The S&P 500 closed higher on Thursday, October 15, 2026, as traders pulled back from artificial intelligence positions and moved toward healthcare shares, according to Reuters. The Dow Jones Industrial Average also rose, gaining more than 500 points, CNBC reported.
MarketWatch said both the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq recovered during the session to finish in positive territory. Yahoo Finance put the Dow's advance at roughly 600 points and noted that technology stocks trimmed their earlier losses while Treasury yields fell.
The rotation came as a sell-off in chipmakers pushed investors toward other stocks and bonds, CNN reported. That description of the session aligns with the broader theme reported across outlets: money moving out of AI-related names and into sectors seen as safer or more stable.
The exact size of the S&P 500's gain, the closing levels of the three major indexes, and the specific healthcare companies that drew buying were not detailed in the source material available. Reuters framed the day's action as a shift by traders from AI to healthcare, while CNBC characterized it as investors rotating away from the AI trade.
What to watch next: whether the move out of AI-linked stocks continues in the coming sessions, and whether healthcare holds onto the gains it picked up during Thursday's rotation.
