2.998 +0.051 +1.73% −18.5%
Gold $4,074.90 −38.60 −0.94% −6.0%
Silver $51.94 −0.43 −0.83% −25.9%
Copper $6.238 −0.032 −0.52% +11.2%
Digital assets
Bitcoinas of November 5, 2026 $76,153 −4,268 −5.31% −13.2%

Stocks and yields as of the latest close; currencies are European Central Bank reference rates (fixed around 2:15 p.m. Central European Time); commodities are front-month futures. Items not updated for the latest session show an "as of" date.

U.S. Treasury yield curveYield by maturity
November 6, 2026One month earlier (Oct 7)One year earlier (Nov 6)

Source: U.S. Department of the Treasury, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.

Rates and the economy

IndicatorLatestAs of
Effective federal funds rate3.88%November 5, 2026
SOFR (secured overnight rate)3.92%November 5, 2026
30-year mortgage rate (Freddie Mac)7.18%November 5, 2026
10-year real yield (TIPS)2.60%November 5, 2026
10-year breakeven inflation2.23%November 6, 2026
High-yield bond spread3.48 ptsNovember 5, 2026
Unemployment rate4.1%October 1, 2026
Initial jobless claims (weekly)189,000October 31, 2026
CPI inflation (year over year)3.7%September 2026
Core CPI inflation (year over year)2.6%September 2026