The Nasdaq Composite closed at 24,314.9973 at 4 p.m. ET on Nov. 5, 2026, down 5.523%, or 1,421.51 points, from its Nov. 4 close of 25,736.51. That was the index's largest one-day percentage drop since April 4, 2025, when it fell 5.817%.
Nov. 5 close: 24,314.9973, down 5.523% from the Nov. 4 close of 25,736.51 at 4 p.m. ET.
April 4, 2025 close: 15,587.79, down 5.817% from the April 3 close of 16,550.61.
The same day, the S&P 500 closed at 7,353.73, down 4.4%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 51,523.06, down 3.4%.
How much did the Nasdaq Composite fall on Nov. 5, 2026?
The Nasdaq Composite fell 5.523% on Nov. 5, 2026, losing 1,421.51 points from the prior session's close of 25,736.51 to finish at 24,314.9973 at the regular-session close.
That day percentage change is measured against the official Nov. 4 close, not the Nov. 5 open.
When was the Nasdaq Composite's last larger one-day drop?
On April 4, 2025, the Nasdaq Composite fell 5.817% to 15,587.79 from its April 3 close of 16,550.61. From the next session through Nov. 5, 2026, no larger one-day percentage decline appears in the daily close series.
It is the largest one-day percentage decline in the daily close series since the April 4, 2025, session.
The next regular U.S. equity session is Nov. 6, 2026.
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Sources: Financial Modeling Prep, historical daily prices for the Nasdaq Composite and Dow Jones Industrial Average; Nasdaq, COMP index quote and COMP historical data; Yahoo Finance, NASDAQ Composite (^IXIC) historical data and S&P 500 (^GSPC) historical data; NYSE, Holidays & Trading Hours. One-day percentage changes and the largest-drop-since date calculated by Silvia News.
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