US stocks were mixed on Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq gained as chip stocks rebounded, while the Dow fell. Apple dropped 1.9% after a worse-than-expected margin forecast tied to higher memory chip costs.
The S&P 500 was up 0.37% at market close on Tuesday, while the Nasdaq rose 0.83%. On November 3, 2026, the Dow fell roughly 0.4%, the S&P 500 rose 0.4%, and the Nasdaq Composite advanced about 0.8% as chip stocks rebounded.
Apple Inc. fell 1.9% after delivering a mixed outlook to investors, bucking the market trend. The Dow dropped 0.38% following the 1.9% dip in Apple's share price after the company released a worse-than-expected margin forecast due to the higher cost of memory chips.
