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This note is from 6 Nov 2026, 13:53. It may not describe the latest move.
The Nasdaq Composite had a hard Thursday
What moved Nasdaq Composite · New York cash session · – New York time (5 Nov 2026, 18:30 – 6 Nov 2026, 01:00 Dubai time). closed at 24,315, change -1,422 points, -5.5%. Cash close of the Nasdaq Composite, as CBS News printed it. The articles do not give the prior close.
As printed: The close and the point change are whole numbers as printed. The percent is the one-decimal figure both articles printed.
Thursday's New York cash session was a hard one for the Nasdaq Composite, the broad Nasdaq index. CBS News said it closed at 24315, down 1422 points, or 5.5%. That number is the Composite. It is not the Nasdaq 100, and it is not the QQQ fund. CNBC and CBS News said people were worried that, after the midterm elections, Washington could slow the building of the data centers behind artificial intelligence. In the same session CBS News said Nvidia fell 9.2% and AMD fell 17.3%.
What the articles said
- CNBC and CBS News said investors were worried that the midterm results could slow the building of AI data centers.
- CBS News quoted economists who tied that worry to possible new rules from Democrats in Congress. CNBC said technology shares led the drop while that worry was in the market.
Numbers the articles stated
CBS News said the Nasdaq Composite closed at 24315 on Thursday 5 November 2026, down 1422 points, or 5.5%.
CBS News ·
CBS News said Nvidia shares fell 9.2% and AMD shares fell 17.3% in that session.
CBS News ·
CNBC said that on the Nasdaq, 4166 stocks declined and 855 advanced, and that the Nasdaq Composite sank 5.5%.
CNBC ·
CNBC said the Technology Select Sector fund, XLK, fell 8.04% that day. That figure is the fund, not the Composite.
CNBC ·
Price record: CBS News ·
This is not a recommendation. It does not treat the election coverage as the reason the index moved. The close, the point drop and the percent are the rounded figures the articles printed. They do not print an exact prior close.
The first list is how we read the articles. The second list is numbers and events those articles stated, each with a link and a time. They are not the same, and this note does not say they made the price move.
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